Canon DSLR switches off after few hours

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Oki
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Canon DSLR switches off after few hours

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Hi everyone,

I am currently testing qdslrdashboard with my Canon 7D Mark II and TP-LINK TL-WR902AC. I plan to do some remote wildlife photography. My plan is to carry my gear on location, set everything up and walk away. Let it there overnight and hopefully take some pictures in the morning. Camera + router will be powered with a powerbank.

Problem that occasionally happens is that camera switches off after certain amount of time (not yet measured, roughly 2 hours) of inactivity, even if battery is not yet drained. I am not sure why/how this happens, as I assume router connected keeps camera always alive (auto power off does not work when router connected). Do you have any suggestions?
I only figured out workaround: connect programmable remote shutter and set it to take 1 picture e.g. every hour. My point is that I do not want to wake every 2 hours and "do something" in qdslrdashboard to prevent camera from switching off :D Thank you.

//Forgot to mention, I use android.
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