These SmallRig Batteries ROCK!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Looks like the batteries are on sale during during the prime early access sale! SmallRig VB 99: geni.us/ly3eP and the SmallRig VB 50: geni.us/kWUG9

[@trinimedia19]

Ok you convinced me to buy them!

[@k.o.t.o.n.]

what is the weight? i saw 55whr r5c charging capable battery for 273 gramms worth of weight

[@nelsonzhang1369]

Yeah I hope they are on sale, nice idea but very pricey compared to the competition.

[@mikehardy8247]

Well not available from Amazon anymore, too much retail. Otherwise what I've been looking for.

[@EzzenzDK]

Out of stuck 😞

[@thisiseric]

Thank you so much for being one of the only people on KZbin to review other accessories we all need as working professionals and not just the "sexy" stuff like cameras and lenses. It's been so helpful to check out your channel and be able to know what monitor, preamp, light stand...etc to get when most other camera channels ignore these tools.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

That means a lot to hear Eric! Trying to make that stuff sexy ha!

[@internetshaquille]

AGREED!

[@ludovicavice3496]

Others are just sponsored salesmen pushing any latest products they receive for free lol

[@stalman]

Finally someone figured out that batteries should be nicely designed.

[@MojoPapiFPV]

Rather have plastic case that can take a beating for life.

[@hoodio]

the connections are awesome too

[@jakehanson123456789]

Yep, and that they don't have to look like they belong as a prop in an Alien movie or something.

[@dutchgroundmedia]

The FXlion Nano One and Nano Two still look very sexy, and have been out there for years already 👌🏼

[@imsandrogarcia]

@@dutchgroundmedia there's always that guy that doesn't understand the context of a conversation and says something that goes against what everyone is talking (no they're not pretty)

[@roldstudios1585]

Damn, I used to come to your channel about 6-7y ago , always saw the potential, and now that im back at looking gear reviews on youtube, this is easy one of the best, if not the best channels about that on youtube. No BS, straight to the point, informative info! Also love how the new ways to assemble gear gets done here. Creative! Cheers, keep up!

[@colewithacam97]

I have to admit, I was skeptical about SmallRig taking a step outside of what I originally branded them to be when I started in professional video. Much like how DJI put out a camera and a wireless transmission system. Or how they made a wireless mic (SmallRig also). I had just never heard of brands doing what they're not known for. But I have to admit even further- I'm genuinely impressed. I'll have to consider these as new priorities for new batteries rather than others. All thanks to you, Caleb. I'm glad to see you staying committed to analyzing and testing new gear for the video community😊

[@MaxRovensky]

Tbf if there's one company I'd trust to put out a wireless transmission system - it's gonna be DJI 😃 They're on such a different level from the rest of the industry they have to make their own silicon to handle their transmission tech

[@TechnoBabble]

I'm glad that a lot of these companies are branching out and expanding the scope of their products, more competition is always better. Prices into the video production space are absolutely insane because there's only a couple companies that make everything in each category of gear.

[@JeremyHalterman]

I didn’t have time to wait for these to release and ended up getting the CAME-TV ones in August, but I would’ve held out if I’d had a choice. V-mount battery chargers are expensive and bulky, so the fact that we can use tiny chargers that are likely already in our bags adds value on top of convenience. Also they look sexy.

[@FK-we1dp]

I just CAME

[@itsmnaveedsheikh]

how do you recharge the 99wh vmount? i am looking for a nice charging brick for it, i was about to order a 100 watt usb c gan charger (was thinking that obviously charging bricks are now intelligent & would not send more than 65 watts to it as per its maximum input capacity even if the charging brick is more than 65 watts in my case 100 watts) ,have been searching how people have been charging them but could not find any thing related. regards

[@carjac820]

They made so many great camera accessories that non-camera people thought SmallRig is a camera brand.

[@eloreneloreneloreneloreneloren]

Well, it almost is. But the word "rig" in the brand name helps to understand what they actually do. Great brand and its products.

[@RyanKao]

Literally have fallen in love with these batteries over the month. Couldn’t be happier with them

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Good to hear bro!

[@alphaartisan]

Loved the last b roll shot over the textured mat, its the first time I’ve seen that and it adds a lot of dimension.

[@miguelgonzal1998]

Another good option is the Andycine micro v mount battery. Is a 95W battery and gives me around 5.5h of recording on the BMCP6K filming in ProRes 422

[@Flamamacue]

I was literally only a few weeks ago wishing a product like this would come out. Small, convenient, multiple charging options and USB-C PD/high wattage charging in and out. Basically a really functional high capacity battery bank that also does V-Mount. All of my equipment now charges via USB-C so I can not only use one of these to power or recharge anything nice and quick, but I can also recharge IT nice and easily with the same charger I use for everything else. Instead of 4-6 different bulky inconvenient chargers (especially V-Mount chargers), it's one slim little pack that does it all with a really small charger AND it still mounts via V-Mount for my BMPCC4K - the only camera that doesn't run on USB-C (effectively). Crazy good. SmallRig really, really knows how to get camera accessories right and it's so satisfying.

[@TalimaPictures]

Your videos are so helpful, especially for someone like me who has to buy gear from the US to Zambia.

[@jdavevisuals]

Finally one good review about these smallrig batteries! I'm definitely getting them

[@mcintosh.motors]

I just got my VB99 in recently and absolutely love it’s compact size and ability to power my rig all day long!

[@benjhaisch]

Just got the 99 as well and yeah, big big fan.

[@MTG776]

Wow, great review, left me with absolutely no further questions. Going to buy 4 VB 99s right now...

[@dsdddsd4543we]

Power Delivery to charge the V Mount Battery is a massive game changer. Anker just released their new GaN prime chargers. With a 100W charger, you can charge a 99Wh battery in less than an hour. My $400 150W Core SWX battery takes 4-5 hours to charge via D-Tap.

[@arnoldking2658]

Thanks so much for this Valuable Tip. Will look into buying Anker's Prime Charger. Peace

[@Giles_Palmer]

Ive used the 99 for a little bit, but when I pulled the DTAP out it snapped the housing. I've had a good experience with SmallRigs customer support so I'm talking to them right now. Hoping to get it resolved soon.

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Sheesh.

[@TedBorel]

This is gonna help my “old school” set ups be a lot more sleeker ~ BMPCC OG and BM Cinema Camera 4K

[@DJphotoandtech]

These look cool! I don't have a use for them yet, but adding them to a list for future.

[@jon112media]

I'm putting the 50w one on my wishlist. thanks for making this video!

[@gummoman]

Cool but for the price i prefer the came tv option or the andycine micro v mount battery.

[@sloanNYC]

Super thought out design. Really glad to see more companies adding flexibility with all these USB-PD capabilities.

[@covingtonrace1]

Small rig are doing some great stuff right now

[@japanmood]

Great video as always. Glad to see SmallRig expanding their gear production list with cool little features.

[@user93634]

I absolutely love Small Rig anything. Might make the leap to V Mount now

[@DanIliev]

I was literally placing order for V-Mount batteries while I got a notification for this video... Coming back later to mention the change of plans, I ordered 2x99W :DD

[@MarlonKingShow]

These look great. You didn't cover off noise... I assume because they are silent and no fans or anything inside? Thanks

[@mattwruff]

I have 1/2 dozen 99W Indi Pro mini-V mounts that have served me well until A74 and FX-3. They don't deliver enough power via the USB port (USB-A to USB C) to maintain the battery in the Camera. Sony doesn't like dummy batteries on these cameras (That why they don't have the notch) so you would have to leave the door open (or take it off). I tried 4 different brands and none would keep up with the FX3 draw. So I did a Google search and found ZGCINE ZG-V99 (a brand I have never heard of but I order two) they are working. I generally only order 99W (I do international flights) but to try it I order the 50 to check it out.

[@Superjeanmarc]

I have this Smallrig battery and perfectly powers my FX3 and A7IV via USB with no need of dummy battery and no internal battery drain.

[@MegaShowmaster]

@@Superjeanmarc thank you for the info!!! I will try it out :)

[@Addrian.]

​@@Superjeanmarc hey bro how long do you get on a 99wh battery powering in 4k? And what's the charge time like for the battery? And lastly if I can ask - do you need to leave a battery already in the camera when doing charge via USBC?

[@Superjeanmarc]

@@Addrian. I always connect both the camera and my field monitor to the V-lock and it last approx 4,5 to 5h. I assume that powering the camera only, you could reach 9h-10h maybe? Never tested. My monitor is a 2200 nits Portkeys BM5 III, so maybe if you use a less bright model, it could even last for longer.. ? Battery charge time depends on the power of your charger, it accepts chargers up to 65W. With my double 45W charger (meaning 20W and 25W on each battery) it charges in a few hours.. but I've never calculated precisely.

[@Addrian.]

@@Superjeanmarc this is actually super helpful. Thank you so much bro. I'm surprised no ones talking about battery life in these reviews. Blows my mind. Appreciate the insight. I ordered two 99wh of these. So looking forward to using them. I have a Hollyland Mars M1 and it's 1000 nits so would imagine it'd lasting a lot longer which is awesome. I was considering the 155wh but I think it's overkill and it's about $200 more currently than the 99wh. So I got two 99wh.

[@zupperm]

Sweet. I was just checking prices on how much it would cost to buy a usb-pd plate and a v mount charger. With the 99 model I can probably do everything without charging so the extra time to swap is not a big loss

[@stevemccrory9130]

Remote power for monitors, lights, cameras, microphones - covered. These will be perfect for building our own versions of your Pelican case / trolley mobile studios. I'm in.

[@TtvRealtor40k]

Smallrig is just killing it!

[@adden2242]

Looks like thick powerbanks! cool

[@TheDailyDriver]

I use FX-Lion batteries. Also small with built in ports similar to this. In fact... the FX-Lion batteries work perfect with Sony Mirrorless as it butts up perfect with the viewfinder - like the curves wrap around the diopter. It's crazy...

[@BenDavies1991]

Which v mount plate do you use to rig it up with your sony cams?

[@michaelscaplis]

I noticed that they have also introduced lights seems they are diversifying their portfolio. I personally have a Baxxtar V50 compact which also has a USB A port and D-tap. But this one is even better as it can be charged via USB-C instead of a dedicated charger with D-tap though it is a lot more expensive.

[@Lauwergames]

same here they grate

[@09williamsa]

I do think having ports on the battery is a nice option, but I'd personally always prefer to have my connections running from a plate, that way if I have to swap out my V-mount battery, I don't have do disconnect or reconnect any of my devices.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Damn! Great review, Caleb! The simple fact that you can see the battery percentage on them is enough to get me excited. I gotta pick me up some 🔥

[@MatthewDangyou]

Only gripe about it is the price. You can get a ZGCine V99 for $179 with most of the same features and size the SmallRig has

[@swishnsmokes]

Thanks for checking these batteries out but I'm not sure they are really all they're cracked up to be. I purchased a VB50 and can't get it to send power to my USB-C dummy battery. It's supposed to send 9V/3A. Its advertised to work with PD, QC 2.0, and QC 3.0 but this support is spotty at best. The dummy battery works fine when connected to any and every USB-C phone charger I have laying around. Also, the LCD only shows output voltage, not amps, and the voltage shown is the intended voltage and not actual measured output, it still shows 9V even if you connect just a USB cable that goes nowhere. If you connect USB-A and USB-C at the same time, voltage cuts down to 5v for each. The two power jacks are 8V and 12V, many users would prefer 8.4V. Without that missing 0.4V many cameras have problems shooting higher bitrate videos and powering peripherals via hot shoe. I want to connect my GH5 to USB-C because most dummy batteries seem to be sketchy at best and I don't want to have to trust one to properly regulate D-Tap from 24V down to 8.4V, and most of them go to 8V anyways. So now I'm stabbing into the dark buying every USB-C dummy battery I can find hoping one has the secret specific flavor of QC / PD charge circuitry that this battery supports. The SmallRig support team don't have any clear answers themselves. These batteries cost almost twice as much as other options and depending on your setup there's a good chance you'll still need to buy a D-Tap splitter anyways. I'd love for you to do a video exploring these details further as you probably have more expertise with all of this than myself.

[@alth3487]

I've been using IDX for years, and I don't think I'll be going away from them for my main camera rigs, but these SmallRig ones look amazing for powering everything else.

[@rezik2]

Good to see small batteries with the same capacity as regular ones.What confuses me a bit is a presence of additional display and controllers required to manage the information shown on them. If the battery life is one year or two it seems to be a waste for environment.I would opt on locating all those features on v-mount plate and reducing the cost of the batteries.

[@Canoneosmiami]

Super cool ,great explanation specifically use of different plate adapters like Sony ,very useful info ..

[@Motion.Pichures]

Picked one up last week. Love it

[@RaymondParkerPhoto]

Got the VB99 and love it so far. Might pick up a 50 as well. As far as cosmetics, I rather like the bling too.

[@ConstructionKronies]

I want them both!! Been using vmount for a while now and it makes my rigs really bulky, this is a game changer!

[@Mike0193Azul]

Fantastic review as always

[@chrisbogart687]

This video is still relevant - I have been looking for smaller V mount battery to power my iPhone rig. I have the Came-TV 99. But I have been ;using a regular USB power brick with my rig. I just scored a deal on Amazon for a used like new one for $106. I snatched it up. I wanted to go light with the handheld rig. I still can use the heavier ones for my other rigs. BTW love that you have the Mix Pre 3 - I have the Mix Pre 6 for mobile recording work and use the Came-TV with that in my recording bag. These are the way to go for the mobile or even studio content creator.

[@oceantransistor]

The battery is actually cheaper now. I'm shopping around. Great video.

[@brandonpetrykowski]

Oooo these are great!! Love their product design as well 👍

[@RonCoy]

They’re awesome! I have three (2x99WH and 1x50WH). They also pass the drop test onto a concrete parking lot. 😂 Pro tip: don’t use a phone clamp to hold a v mount battery just because you’re too lazy to go back inside and find your v mount clamp.

[@JeffSu]

Great video and dam those nice top-down shots. Can't wait for that tutorial video!!!

[@brunogoncalvesvisuals]

It's actually very interesting. Working at events sometimes I wish I was more prone to use a ninja V for better preview/control purposes. But the weight of the NP battery is just too heavy, specially for longer shoots where a small NP won't do. After that is the fact that I might want to power some LED panels and will also have to carry other kind of batteries. This maybe solves some of that, I'll get into more study but seems like the unification of systems which is very interesting.

[@ozielmelendez]

Looking for options on my first V Mount setup and I’m sold on this NO doubt 😅

[@PostColorGear]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Definitely plan on picking one up!

[@calebbrown3602]

I was looking at these yesterday! So glad you made a video!!

[@JudahEarlyliving4Christ]

Great review. What is the duration of the batteries?

[@Frytech]

I’d like to know if you can actually use all those ports at once? What are the limitations? Would it overheat, would it turn off some ports? It’s a shame you missed that test/step which would be the most important in my opinion if we’re talking about one versatile battery that can rule them all, so to speak. I hope you could clarify that point.

[@maruwaanmoses]

You can use all at once with no restrictions. Just the power will drain faster.

[@Frytech]

@@maruwaanmoses Sweet, thank you!

[@benja1378]

​​@@maruwaanmosesno they do have a restriction, they can only output a maximum of 99W at a time. Something like the new came tv mini 99wh can supply up to 140w

[@renstarhurst3302]

I'm ordering these today, thank you

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

Sheesh this stuff has come a long way since I was at Emerson... and I only graduated in 2017- it is like companies caught on that people would absolutely buy and use something like these batteries- even just how far the rail/clips have come

[@JaimeGFX]

i absolutly love em i now need to get my hands on that 50! perfect to mount on my gimbal

[@agustinmunozrocha]

This is the best channel on KZbin

[@DebzLife]

Big fan Caleb. Thanks for helping me build my new studio

[@jeremybarber2837]

Dope little batteries, wildly versatile. Thanks for the review!

[@RadzKiram]

I have no use or any optimal understanding to anything about this video but I finished it because it is interesting. It's like watching some home shopping network when you were a child.

[@KeithsTVHD1]

Actually these V mount batteries are exciting to those of us who don’t like caring a whole bunch of batteries for cameras etc.

[@thomasfransson]

Thank you for bringing these to my attention

[@connor3010]

I still think using ports off the plate is better on a rig due to swapping battery time, but all those ports are quite neat

[@furiousangus6467]

These sound absolutely amazing. However, at 3400mAh they wouldn't last even an hour powering both an A7S3 and a Shinobi, unless I'm severely misunderstanding something here? I'm powering my rig using a 20000mAh Ravpower power bank and I can easily get 11 hours of run time with this setup (for both devices).

[@12handley]

What connection are you using to the A7S3? I've only just got one and am looking for external power outside of dummy batteries

[@furiousangus6467]

@@12handley You need to supply power using a USB-C cable and the power has to match 9v 3A, so check your power bank to make sure that it can supply that kind of power (read the öutput"" details on your PB)

[@ekphotography]

I agree, These look amazing, cannot wait to pick a couple up.. Thanks for the awesome review.

[@ScottFilmCompany]

I loved the VB50! However I had to return for an FXLion Nano One...The issue was when using to power my R5C, after turning the camera off and back on, I had to unplug and plug in the usb-c cable for it to power the camera...If not, the camera would only use the Canon battery. I tried using the power button on the VB50, but it didn't work. Not sure if this is an issue with certain cameras, or if I got a bad battery or bad cable...works fine with my FXLion's though...and when the SmallRig battery was connected it lasted about the same as the FXLion. I just couldn't go with it since I would forget to unplug and plug back in the cable and then I would end up draining my canon battery and the SmallRig battery would just be used to charge it , and drain faster...So unfortunately not ideal for my needs.

[@breadboyshaun]

looks fancy! but I do agree they could lose nose of that glass and make it more rugged.. quick question though, does those fit onto the dual v-mount hotswap plates you showed us some time back?

[@Ranger7Studios]

I saw these at Cinegear Atlanta this weekend. Anna at the Godox booth sold me on them, even though she was there with Godox. (LOL.) They were powering their new Knowled 300 with a 50 and a 99, which was pretty amazing. They are almost as small as two large Sony Npfs and incredible light. I will be buying a few of these soon myself. Just wish the price point were a little lower, but I guess that's what you pay for a new premium V-mount.

[@thidnascimento]

Another great video! I wonder if they would work with lights, like the Amaran COB 60X - if so they would be perfect to me

[@fischermanslens]

Thanks for the cable Options (vmounts - Equipment) ! Which one Is the cable you use for your Monitor?😅

[@NotStockPhoto]

I got one of these two weeks ago freakin love it

[@pawanpaudel5658]

Can this battery used on RedKomodo without battery plate? Great 👍 video and battery

[@accorsistudios]

Super helpful! I'm overhauling my camera set up and for the near future - lighter is better. Once you have everything hooked up to each 50 and 90, how many hours are you getting on camera, monitor for each battery? Thinking the 50 is going to be really versatile.

[@AANasseh]

Thanks Cale’s! Would these have enough voltage to power Stella Pro Reflex continuous lights?

[@neiloler]

3D printing to the rescue! Could be a good time to make a simple TPU shoe to keep the glossy surfaces off of the “ground”.

[@mikekelly6774]

I power my camera and Mixpre-3 off of USB-C with the Mixpre recording internally as well as providing an audio signal to the camera for a scratch track. Every time I try to use the same power source to power both, whether it be a battery or AC power supply, I just get horrible static going to the camera. It goes away if I power each with a different source. Have you tried to use this configuration with these batteries? I would love to have a portable setup using one source of power.

[@BryceDearden]

You need a ground loop isolator. Plug it in line with the cable running from the mix-pre to the camera

[@mikekelly6774]

@@BryceDearden Thanks for the tip. I just ordered one.

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video! Thanks for making it.

[@ASSADZMANFILMS]

i mihht get a few of these!i think they look perfect and small enough to carry in a bag

[@Coolshows101]

First time I have seen another Caleb on YT.

[@clarencelinthein]

Hey Caleb, love your videos as always. That new camera rig briefly shown at the end really intrigues me. I hope you'll be making a video about the new and improved rig soon !

[@jerryperry8121]

You always do such a great job explaining things.

[@lachiem]

Have you tried using these to power light sources i.e. a 120D II? Unfortunately my 98Wh IDX's can't power at 100% output, my 198's can though. Would be nice having something a bit smaller.

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

Great video. These batteries look interesting but they seem to be a bit scarce. I didn't find the VP 50 but B&H had the VP 99.

[@JackFright]

Decently exciting to me, Caleb!

[@Calgaryvideographer]

AMAZING!!!! Can't wait to try these out!!

[@grahamn5479]

Thank you Caleb for this review and let me just take the time to thank you for your videos. I am a total noob in videography and I really can't thank you enough for all the informative information you have given me through your videos. I have built up my entire rig solely on what I've seen on your channel. So thank you...Now to my question. I literally got the 50 version of this vmount battery to use for my Fx30. My question is can I use the C to C cord to charge my camera with the original battery inside ? I do not know the difference between having a dummy battery inside or if I can just plug it in as is. Like I said I am a noob and the last thing I need is to damage my Fx30. Thank you again for your time and all that you do!!

[@remychargueraud4269]

Wondering the same, do u know now ?

[@drprospect505]

Used one of these batteries over the weekend to power my BMPCC6k for an event shoot and gotta agree - they're great. Could get a days worth of interviews and B-Roll and off the one 50Wh battery and the rig was able to stay very minimal. They are not rugged though - I also ran into screen scratches almost instantly and I did manage to drop it (from about 1.5m), and the whole front section of the case just popped off. I can't get it to click back in at all, so will have to use rubber bands/glue to patch it up. Still, highly recommend, just take a little more care than you would with a traditional v-mount

[@makatron]

Yeah I guess they need some sort of silicone sleeve for corner bumpers like phone covers to provide some protection.

[@VeganLinked]

When they said they were going to use rubber bands I thought that might be cool to have on there anyways it might help protect it maybe get some thick black rubber bands? ​@@makatron

[@stefanuskurniawan8826]

Hi, can you share the detail cable from smallrig battery to feelworld monitor, cause i cant find it the detail in internet. Thanks

[@ProCopyAustralia1]

How long do you think an average rig > , Camera, MIC, Monitor, small light would run with each battery option?

[@robertfeliciano5723]

One downside vs using a plate. Unplugging and replugging 5 cables vs sliding in a new battery. This is more important for long shoots with battery swaps. Otherwise it looks like a great system.

[@ludovicavice3496]

You can still use your plate so ? I think these are also great as newcomers dnt need to buy a plate which is at the price of one of these

[@markshirley01]

Very neat - I could stick one of these on the bottom of my Z30

[@pawelnovik]

6:22 :D show us this new camera cage, this full size handle looks great

[@SaltFilmHouse]

great vid! any good suggestions for the cables you use for dtap and powering?

[@CinePals]

You always make me want to buy things.

[@trailsetter]

As always amazing videos from DSLR Video Shooter.

[@theworkshopboxshop]

I use the Fx lion nano one tons of power and lasts ages very rugged but shares the same silicone flaps, I would say they are very close to the small rig as they are also small. The 50 watt hour is smaller then small rig.