Power Your Camera for Long Recordings

[@VideoMakerTwist]

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[@PietroAmbrosioni]

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[@VideoMakerTwist]

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[@sidvicious3129]

You killed it here. Many great common sense buys, thank you, and I subbed 👍

[@VideoMakerTwist]

Thanks a lot for everything you’ve wrote! I appreciate it.

[@salehbaker9221]

The llano battery is huge,wish they are more compact version

[@theotherHOLLYWOOD]

Great info. Some items I've not seen before. Thank you.

[@jinishupadhyay7414]

Nice info.

[@domannicette]

Thanks for the advice and presentation of all these products. The Smallrig dummy battery will definitely end up in my bag as it will power my external monitor as well as my camera. Awesome setups and information! Thank you!

[@VideoMakerTwist]

You're welcome! The SmallRig battery is a really useful product and it really changes your setup in a positive way! Thanks for your feedback.

[@domannicette]

@@VideoMakerTwist Hi! I got my Smallrig battery Yesterday and I just tested it connected to my monitor (PortKeys PT5 II) and my camera (R6 Mark II) for an hour straight: the battery lost 18% only! Thank you again for your video which allowed me to get this great addition to my setup! 🙂

[@demz3514]

Thumbs up for the SmallRig NP-F battery charging plate. I use that as well. It's so much more compact than using a V-Mount battery, but both options are viable for however a filmer likes the camera to feel in the hands.

[@ThePandaPhotographer]

This is a very good video and well done

[@VladimirosPoliakovPhoto]

Nice Video. Excellent skin tones and colors. Good job

[@MarkKidsley1989]

Use the USB C in in the camera for Power delivery, with a normal battery inside, so if it fails your recording wont stop

[@KapitroInfiniteArtworks]

but that introduces more heat, and in hot climates that defeats the purpose if the camera overheats, Dummy bats dont heat the camera anywhere near as much

[@MarkKidsley1989]

@@KapitroInfiniteArtworks You think? I've never tried to be honest

[@KristopherrLove]

I do this method flawlessly on a Lumix. Ive never seen it overheat and it definitely doesn't feel hot.

[@Trojanpige]

​@@KristopherrLove Doesn't that method affect battery life? Discharging and recharging at the same time?

[@LanceRazon]

@@TrojanpigeI’ve read somewhere it only sips 10% on the battery then the rest is on the USB C, hope someone can confirm this

[@GilbertTV]

smallrig do some great products

[@PaparazziEntertainment]

Thanks very Interesting Options

[@VideoMakerTwist]

Glad you like them!

[@pcoussa]

Orange is my favourite colour too!

[@beeducated6157]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@TerenceKearns]

I have an S5iix on order and I got the smalllrig npf monster off ebay. It's great. I only got one because I wanted to test it out but it looks super-good. I also have the dummmy battery for the S5ii with the ISB-C connector. I thought the NPF mount from smallrig was expensive, but now that I think about it, it's still worth it. I ordered a tilta rig and got the ari style handle which is designed to embed the NPF970 plus a samsung SSD drive (I picked up 2 of those). All this stuff sure as well adds up.

[@TerenceKearns]

The other advantage of using the NPF to power the dummy battery instead of plugging a wall charger into the dummy battery is that you don't have to worry about power surges or "dirty" power shortening the lifespan of your precious camera.

[@TerenceKearns]

I am also really turned off by a massive buly v-mount style battery that sits behnd your flipout screen. The NPF formfactor and size is perfect compromise for long-run shoots.

[@morecarstuff]

Learned alot from this video thanks for sharing. ive had the same setup for some time now. just wanted to see it again i guess 🔥🔥. W video.

[@jinishupadhyay7414]

Nice useful info. Can this battery be used to run speedlites and lights .

[@KibaSnowpaw]

Why did I never think of this? It's not even a new concept-I’ve seen it before, similar to how tapes work when you want to record them digitally. This is just a battery version of that idea, so why didn't I think of it? I might look into it for my D7500. It could also ensure my phone is always charged, so I don't have to carry around more power banks than necessary. With a 10,500mAh battery, I should be able to use it for both for about 6-7 hours.

[@michaelchung5228]

What would be the best option as a hybrid shooter and also use a flash on the hotshoe?

[@stephanes.]

I love my Anker 737!

[@arielbadeo5562]

Nice! Great video and a neat set up for power. I like using the Anton Baur base battery but this seem to be cheaper ? Regardless.. cool insight on the Smallrig accessory

[@robleonardo5337]

excellent video

[@VideoMakerTwist]

Thank you very much! What part did you like most?

[@kostasssss]

great video!! is there any way to add a side handle if you have smalrig hdmi cable extension????

[@MitrichDX]

Спасибо конечно, но нафига этот вес - клетка, повербанка?))) Совершенно не напрягает аккум переткнуть))

[@JeffBourke]

How reliable on startup is it? My experience using powerbanks and dummy batteries is that there are small micro interuptions on startup (startup of the powerbank from sleep). Which leads to several attempys to power on your camera. Then, if you plug something into another usb port, thereis another micro interuption. I'm using anker powerbank.

[@SportsRav]

Pls make a video on How to Record Camera screen in OBS without Information

[@andilenonkwelo6616]

What camera did u use for the headshots? Is it the R6? Coz that's crisp visuals

[@VideoMakerTwist]

For all the headshots and for some of the broll, I used the R6 II. For the rest of the shots, I had to use my older Canon EOS R which is not so crisp even when using 4K.

[@andilenonkwelo6616]

@VideoMakerTwist thank you the head shots are super crisp.

[@максимт-ф5щ]

thanks for the information, can i use NP-F970 Battery for charging laptop?

[@VideoMakerTwist]

You're welcome! I don't think the Smallrig battery has enough charging power for a laptop. To be able to charge a laptop you will need the Anker 737, it's the best choice for this task.

[@максимт-ф5щ]

@@VideoMakerTwist thanks

[@tld8102]

V mount batteries?

[@VideoMakerTwist]

I didn't had a chance to try them yet.

[@fabiangarcia6746]

How did you overcome the recording limit of 30 minutes and did your camera run hot or overheat?

[@VideoMakerTwist]

I use a Canon R6 mark II. This camera doesn't have the 30 minute recording limit, and it also doesn't overheat at 4k 25p or 30p. It overheats in 4k 50p and 60p, but only near the 2 hour mark. What camera do you have?

[@03LilShaun]

@@VideoMakerTwistyes I was filming a music video en filmed in 50fps en didn’t have over heating maybe it’s because I stopped in between scenes

[@VideoMakerTwist]

@@03LilShaun Exactly. Small breaks help with overheating.

[@GabrielVIP]

Great video! I need to buy the LLANO charger but for Sony. It looks great, and I think it's crazy useful. I have the NPF, and I love it, but I'm also thinking about buying the big power bank from Anker. That has huge power, and I really need it. Great setups, my friend!

[@VideoMakerTwist]

Thanks for the feedback, Gabriel! The Anker 737 is very practical and it's blazing fast when charging. I recommend it to anyone, not just content creators. The SmallRig battery is well built, and your video inspired me to buy it. I don't regret it at all!

[@julianKlaßenKWN]

What do you need the dummy battery for? Can't you just plug the usb-c into the usb-c port of the camera?

[@VideoMakerTwist]

The direct usb-c connection can generate an over heating issue with the camera. A dummy battery has a better heat dissipation. Direct USB-C with the camera can also cause some problems with power delivery in scenarios like 4k 60p.

[@nindoninshu]

and also not every camera has a usb-c port or can be powered by it even if it does have one

[@christian.e.landeros]

the cost of an NP-f battery and a mount for it cost about as much as a Smallrig 99 vmount battery…

[@z352kdaf8324]

The audio looks out of sync in your studio shots.

[@nindoninshu]

that's on your end, looks fine for me

[@z352kdaf8324]

​@nindoninshu I'm looking on my phone, same thing. It's not massive, it's very small.

[@nindoninshu]

@@z352kdaf8324 can't imagine it's enough to matter, his video is not even in 60 fps so i don't see how a minimal timing difference like 10 ms will be a big deal here

[@z352kdaf8324]

@nindoninshu I'm not sure if he recorded directly to camera or synced external device. The audio sound great though. Just looks like an almost perfect lip sync.

[@nindoninshu]

@@z352kdaf8324 i suppose it could be due to that but usually as long as you have two audio tracks (one from the camera's internal recording) the syncing will be perfect

[@Mr.Pingvin]

Dosn't you make these videos at F64?

[@guenudenahum6423]

BG R10 battery Grip takes 2 batteries…. And makes it way way easier tooo…

[@VideoMakerTwist]

I get what you say, but it's kinda limiting, right? The SmallRig battery offers some other options to power things, it's more versatile to me.

[@ChadmarBlake]

I have never heard someone say orange is their favourite colour

[@VideoMakerTwist]

They made the orange battery just for me.

[@HamdaniOvais]

Not Available in India...

[@DesignedByMayo]

But their customer service is available in India if you call from outside

[@HamdaniOvais]

@DesignedByMayo I bought a Nikon z50ii for videos, it works on 6w power bank, 1000mah 4 hours continuous video... No need to change batteries, also power banks are cheaper, 4 power banks at once battery price. Type c pd tech is just game changing thing

[@MitrichDX]

100 бачей за зарядку?))))) пасиб, купил себе тогоже kingma на два аккума, рублей за 800, идеально справляется со своей задачей и никаких переплат за визуальные понты =)

[@prawirardhana7]

I use aukey powerbank to power my a6400 and zoom h1n, way cheaper✌

[@vahidamini1863]

✌....

[@jayrey7]

Nice set up when you don't plan to take a spare monitor. Kinda look like a little hat for the camera.

[@VideoMakerTwist]

You're right! It looks weird with a huge battery on top, but it's worth it. It's a nice "hat" that solves a big problem :)

[@TzarP3]

380g, lmao

[@rhmedia7103]

No! Better use additional USB power on long shoots, you can change NP-F without stopping recording. To avoid overheating, use normal cameras for video, fx30 for example. Power bank with dummy can accidentally shoot down, and you loose last recording. Smallrig is overpriced brand, you can find better and cheaper.