Can a Canon 80D power back on automatically after a power outage when using a DC coupler?

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I'm running a long-term timelapse on a Canon 80D using a DR-E6/LP-E6 dummy battery setup powered at the correct voltage. If mains power fails and then returns, the camera does not restart by itself. Instead it briefly shows an empty-battery icon and stays off until I either cycle the power switch or open/close the battery door. Is there any way to make the 80D automatically turn back on after power is restored, either in-camera or through software? If not, what is the practical workaround for unattended operation?

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I am not aware of any way to remotely turn on a Canon EOS camera.

However, this reads like an XY Problem.

Your most practical solution would be to use an uninterruptible power supply to prevent the camera from ever powering down. Even a modest UPS could power an 80D and the transformer for the DR-E6 coupler for a rather long time if there is a power failure.

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There’s no known way to remotely or automatically power on a Canon EOS 80D after it has fully shut down from power loss. If the camera requires you to cycle the power switch or battery-door state, that behavior is not something EOS Utility can generally override, since the camera must already be awake and detected first.

The practical solution is to prevent the camera from losing power at all. Two workable approaches mentioned are:

  • Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on the camera’s AC adapter/DC coupler power source so brief outages don’t shut the camera down.
  • Use a dummy-battery coupler powered from a USB power bank that supports pass-through operation, so the bank keeps the camera running during a mains outage.

For unattended long-term timelapse, maintaining continuous power is the realistic fix rather than trying to force an automatic restart after a blackout.

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