These SmallRig Batteries ROCK!

These SmallRig Mini V-Mount batteries can power anything! See how I use them for cameras, lights, phones and other tech. My Camera Guides and LUTs: academy.dslrvideoshooter.com
SmallRig VB 99 V-Mount Battery: geni.us/ly3eP
SmallRig VB 50 V-Mount Battery: geni.us/kWUG9
OTHER GEAR MENTIONED
Came-TV Mini V-Mount Batteries: geni.us/ajb2Cy8
My Favorite V-Mount Plate: geni.us/qkc0IB
V-Mount Mini Mount: geni.us/BgAldPY
V-Mount Cheese Plate: geni.us/QZG00
V-Mount Clamp: geni.us/5bj4lFi
V-Mount to NP-F Battery: geni.us/AehzCJF
VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
0:36 Battery Models
0:57 Size Comparisons
1:27 Connectivity
2:19 Note on Charging
2:35 Pricing
3:06 Output Specs
3:15 Using Budget V-Mount Adapters
4:05 Powering EVERYTHING
4:38 OLED Display and Info
5:38 Cons
6:20 Final Thoughts
DISCLAIMERS & AFFILIATIONS
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[@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 😞

[@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)

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@japanmood]

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

[@jdavevisuals]

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

[@RyanKao]

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

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Good to hear bro!

[@calebbrown3602]

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

[@carjac820]

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

[@--.--]

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

[@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

[@sloanNYC]

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

[@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 🔥

[@jerryperry8121]

You always do such a great job explaining things.

[@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.

[@MTG776]

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

[@BaxTechYT]

Thank you for this one! I’ve been so curious about these since they dropped

[@TalimaPictures]

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

[@jeremybarber2837]

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

[@ConstructionKronies]

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

[@DJphotoandtech]

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

[@ekphotography]

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

[@PostColorGear]

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

[@jon112media]

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

[@Motion.Pichures]

Picked one up last week. Love it

[@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 !

[@brandonpetrykowski165]

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

[@trailsetter]

As always amazing videos from DSLR Video Shooter.

[@ThomasFransson]

Thank you for bringing these to my attention

[@benjhaisch]

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

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video! Thanks for making it.

[@TedBorel]

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

[@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

[@thejesuschrist]

cool stuff

[@shotbykien]

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

[@user93634]

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

[@renstarhurst3302]

I'm ordering these today, thank you

[@JaredBishopFilms]

Really good stuff as always! Thanks for bringing lesser-known but incredibly useful products to light!

[@Mike0193Azul]

Fantastic review as always

[@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.

[@AesonRose]

These look great! Awesome review 👊🏽

[@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.

[@JaimeGFX]

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

[@FilmVega]

Smallrig is just killing it!

[@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.

[@NotStockPhoto]

I got one of these two weeks ago freakin love it

[@DebzLife]

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

[@covingtonrace1]

Small rig are doing some great stuff right now

[@JeffSu]

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

[@ScottJWaldron]

Nice video as always. Looks very versatile. I wonder about the technology involved with these tiny v-mount batteries. That would be an interesting topic in itself.

[@elcubofilosofico]

You re the best dude!! as always !!

[@LarimoreStudios]

Great video as always!

[@adden2242]

Looks like thick powerbanks! cool

[@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.

[@MediaBear]

Fantastic review

[@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?

[@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.

[@ASSADZMANFILMS]

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

[@georgemichaelofficial]

These look cleannnnnn!

[@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

[@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

[@JackFright]

Decently exciting to me, Caleb!

[@graphguy]

holy smoke - a must buy!

[@AlexanderCornel]

Nice solution

[@PaulFeinberg]

dang I want one lol....I can see this working great with lights like the 60X so you don't have to use the V-Mount adaptor and just use the barrel. Great video.

[@jdawg63000]

In the process of sourcing out parts to rig out my FX3 (from your suggestions, thank you). These would be ideal I think for an fx3, ninja v rig. Plus the 99 would power my StellaPro reflex lights.

[@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.

[@djsuckertash]

That was a great breakdown Caleb. Thank you. I'm assuming the voltage would work out if I wanted to power something like the Amaran 60x, yeah?

[@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.

[@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

[@agustinmunozrocha]

This is the best channel on KZbin

[@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

[@markshirley01]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@RecordLifeMedia]

Ok, the 8v and 12v is nice. I just got the zcine 99 and love it but now I wish it had those two extra options.

[@MrFolder40]

Looks awesome man I'll definitely check them out. I wonder if they can power a 16in macbook pro

[@AANasseh]

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

[@SaltFilmHouse]

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

[@oceantransistor]

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

[@O.W_Films]

Own the 99 for the gh6 love it

[@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.

[@emapaposo]

Hey Caleb! just sub'ed love your content! really informative and fascinating how far we have come with all this youtube content creation thing :D Can you please consider exploring options for setups for yoga classes, workouts, or those kind of activities that are not so desk related? I haven't found a lot of info on these formats besides the basics. I would LOVE to get your take on this specially on yoga classes formats since that is what I am after. Thank you Sir and here's to another 675k subs!

[@CinePals]

You always make me want to buy things.

[@philippzakrzewski8180]

Hi Caleb, thanks again for another informative video! One question, have you been able to test those batteries to power your lights as well? I own an Aputure 120D II and would really like to use these SmallRig batteries to be able freely swap between powering the light and my camera equipment. Stats-wise the SmallRig Mini V-Mounts should work, but I'd like to know whether all is good before pulling the trigger 🙂 In case you had a chance to test, I'd love to know.

[@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.

[@andrewharris7517]

Great video

[@andrewharris7517]

Good Afternoon Thank you for replying to my comment.

[@ozielmelendez]

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

[@devincorboy8638]

Can you compare that to the zgcine? I would like to know if you can charge while using it (I do that with the zgcine v99). That essentially makes it an endless power supply hub for long shoots. As Always -Thanks for your excellent video!

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@AustinFelix1]

they look SickK

[@MarlonKingShow]

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

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

what lens do you use for top down shots?

[@LoveDarts]

So which leads would I need to power my a6600/Atomos ninja v and rode shotgun mic? I imagine dummy/dtap but for camera or ninja? You seemed to suggest the dc outputs in the video. Great video as always! Considering the Sony fx30 camera to up my game! Love the vids keep at it!

[@WeekendBuilds]

Ive been on gold mount for years. but I'd be interested in run times of a 120D on those. It would be handy to not have a deal with mount converters to do quick outdoor or difficult to power shots.

[@gilespalmer404]

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.

[@jefferson.castillo]

Great video! What FeelWorld Monitor is that you are powering up in the video?

[@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