Owner's Manual

• Do not further push open the battery compartment
coyer
when it is already open. Doing so may damage
its hinge.
• Be sure to attach the battery grip to the camera before
inserting the batteries. The results
of the battery check
may not be displayed properly if you attach the battery
grip to the camera with the batteries already inside.
• Before removing the battery grip from the camera, be
sure to turn the camera's power switch to <OFF>, and
take out the batteries. After removing the batteries, attach
the protective cover to
the electrical contacts.
Battery Grip BG-E9
mInstructions
Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The BG-E9 is a battery grip that can hold two Battery Pack LP-E6
or six size-AA/LR6 batteries. It
is also equipped with a vertical-grip
shutter button, Main Dial, etc.
to enable shooting in the same way
as with horizontal grip.
• Attaching to the Camera
1. Remove the battery from the camera. (Fig. 1)
2. Pull out the camera's battery compartment cover at a slanted
angle to detach. (Fig. 2)
Perform the operation
on a table so as not to drop the camera.
3. Insert the detached cover into its storage slot to ensure that it
will not be lost. (Fig. 3-1)
When taking out the cover, press lightly on the cover hinge and
pull it out upward at a slanted angle. (Fig. 3-2)
4. Remove the protective cover, arK! then insert the electrical
contacts into the camera battery compartment. (Fig. 4-Q))
5. Align the attachment screw with the camera's tripod socket, and
then turn the attach/detach knob to tighten securely. (Fig.
4-®)
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• Installing the Battery Packs
1. After flipping out the release handle, turn it as shown by the
arrow, and then pull out the battery magazine (for size-AA/LR6
batteries). (Fig. 5)
2. Insert one or two Battery Pack LP-E6 into the battery magazine
(for LP-E6). (Fig. 6)
3. Attach the battery magazine into the battery grip. (Fig. 7-1)
After attaching, check that the battery magazine is securely
attached to the battery grip.
4. Close the release handle. (Fig. 7-2)
EiI • If only one battery pack is used, it may be inserted in
either the right
or left side.
• If two battery packs are inserted, power is supplied
simultaneously by both battery packs. Two battery packs
with different charging levels can be inserted and used
without any problems.
• Remove the battery packs
or size-AA/LR6 batteries from
the battery grip when the camera will not be used for an
extended period.