Bluetti’s new Elite200 V2 wants to power your camera gear on location

Finding power on location can be tough, especially when those locations are out in the middle of nowhere. It’s been getting a lot easier in recent years, with a number of portable power options available at varying capacities and power outputs.

Bluetti’s new Elite200 V2 (buy here), though, certainly has the capacity and output to handle pretty much anything you could throw at it – including those big 2,400-watt LED lights. Most of our needs aren’t quite that demanding, but it’s nice to know you can.

Bluetti Elite 200 V2 – Big power on location

The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 offers up to 2,600 Watts of output under normal circumstances, although it comes with a “Power Lifting” mode that lets it put out up to 3,900 Watts for really demanding devices. Of course, with 2,073.6Wh of storage, you’ll burn through its charge pretty quickly.

Fortunately, most of us don’t need anywhere near that kind of power. For your average 200W LED light, you can run it for a whole 10 hours on a single charge. Even with a pair of 200W LEDs, you’ll be able to get most of a day’s shooting done as long as you remember to turn it off between breaks.

Obviously, units like these are typically targeted towards outdoor types – as you can see in the thumbnail of the video above. I’ve got a unit similar to this, and when camping, they can be absolutely invaluable. If you’re content creating while camping or on the road, this’ll keep your laptop topped up for days.

The Apple M4 MacBook Pro, for example, contains a 72.4Wh battery and provides up to 22 hours of use. Even if we take the efficiency of laptop chargers into account, that’s almost a month’s worth of power on a single charge of the Elite 200 V2.

Power or charge up to 9 devices

The Elite 200 V2 can power up to nine devices directly plugged in. It features four 120v US plug sockets, a pair of 15W USB-A sockets, a pair of 100W USB-C sockets, and a standard 12v car cigarette lighter socket. So, if you’re not going to be away from your home with just a laptop for a month, you can keep pretty much all your V-Mount, camera and flash batteries topped up all day.

And when it does go flat, it takes only a few hours to charge up the Elite 200 V2 using the 560W high-speed car charger. If you combine AC and solar power (when the sun’s out), Bluetti says you can go from flat to 80% in only 50 minutes with a full charge in just 1.4 hours.

It utilises LiFePo4 cells, offering over 6,000 charging cycles. Bluetti says this means it’ll last for up 17 years of daily use – far longer than the typical standard, and much of the competition.

Price and Availability

The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is available to buy now for an introductory price of $1,099 and is shipping now. This price goes up to the full retail price of $1,999 on December 2nd.

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