I use third party batteries and none of them damaged my cameras.They usually have a lower capacity than the original, but considering their cost, they are competitive. Apple's magnetic wireless transmission is a lot more efficient as well but direct USB-C is still better. Adding this to every battery is to my eyes bordering on the wasteful. Probably because the camera was reading it's lower charge? Next USB 4.0 still backwards compatible with UBS Type C. it's too bad they didnt put the port at the bottom, that way you can feed the camera continuous power through with the battery door open, that would have been a nicer design. Actually, swelling/bursting happened to me with way more expensive devices, without any charging, just sitting idle/empty for too long. +small low res B&W LCD screen show remaining power. Sony batteries last long enough and 3rd party USB chargers are small enough that I don't really mind carrying a separate / dual charger, and just relying on the two OEM batteries I have. Only Pro camera bodies use 18650 cells, Canon LP-E6 (most likely same with Nikon EL15) uses a pair of 18500 cells while sony might use smaller sized round cells given their batteries are smaller. Nikkor 400mm F4.5 First Look - Director's Cut! I now seriously wonder whether one could sell a (vapourware) USB-Z charger to Russians.Well, illegally that is, exportwise, but you get my drift. I have bought and sold their products directly before covid 19, their quality level for electronics is more similar to Huawei/DJI than Patona and other smaller third party rebranders. Actually I find lenses and AF modes have a greater effect on battery drain. By putting a USB-C charging port directly inside the battery, Nitecore removes the needs to carry around a dedicated camera battery charger. Yeah I've known them for years for their flashlights, good stuff. But is it enough to outclass the competition? Like Apples previous mouse, the USB port on this battery sits in the most inconvenient place possible. That day, when jumping to (negative) conclusions became a more favourable pastime than jumpstarting your car/camera.;)). Didn't worry. This solution makes me feel a bit more confident than if I break something it won't be the camera but something a bit cheaper to replace. Ohhhh thats why I recognize the name, they have some stuff in Home Depot. 2 batteries for each camera and you already need 4 of them. The electricity? This time, Sandlin shows how Kodak applies light-sensitive coating to the film support base we saw produced in the first factory tour. Honestly have not had issues with Nitecore, Watson and Wasabi batteries in my Fuji cameras but I'm not sure I want to take the chance in the A1. Now, you can simply use the same charger you likely already have on hand for your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Blackmagic Design has brought DaVinci Resolve 18 out of beta, officially launching the software. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Besides the presence of a USB-C connector, the battery itself comes with a power indicator light that flashes red when its charging and stays green when its fully charged. Regarding waste, this ultimately saves material considering you don't need a separate charger, right? This kind of product aims to solve one problem but ends up creating two new problems in the process. The risk of compatibility with what? I bought a device with an USB C connector and in which I can plug a battery, it charges the battery. There's a lot less waste in placing a USB port and a chip in the battery then there is in manufacturing additional charger(s) that will only be used for that specific battery type. Every company that uses USB-Ports, SD-cards, bloutooth etc has to pay royalites. Theres also a built-in charging indicator that will give you a rough idea of how charged the battery is without needing to pop it back into your camera first. It's actually good for the cells to have a slightly less than full charge if you aren't going to use them right away. Everyone complained when Sony stopped supplying the charging cradle and only did in camera. Let's see. 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I've been doing it for decades. Maybe qi charging the battery in camera would be something worth having. This is the only innovation in battery tech in.about 15-20 years? Sony seems to have lingered on one battery standard long enough where the reverse engineering finally caught up. No concerns for the camera. Many still do. That is the big power hog, more so than the sensor. My headlamp battery already had that feature years ago ;) No innovation here . Tokina is restructuring its product lineup by announcing price increases on 13 of its lenses, each of which will receive a slight rebrand in the process. I'll still go with 3rd party battery chargers that charge via usb instead. Not exactly elegant, but its the closest solution Ive been able to rig up so far. " It would be even better if you could use this USB-C port to power other devices, thus making your camera battery a small power bank. We got our hands on a production version of Canon's entry-level EOS R10 and took it for a spin. Or not worrying about power surges with your camera attached to some outlet. Whats the best camera for around $2000? In some cases a third do the trick or two spares if using battery grip, so needing to charge in the fields is something I never needed. A famous, (notorious) Belgian politician one liner was always"We shall deal with the problems from the moment they arrive":-). That same LED will indicate when the UFZ100 is below half power, above 50 percent and finally fully topped up, with a constant green light indicating the final state. So instead, you still have to carry around USB power adapter that the USB cord plugs into. Everybody already has a USB charger. Nitecore is looking to change that, however, with its new UFZ100 battery, a copycat Sony FP-Z100 battery that has a built-in USB-C charging port. Definitely not bicker about it like we are ;). 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Turns out 2 in a grip is good for almost all occasions, and a couple backups seals the day. Check out our sample gallery and let us know what you think of its image quality. I am sure that their Sony Batteries will be just top grade too and can't wait to get a few! With this you can use one battery in the camera (without tethering camera to a battery pack) and charge spare in pocket/backpack (without charging brick). That would mean I need several cables of the same type in my bag. 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You can begin realizing your ideas as OpenAI, DALL-E's creator, has opened the AI up for public beta testing. I am not sure if this is just one dollar. Nitecore is mostly known for their high-end flashlights, Li-Ion batteries and chargers. My Petzl (Petzl core) is straight into the battery, from at least three years back.. (but micro-USB). Micron's next-generation 232-layer NAND has started shipping. The possibilities are infinite. Even when you film videos, for YouTube or other purposes, ideally you need at least two cameras filming you from different angles. I Guess this is for those with more then one battery but yes , most people dont have any problems taking with them a charger. And the camera is powered whilst the battery is charging too. Give me the full power OE battery over this useless (for me) functionality and the worry it'll stop working or cause issues -its happened in the past. Honestly, the "wireless recharging idea" is just wasting so much energy. I have some Chinese knock offs, that do have a USB port on the bottom. @Gannon Burgett now that you mentioned it, a phone is really a charger. However, are you saying that the Nitecore is any different that my Petzl from that neither (from what i see) can be used whilst charging? In the meantime, the older versions of the lenses - and three other lenses - are being discontinued. I see they have been making sony clone batteries for a while. It does seem a bit like a tradeoff, though Nitecores battery may not last as long or charge as fast, but the USB-C compatibility makes it all the more convenient. Always bites to load up with a flat. I used to buy cheap clone batteries for my old Canons and they never lasted. > Nitecore removes the needs to carry around a dedicated camera battery charger, this battery is exactly a dedicated charger. Rarely do I see the need to charge the batteries on the go because they can last a good day or two with a grip but I guess if youre out there for a week or more, this might come in handy. All batteries should be equipped with a usb-c port. After I spent $2,000 on my Sony A7III it didn't really bother me to spend $80 on an official Sony Z battery. A data recovery expert in Poland, Enter Serwis, has shown off how they use a Spider Board to recover data from a non-functioning memory card. Weve chosen cameras that can take great photos and make it easy to get great looking video, rather than being the ones youd choose as a committed videographer. considering it's literally a box with a chip around two 18650 batteries, surprised it took this long. Not the cheapskate ordinary charger, but you get what you pay for - good quality, much better then the 08/15 or average no name/brand charger from aliexpress or amazon. I have six FP-Z100 batteries for my a1. What about incompatibility with firmware updates, About time ! Absolutely they should do this! This second-generation lens is smaller than its predecessor and uses a stepping motor, compared to the linear ultrasonic motors used in Samyang's first-generation 85mm F1.4 AF lens. Theres also a built-in button on the battery, and pressing it will make the indicator light show different colors depending on how much juice the battery currently has: green for over 50 percent, blue for less than 50 percent, and red for less than 10 percent. Is this the gimbal to get? You cant use it while its charging even if its practical to charge straight in headlamp. And no need for one extra box in your pocket or bag to slide your battery into. Some docks come with usb-c so you could charge in your backpack. The battery also includes a handy LED indicator to tell you when its below 10 percent charge. Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols has died, Debris from an out-of-control Chinese rocket fell over the Indian Ocean, Sony is retiring the PlayStation 5's Accolades feature because people aren't nice. But is a fact that unused Nitencore lose few charge. If the camera supports in camera charging, this battery will thusly be charged. As it stands, my Qi-powered camera battery charging solution uses a third-party Micro USB Qi receiver plugged into the back of a Nitecore Canon battery charger, which I can then place on one of aforementioned charging stations around the house. So either leave camera to charge or use a wire while using. I have found that generally my sony batteries start out with similar capacity to the clones but after about a year the clones start dying out. Let good cop Jordan and bad cop Chris walk you through their thoughts. I wish you good luck!The cheap Wasabi charger does not have pins for overheat and voltage protection. Analog photographer guru Markus Hofstaetter shows how he merges 21st-century technology with a 20th-century experience to streamline his analog photography workflow. Also I don't really need more batteries, for longer trips I simply use powerbank, same way as recharging phone on the go. In-camera charging means 2 can be charged in 1-2 hours, its not really much of an inconvenience. At the other end, the A7C is probably the least power-hungry Sony full-frame camera. High resolution, weather-sealed bodies and wide dynamic range are all important. Why would you call "innovation" as "copycat"? Wasabi was the only brand that was available to me in New Zealand and Nitecore would not ship here. Just look at those with hundreds or thousands of reviews on Amazon. Fact is that those Chinese firms are still heavily subsidiesed because of contracts that are 40 or 50 years old an not of this time anymore. The same goes for this. That is why cameras come with battery chargers. In-camera, charging brick, direct usb-c. Whats not to absolutely LOVE. it contains a dedicated charger insideit is so highly dedicated it only charges this one batterybut ok I see the point.usully a charger must transform mains AC to 5 volt DC and you still need external charger for this battery, just not dedicated, that is convenient but these batteries contain more electronics inside that ultimately will add to global waste. Their batteries are great and I love their headlamps. Actually, there were batteries with USB-C before that. The risk of compatibility with what? Don't even think about it. But you are right that it is most likely a purposely made design choice for a certain reason. The A1 isn't bad at all if you set the viewfinder resolution to standard and also the refresh rate. Never had a problem with them but I understand the fear. That's why its so cheap, because they are potentially dangerous when something goes wrong with a Lithium battery. Wonder if this will work in my "Olympus" OM-1 https://www.facebook.com/z7d.ru/posts/10228296194334540. The FZ100 is too small to house 18650 cells. All content, design, and layout are Copyright 19982022 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved. For example, a 200-600 drains noticeably less than a 100-400, in like conditions shooting the same subjects. It's there if you need it. Sony started? The Sustainable Darkroom has released re-source, a new book that provides 'the most extensive collection of writing on sustainable photographic practice to date,' highlighting more environmentally-friendly ways to capture and develop analog images. They've been making camera battery related stuff for a minute. First announced this spring, the new flash storage promises improved performance, more storage, better efficiency and a smaller footprint, allowing it to be utilized in various products, including laptops and smartphones. Sigma CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, has stated in an interview that its much-anticipated full-frame Foveon sensor should be ready by the end of the year. I wonder if this one is any better. In this guide we've chosen a selection of cameras that make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images, ideal for sharing on social media. It might be nearly a decade old, but Nikon has released a firmware update to fix a live view problem its D7100 has when connected to a computer. and have since understood that third party batteries are likely to blow up and take everything with them. If you can eliminate a unitasker like a camera-battery charger then you're reducing waste--not adding to it. I don't really see an advantage here, quite apart from, as others have pointed out, the wastefulness of having a USB port in every battery. Check out some summer vacation photos from beautiful British Columbia to see for yourself. I'd rather have one big charger over multiple cables because I don't want to deal with cable management if I can. I just hate tethering stuff Im using and dont like bringing too much extra stuff (to loose). I dont see much difference with different viewfinder settings (i switch now and then according to comfort and subjects), nor with the screen on or off. The updates don't bring any new features or functionality, but do address a number of bugs present in the company's X-A5, X-A7, X-H1, X-T100 and X-T200 APS-C mirrorless cameras. Perhaps that's what they were trying to avoid. Yeah yeah, straight in the headlamp battery box yeah (either the headlamp, like my Petzl or my Ledlenser into the battery box. also looking forward to have the Z9 version also. USB-C PD is 100 watts (though the iphone only supports 30) and has around 99% efficiency. Maybe you are keeping one of these for your phone in our pocket anyway. I have taken the battery out of my A7RIV exactly twice since getting it in 2019, so I recognize this product is not for me. There's a port that will convert the incoming power to the right voltage, but that doesn't make it a charger. As the Lux Junior alluded to, Godox is back with a new Lux Senior, which is larger and more powerful with an equally-retro design. It's called jump cutting. There are plenty USB charge batteries in China, including the NP 970 generic one. Either way, I see how it could be frustrating. You clearly have no idea how wirless charging works. If youre charging Sonys battery with the $99.99 BC-QZ1 charger, Sony says it should charge fully in about 2.5 hours, while the Nitecore UFZ100 takes four hours to reach a full charge. Because it's wasteful and we ar ein a shortage of key electronic components?Maybe. Same here, I don't know the last time I used my R5 dedicated charger, I just plug in the whole camera, it's more convenient to take battery out and sometimes forget to put it back. I wonder why anybody did not come up with this earlier. OR use camera as normal, charge spare battery without dock in pocket or backpack and no need for extra cradle/dock. It's not intended to sound like "bickering", just saying that I am also glad that there is a direct charging socket on the battery, it is useful (from years back in the Petzl case..) and IMO better that they are usb-c like Nitecore are using anyway. For me thats great! Charging while you walk vs charging at destination. The quality is good. Nitecores version offers 2,250mAh capacity, which is just 30mAh less than Sonys own NP-FZ100 battery pack, but that seems like a small price to pay for the added convenience of the onboard USB-C charger. DJI has a new gimbal, and it's compatible with some of the revolutionary accessories from the Ronin 4D. I was saying when do have concerns about batteries in general, it is charge, but the a1 is actually far more efficient than other cameras Ive used (I use Z and Olympus gear too). Most modern cameras will shoot video to one degree or another, but these are the ones wed look at if you plan to shoot some video alongside your photos. What do you think Sigma has in store? and I love those with built in charger also, so will definitely go grap a few of these. DJI's impending CineWhoop-style drone has hit the FCC database, signaling its release likely isn't too far off. You really need some serious 8k footage to need that amount of batteries and be able to charge them in the shoot, a battery grip with two will last through most days of demanding photo shoots or one spare if not using it. I think the use case here is relay charging - replace a battery with a fresh one, then charge the dead battery in your bag. DALL-E 2 can generate photorealistic images from a text description. While a USB-C port is welcome, I would prefer something like Olights magnetic charging. My experience with these built in USB charge batteries are that they lose charge very fast. Now start making them for different cameras, Now if the could only add USB-C to humans and then I charge myself at work :). UGREEN magnetic cable (variant: USB Type C & micro USB) also similar and cheap. At any point in the video you needed to cut, you just swap footages to mask the fact that the video was cut. Will Sony like this? Then came in-camera charging. Built in USB ports trades convenience for capacity, despite this specific battery being minimally affected. You can charge your battery, in your camera, in your camera bag whilst you're hiking/driving etc. One still needs one in the device (camera/light) and one on charge..? Glad I learned my lesson on such an inexpensive camera so that I dont ever risk it with on a more expressive body. You need a charger to plug into the USB-C port. All whilst using your camera. If you search the Chinese online shopping site Taobao.com, there are tons of batteries ranging from standard sizes to mock up of proprietary batteries are equipped with usb-c ports. Not useless. The electricity?. - A weekly roundup of our favorite tech deals. NOW, you can have one power bank+one type cable to charge phone AND camera while using them. Could be too much series resistance. If the original Sony is not that thing imagine that one. Ive only used four - one is still in its box, has been for the 10 months Ive had the camera. The battery is the majority of the product by volume and weight and the battery is needed to operate the camera, regardless. (More seriously I would find that warning annoying). No chance of claiming warranty either. Cool. You need to really have a high power consumption to have a several battery charger. You only/still need to bring a USB cable, no charger. As Gizmodo points out, the battery has a slightly smaller capacity than its proprietary equivalent, with the Sony NP-FZ100 coming with a 2,280mAh capacity and the Nitecore UFZ100 featuring 2,250mAh. DPReview TV: Sensor sizes don't make any sense. Why not designed it so it would sit on the bottom for easier charging. @IDM & dr.noise: There isn't a charger inside. The person who thought this up deserves the Nobel Life Improvement Prize. Each camera manufacturer tends to have their own style, and while a bump in basic storage capacity might make a few new features possible with the camera its being used with, the core functionality remains the same. I've never heard of a battery with a USB port, but it seems like a great idea to me. And what if you want to charge a battery while using the camera at the same time? And 4 hr to fully charge!!! The OE battery too, the one that didn't cost extra, not something that might not be supported and is compromised by the space required to add a port and whatever other necessary electronics. The only problems with the 3rd party batteries is the longevity of the cells in my experience so far. They are just as good and 1/3 the price. I save a few more grams in my hiking backpack Dont understand why some wont buy a 3rd party battery. You can't use those batteries with USB port for charging, but they can act as a powerbank. Editor's note: As cool is the addition of a USB-C port for charging is, Im admittedly waiting for the day when camera batteries have built-in Qi wireless charging, so I can just pop them out of my camera and onto one of the various wireless chargers I have around my home for my phones and other gadgets. If there is one feature I do like, its being able to see (LED) which battery is dead Vs has charge. Also, they wouldn't build it into batteries before building it into the cameras. 4 is actually the bare minimum for anyone owning more than one body. This would have been great when in-body charging wasn't as common. Its unclear if the four-hour charging time beats the amount of time it takes to charge Sonys battery inside the camera using a micro-USB cable and AC adapter, however. You don't say your Android or iPhone smartphone is a charger, do you? It's actually not the first Sony battery I've seen with built in USB ports, but it stands to reason that it *has* to have a lower capacity if they've sacrificed a little space for electronics and the port (and 3rd parties lie blatantly about battery capacity all the time). Tamron doesn't share the optical construction of the lens, nor what the expected retail price will be, but does say the lens should be available in 'Fall 2022,' pending the 'global health crisis.'. Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back with the second part of his three-part tour of the Kodak factory. It's very convenient at the cost of one dollar or so. It's a brilliant idea. The Nikon Z30 is the company's latest 'creator' focused mirrorless camera, a 21MP APS-C model made to be more vlogging friendly than ever. Absolutely, I use something similar to charge my phone, my iPad and my notebook. This was with OEM, not third party batteries. Or any city holiday/city walk. Hmm Last time I tried a Nitecore charger for Sony batteries (for NP-FW50), it would show a lot of "cool" stats including the temperature, but the "fully charged" battery in this charger would appear only as 93% charged in the camera. But having a USB-C port on the battery does make things more convenient since you dont need access to a wall outlet. (2x Xplore rugged tablet, all original batteries, and a Samsung tablet, build in), Perhaps we need a burst-sensor, with autonomous sound- & WIFI-warning.:)). Pretty sure usb-c will hit its limit at some point. Anyone do any long term testing of their sony batteries? I'm not sure what's more wasteful, adding a dollar cost electronics to the battery or having multiple dedicated chargers for different batteries. I thought most cameras would have USBC charging in body by now? The 3rd party charger may be building in a safety buffer. You would need to charge in a power outlet. @Sylverphoto -- not necessarily, adopters can get royalty-free license: https://usb.org/document-library/usb-30-adopters-agreement. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Very handy to minimize the amount of gear you have to lug around to power your camera and anything else. Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you. We dive deep to find out where it excels and what it's like to fly. Yeah, that's what I was saying (not very successfully, it seems :-) ). Every year, companies like Canon and Nikon push camera technology forward with new models that add features like 8K video recording and 30 fps shooting speeds. Researchers from the Samsung AI Center have developed a new neural technology to animate static images with impressive realism and resolution. A 5V USB power source is just a power source, it cannot be called a charger because it only does provide power. If this were available for my smaller Pana batteries I might consider it tho. The device is called a charger. I've had Wasabi batteries swell and I've got a Watson that seems to be slightly out of spec (I don't think it's swollen) and so an edge on it it catches on the release of my E-M5 II's lid and can at times become a hassle to take out And those are supposed to be some of the better brands for 3rd party batteries. brilliant! You guys go ahead though, I wish you well. I had a third party battery destroy my first mirrorless (EOS-M) when it swelled inside the camera. Im admittedly waiting for the day when camera batteries have built-in Qi wireless charging"Dumb.

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