Watch This BEFORE Building Your Camera Rig | feat. Neewer Mini V Mount Battery

[@got2b981]

i love how you created 4 categories on how to build a camera rig so that its simple to assess and deduct what exactly you need (and not just want) to build out the perfect rig for your shooting style

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks a lot! Sometimes these things can be fairly simple if you break them down. Glad it helped 🙌

[@LorenzKami]

Once again a superb video from you my man! Written very well, shot even better, smartly structured and no bullsh*t. Thank you for your thoughts! It's easy to get lost in "I wanna build a sick rig" and then spending money, building said sick rig and realizing it's not what you as an individual actually need. Thanks for sharing! Weiter so

[@MarcelGlas]

Thank you very much man! 🫶

[@zzalg]

So easy to understand. You arguments are well founded, but more important - transparent. It gives me the opportunity to either agree or disagree👍 Thanks

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks for your feedback friend! Happy it helped 🙌

[@Jimmy_jpeg]

Almost my exact build 💪🏼

[@sunteem369]

Great video, nice shots! Is exactly the type of rig I’m looking for. Thanks!

[@MarcelGlas]

You're welcome man! Thanks for stopping by 🙌

[@JWS1968]

I too did a stress test. I had my Panasonic S5 Mark 2 connected via the USB-C port on the camera to the USB-C port on the PS099E Neewer Mini V-Mount battery. The stress test went well. It lasted 3.5 hrs powering both the monitor and the camera at full power. The monitor was a 2000nit monitor turned all the way to 100% brightness and the camera recorded 6K 10bit 422. I had IBIS turned on and rocked the camera to get it working hard. However. just yesterday the HDMI port on the camera just stopped working. There are many reports this battery and specifically the USB-C output is to blame. Have you heard of anything in this regard?

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks for your input! If I understand you correctly the HDMI port of the camera doesn't work anymore and people think it has something to do with the USB-C connection to the battery? Could you elaborate on this? Lately I've been using it on several productions back to back and so far I haven't experienced any issues but I'm curious to hear more. 🤔

[@JWS1968]

@@MarcelGlas All I can say is the camera and monitor have worked flawlessly for over a year on their respective batteries. No issues at all. Then for no reason at all the monitor just had no signal. The camera was connected however because the monitor did not display the overlay of camera info as it would when connected to the monitor. Also the RED record boundary did not display on the camera monitor as it was being sent to the HDMI. So it was registering its connection internally just not displaying an output image. I did a little research and came across a REDIT post and there was a couple of posts that described almost word for word what I had experienced. The post said that the monitor had worked without issue for a couple of weeks before just stopping as mine did. Then another post described the exact same thing. Curiously however the USB-C port on the Neewer is rated as 9V 3.2Amps which is more or less exactly right for the camera. It should be fine, add to that the fact this battery is supposed to have all kinds of safety protections to stop this kind of thing happening, I'm surprised and disappointed. I'm not sure whether to send the batteries back or not. I actually bought a second but I'm scared to use it as I may not even get a replacement camera. This could cost me a lot. I can't afford to just go buying cameras like it's nothing. Any advice on this.

[@MarcelGlas]

@@JWS1968 Man I'm sorry to hear! Do you know if the guys on reddit were all using the same type of monitor and camera you're using? There's certainly a correlation but I'm not convinced the V mount battery has anything do with it. Even if the battery was somehow problematic why would this specifically affect the functionality of the HDMI port instead of the USB-C port for example? Perhaps you could try another HDMI cable or connect another monitor (maybe ask a friend or a colleague) without using the V mount battery to check if everything else is working as intended. Thoughts?

[@JWS1968]

@@MarcelGlas I've done the due diligence. Swapping cables etc. I have a friend with a S5ii and my monitor works on his camera just fine. The monitor still works fine. The cables all still work fine. It's definitely the HDMI on the camera not working. I even tried resetting the camera back to factory settings and updating firmware. The HDMI still no signal.

[@MarcelGlas]

@@JWS1968 I've done some digging and came up with the following: This isn't a problem unique to the Neewer battery but something which can occur when using a single power source to run multiple devices (like a camera and a monitor). Doesn't matter which camera brand or which V mount battery you pick up. There's several reports of people who experienced this with their Black Magic Pocket Cinema Cameras. People came to a few different conclusions: 1. Avoid using cheap cables 2. Avoid hotswaping batteries while the camera is turned on 3. Apparently using a dedicated battery for the monitor and powering just the camera from the V mount battery would be the best option and avoid any problems

[@HighlyAkicktive]

It's a very appealing looking battery. However even though this is working with your setup I find the position of the USB-C port complicated if you're using 15mm rods, as the battery will sit lower and the screen may then bump against the USB-C cable if you want it to rest on the outside of the battery. Personally I think the position on the top of the battery is best. Nevertheless at 40-50% of the price of the Smallrig and others this is a minor flaw and you could still use a D-tap to USB-C on the other side or a d-tap plate. I'd try it :)

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks for the input, this is definitely a valid criticism depending on your configuration! I guess it's great to have a range of different options then. 🙌

[@HighlyAkicktive]

@@MarcelGlas totally agree with you that everyone's setup and requirements are different so what works for me may not work for you. Your video is great because you don't often find info on less popular or known products

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks man, trying my best to not just do another review with each video. 👏

[@Stu_Co]

Great video. I just received the same Smallrig V-Mount battery plate and was wondering which quick release plate you use on the camera to attach it the battery plate, as I will need to purchase a new one as I currently have Falcam F38 quick release plates on everything but isn't compatible with this setup. If you have a direct link that would be really appreciated. Thanks.

[@MarcelGlas]

Happy to hear! I don't use a dedicated quick release plate on the camera since my SmallRig camera cage has a built in acra swiss plate at the bottom. Feel free to check out the link in the description box under Sony FX3/FX30 camera cages. 🙌

[@Stu_Co]

@MarcelGlas thank you very much for the reply, really appreciate it.

[@MarcelGlas]

@@Stu_Co You're welcome, glad I could help!

[@marin_real_estate_photography]

Thank you for the video. I have a noob question. How difficult will it be to use the SmallRig plate if I normally use a Manfrotto tripod (with a 501 head). I think the SmallRig base requires an Arca Swiss quick release plate. Thank you in advance.

[@MarcelGlas]

Thanks for watching! Your Manfrotto tripod should have a quick release plate of it's own. You can directly screw that in on the bottom of either the SmallRig V mount battery plate (as I did in the video) or screw it on the SmallRig cage itself. Hope this helped with your question?

[@v3blaxican]

I literally just built a new rig an hour before seeing "Watch This BEFORE Building Your Camera Rig" 🤣🤣🤣I actually went with the Neewer V Mount 99wh battery, as well

[@MarcelGlas]

Glad you picked the same one! 🙌😂

[@rikkiekhrist6823]

ive definitely grown to dislike overrigging my camera. these days my rig is completely based on how much uptime i need, whether i need good audio, and if i need a larger screen monitoring.

[@MarcelGlas]

I can relate to this a lot! 🙌

[@alwinbenjamin]

👑👑👑

[@LetsTakePicsG]

I feel like now a days videographers think if they have a big cinema build they will get better clients and although part of that is true, I ultimately think its the portfolio and sales talk that seals the deal, not the "big cinema build." but that's just my opinion

[@MarcelGlas]

100% agreed 🙌

[@UnclePur]

Yeaa..too many Sony salesman in KZbin

[@MW-lk4dm]

Diggi, wollte dir einfach nur mal mitteilen das man merkt dass das ganze Video ein excuse für das Placement für die Neewer Batterie ist. Ein großes Rig zubauen hat auch seine Vorteile, manchmal geht es auch einfach nicht anderes. Der Creator wurde auch auf einer FX3 gefilmt und benutzte ein "großes und schweres" Rig.

[@MarcelGlas]

Ich rede explizit davon, dass eine ausgebaute Kamera diverse Vorteile mit sich bringt, das Risiko dabei aber immer ist sie größer oder schwerer als nötig zu machen. Inwiefern ich etwas anderes behauptet haben soll geht aus deinem Kommentar nicht hervor. Ist in meinen Augen auch kein Geheimnis gewesen, dass ich die Neewer Batterie als wichtigen Teil des Videos bewerbe, wo ich sogar offen darüber spreche, sie für das Video bekommen zu haben.