Battery

    This DIY battery adapter lets you unify your battery power system across your video devices
    Dec 14, 2022 John Aldred

    We’re quite lucky in the photo and video industries that there aren’t many weird or non-standard batteries, for the most part. Sure, some companies do…

    Are your RED Komodo REDVOLT BP or other batteries not charging? Here’s how to fix it
    Nov 7, 2022 John Aldred

    With everything becoming battery-powered these days and as many of them being produced as they are now, it’s inevitable that some will show up dead…

    Nitecore UFZ100 with USBC port

    You don’t need to buy a charger for this Sony battery
    Jun 26, 2022 Udi Tirosh

    With a raise of hand, how many of you have more than one battery for your photography gear? More than 2? More than 5? More…

    Core SWX’s new Powerbase Edge Link can power your mirrorless camera for over 12 hours
    Apr 25, 2022 John Aldred

    Core SWX has updated its Powerbase lineup, initially launched in 2019, with two new batteries. There’s the PB Edge Link, a 70Wh V-mount battery that…

    Nitecore’s new UFZ100 Sony battery charges through an integrated Type-C USB port
    Apr 20, 2022 John Aldred

    How many times have you gone to look for a battery charger and it’s just nowhere to be found? I know I sure have. I…

    This 27,000,000mAh “portable” power bank can charge your camera battery thousands of times
    Feb 1, 2022 John Aldred

    Power is always an issue for photographers and filmmakers when you’re away from plug sockets for extended periods of time. And I’m a big fan…

    Powering a camera for a month-long 24/7 timelapse
    Jun 4, 2021 John Aldred

    Long term timelapses are a lot of fun to shoot, but they can come with a lot of challenges. What happens if your gear gets…

    Fuji re-issues warning over fake camera batteries and how to spot them
    May 10, 2021 John Aldred

    Fujifilm has updated their warning on counterfeit Fuji camera batteries that are currently floating around on the market. The warning was first issued back in…

    This tinkerer built his own 18650-powered DIY battery grip for his Canon EOS M
    Apr 26, 2021 John Aldred

    If there’s one annoying aspect of cameras, particularly mirrorless cameras that are constantly powering an LCD or EVF the whole time they’re turned on, it’s…

    Here are the dangers of using 26V V-Mount batteries
    Apr 13, 2021 John Aldred

    I don’t tend to use V-Mount batteries all that much for my gear. At least not recently. Battery power isn’t all that important when you…