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Are Dummy Camera Batteries Safe to Use?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2019
- A dummy battery allows you to continously charge a camera that does not natively support AC charging or USB charging.
In this video I review whether it is safe to do so.
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Should You Buy Third-Party Camera Batteries? - • Should You Buy Third-P...
Cheap Third-Party Dummy Battery - amzn.to/2NdgSU8
Official Camera Listing - store.canon.co...
There's a good tutorial by Richard LLoyd at • Kapaxen ACK-E12 AC Pow... - Be sure to check it out.
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7.7V is fine. A freshly charged LP-E12 will be up around 8.4V (even though it is 'rated' for 7.4V).
Great video. I've used several 3rd party ones for quite a while for different cameras and have never had a problem I also use power banks with 5v to 9v converter. Works fantastically. Each to their own though.
The one I have for my Sony RX10 has worked great so far too.
have you tried it without a converter? got a powerbank that can output required 18 W over usb c
The Original Canon Version is 7.4v. I'd recommend Glorich currently has one which is also 7.4v which is what I currently have. My Original Canon dummy battery doesnt work it turns my camera off after a while. That explains why Canon Discontinued it from there website.
So the one from Canon was overheating your camera?
Dummy Batteries work, they don't have problems with Voltage spikes because it has a voltage regulator , you see the black box inbetween the camera and the wall outlet, that will protect from a voltage spike, now some people use a USB connection to power their camera to the wall and that is a no no, that will blow your camera if there is a voltage spike.
because when you connect a power source to the USB that funnels the power from the USB though the Camera's mainboard then to the power connections, but dummy battery it doesn't go directly tot he camera's main board..
the other option if your afraid, is get a dummy battery and then connect the dummy battery to a Anker Powercore 26800 PD this is a battery source that gives power delivery because it's a big battery you will never get a voltage spike.
look up Anker powercore 26800 PD
it will work fine..
what happens if u accidentally use a 5V power bank to your 8V NP-FZ100 dummy battery connected to your Sony A74 camera, would it have the chance to fry the camera or not? thank uu
Hey mate, keep up the great work, just a quick question, is it good if i keep it plugged in overnight or should i unplug it everytime i finish recording, thanks
Just unplug it for a piece of mind
I usually lean towards 'try the cheap option' just because there is usually nothing to lose. If something doesn't work, you haven't wasted much money. When it comes to 'something sending electricity into your valuable equipment', I'm being guided by you, and by other commenters here, towards buying the official Canon one. 500 quid camera, 200+ quid lens on it (everyone should remember that the lens takes power too, for focus/stabilising), and that's all at risk for the sake of saving 40-50 quid for the dummy battery. I will still use cheap batteries in the camera, but only because those aren't attached to the mains. If I do get the dummy battery, I'll stick with Canon... but will obviously shop around for a good deal!
Agreed. It would be very risky to
I was able to cancel the cheap dummy battery that was coming before it arrived.
There aren't many deals in the UK for it. In fact, there aren't many shops selling it. There's like two shops selling it for around £70.
I'm going to take a step back from it just now as I need to add more USB roothubs to my computer in order to add more cameras. So I will sort that problem out first and then review the camera issue. When I do, the question is "Will I buy the dummy battery for £70, or put that money to a new camcorder that supports USB or AC charging?"
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What about the usb powered ones? Like say using a original usb charger from a phone 5v 2A to 9v dummy battery.
There is still that risk if you don't use an original device. I have one for my older camera and it's worked great, but I wouldn't use it with my more expensive camera.
Insightful video, Sir. It's been 4 years since this video was uploaded. Now there are dummy batteries with USB in the end instead of a plug. I'm on the fence on buying the USB end. I'd like to plug it to my pc directly just like a webcam. If you can shed some light on safety and risk, I would be grateful.
Many modern cameras allow you to use your camera like a webcam via USB. Dummy batteries are designed to
You should copy pasted the listing from the other website onto either Google, or to Amazon, or better yet pasted B&H Photo’s search bar. You most likely would’ve gotten the more official a dummy battery if you would’ve done that, particularly if you had a copied the listing and posted it in the search of an official a canon a retailers a search bar like B&H photo, even Best Buy would’ve probably given you a A better result is they are official a Canon retailers same thing with Walmart, all these retailers would’ve given you the official Canon a dummy battery, or more certified third-party dummy batteries for that camera. Also battery retailers may have more official dummy batteries them selves for that type of camera.
For me I trust authorize retailers but I always tried to copy the listing for a the items that I am looking for, for my devices and then re-posting them to the authorized retailers in search bar. This always helps when trying to find the correct items that I need for my devices.
I'm in the UK, so B & H, Best Buy, Walmart etc, aren't an option for me. I didn't see many stores here who sell official dummy batteries.
Hey Kevin I really wonder your thoughts did you use the 3rd party one how was it ? I'd love to buy the orginal one but I cant find it anywhere. Btw as you know cannon m50 doesnt have app to connect obs or any stream program. How do you stream with m50 ?
You would have to record using a video capture card. You can buy consumer level cards from Elgato and Avermedia etc
I didn't use a third party one.
Yes they do, I forgot the name but I use it every single day and it saves my life a ton. You can find it in the software section of the product page of Canon M50 on the official Canon website
what happens if u accidentally use a 5V power bank to your 8V required NP-FZ100 dummy battery connected to your Sony A74 camera?... would the under volting for a few seconds have the chance to fry the camera or not? thank uu
I know some dummy batteries etc have under voltage protection, but I'm not sure what happens if the correct voltage is not delivered. I always just follow the recommendations for charging.
are you serious¿¿ it will just not turn on
From what ive seen id say only buy the official dummy battery. Theres another TH-camr named Diana Gladney who bought a 3rd party one and it broke her camera. She made videos about it as well. The camera had to be sent in to be fixed and Amazon didnt do anything for her except refunding cost of the dummy battery and thats all.
That's the way I'm leaning too.
It seems risky to use a third party one and many of the people who are advising using a cheap one have not used it extensively to comment on long term problems.
Hy! Your video is very unique and useful! May you could help me. Im using a Nikon D5300. Its battery uses 7.2V but in my Feelworld Monitor there is a 8.4V DC output. If I buy a specific dummy battery, is it safe to conncent it to the 8.4V port or will/can it destroy my camera?
I would check to see if there is an official battery as a third party battery could damage your camera.
@@KevinMuldoon well, I couldnt find official battery couplers for Nikon En-el14A, but there are a lot of third party batteries out there, some of them really cheap. I have already ordered one two days ago, should I delete my order or is it good to have one?
I used a dummy battery for my fuji camera, and it smell like burning a little , is that normal or shall I worry?
That definitely isn't good. I assume it was the battery burning and not the camera?
Did you buy the official dummy battery?
well it wasn't the official dummy battery, I couldn't find it anywhere, out of stock, even tether tools never answered... The camera is still working but got a weird burning smell, this is the second camera , the first one fried up right away and had to return it, I got a ninja Plus connect to a woman 99pro via tap and its fine, the camera was connected via dummy battery to the usb prt of the woman external battery ... I can't tell you if that another battery that I've plugged first that didn't work that probably did that smell , maybe I was able to take it off on time before it burned the camera.... one thing I can tell you is that I had the camera on with this second camera for about 4 hrs and nothing happened@@KevinMuldoon
I meant moman not woman sorry
Hey Kevin long time and not seen a video of yours. As you may or may not know I have an original Canon M and a cheap dummy battery. For me it has worked fine for years. I am not a heavy user of the camera and mix between photo and video use. When shooting talking head video then using the dummy battery is great as I know power will be ok.
As for you with a newer model camera I would probably go for the branded version. It’s not that I don’t care. However it’s cheaper for me to replace my old camera than your m50 should I ever have a problem.
As you say, the cameras are built to use the dummy battery. I look forward to seeing what you choose.
That's good you haven't had any problems. I think some people have been lucky with them, but the scare stories do concern me.
My cheap one will be delivered today at some point despite trying to cancel it haha. I could always just buy the DC coupler and use it with the cheap adapter. Will have a think.
Hey, if you have a Sony A5100 and buy a good quality dummy battery for it, will it be able to stay on the whole day and start recording and streaming at any time with no problem?
It depends.
I bought a dummy battery for my A6500 two weeks ago. It doesn't appear to provide power any longer than a USB cable.
The reason is temperature. When recording in 4K, the sensor overheads after an hour or so. For 1080p, this does not appear to be a problem with the dummy battery or with USB charging.
So whilst the dummy battery can provide continuous power, your main obstacle is overheating.
The A5100 overheats while recording, but that doesn't happen if you send the signal to your pc for streaming.
@@rafael.s 1080p is fine. It's 4K that causes major overheating issues in this generation of Sony cameras.
@@KevinMuldoon A5100 only does 1080p
@@rafael.s Yeah I know. Sorry, that was the point I was trying to make. Most Sony cameras seem to perform OK at 1080p for streaming etc. My a6500 is fine with it and my initial tests with my wifes Sony a5000 and 6000 seem to be the same.
It's 4K which appears to cause major problems.
Great video! Can you share the details of the red tripod?
It's this one th-cam.com/video/LeT8pEIse6w/w-d-xo.html
You have your autofocus set to capture faces so it's constantly trying to find your face and focus on that.... this is a setting you can change. That's why it kept trying to find your face when you're sticking the battery close to the lens. Why did you make a video about "is a Dummy battery safe" before getting the battery? Especially when it was coming the next day? weird
If was a general discussion. I did a separate video about a dummy battery.
What's the ID on that monopod?
I’m using canon 200d and i stream game on youtube Facebook can i use dummy battery in my 200d Camera?
I've never owned a canon 200D, but if there's a dummy battery available for it, it should work.
200D is what i use on twitch and i got some 3rd party one. Been 6 months and its plugged directly into my wall and i never not turned the switch off in 6 months and never had a problem.
@@NutterTTV
Could you provide the link to the product?
@@gigachad3685 I love to help, but I don't remember lmao. Had a bunch of upgrades since then. I wouldn't use a 200D to stream with nowadays. It's just to many plug and play issues.
@@NutterTTV
What should i look on the product to make sure that i don't accidentally burn the camera
just look in your output battery 5:14
is there official sony a6000 dummy battery? where can i get it?
I'm not aware of anything official. Most of the ones I saw were from third party companies.
Kevin Muldoon i see.. thank you for the information!
will my camera still die
Yeah, stay away from third party ones. I've only used genuine Sony batteries for my a7, and the NP FW50 dummy battery. Been using them for many years without any issues. 👍
I've had no luck with cheap canon batteries, but the RavPower batteries I bought for my RX10 have been great.
@@KevinMuldoon OH, I love those ones! Yeah, Canon seems to have a lot of issues with batteries. It's a shame. I have a 5D Mark II as a C camera for shoots, and it seems to run out pretty quick. I'm guessing the life spam is pretty piss-poor.
Wow. That's a class camera.
I know canon sell a lot of expensive official camera grips with batteries too.
It's a pity all official camera accessories seem to be overpriced.
@@KevinMuldoon Well, ironically, I got the 5D Mark II recently because it dropped in price. There was no way I was affording it 3-6 years ago...
@@matdemaz I tend to do the same. The M50 is the only newish camera ice bought. All the others have been ages years old.
I'm looking into camera options for the future too. Still doing research into all of it.
What tripod is that?
It's this one th-cam.com/video/LeT8pEIse6w/w-d-xo.html
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Dummy batteries are such a crapshoot. I bought the expensive Kondor Blue 'regulated' dummy battery for my Lumix S1. Supposed to take 12-17v input, output 8v. I plugged it into my np-f plate 12v output, and camera wouldn't turn on. I checked with pins on the dummy battery, and wouldn't you know it, 12v, no regulation to 8v. Luckily, my camera still works normally with a battery, but damn. Could have fried it. Lying companies. No reputable company is putting out a decent dummy battery. None. It's a gamble. I've used them successfully, and unsuccessfully. Sad.