Kastar BP-U68 Multifunctional Battery for Sony BP-U65 BP-U60 BP-U90 BP-U30, Sony PMW-200 PMW-300 PMW-EX1 PMW-EX3 PMW-EX1R PMW-F3 PMW-F3L PXW-FS5 PXW-FS7 PMW-EX160 PMW-EX260 PMW-EX280 PXW-FX9K XDCAM

My heart sank when I saw that these batteries had a GREAT price point and I desperately hoped they'd It would have been a five star review if OEM had only been half as good as it was. A Sony battery without a D-cell $265 is the amount for tap. The Kastar battery I bought was meant to be used with my Atomos Shogun Flame and Sony FS5. The thought crossed my mind that I would buy one, use it for a bit, and then buy more if the experience was beneficial. When I charged the battery for the first time, I was able to use it without a problem. I found it to be perfect. There are no issues at all. I charged a battery for the first time, I used it for the second time (a paid job with a client standing over my shoulder), and the instant I plugged in the USB it was charging. The battery on the monitor is completely dead if you tap into it. I connected a fully charged battery to the D-cell and it instantly went dead Click here to join. No problem, I'll just exchange it for a new one. I figured I might have a faulty battery. In any case, I'm hopeful again now that my new battery arrived, and I charged it, used it with my FS5 and Shogun Flame. It worked great, and I'm hoping it will work When it's fully charged, I bring it out to my next paid shoot and to my amazement, it happens exactly the same way. I plug in the D-cell the second time I use it After just a couple of taps, a fully charged battery all but disappears. It does not appear that there is power coming from the battery, and the monitor and camera are completely Two batteries died exactly the same way, so they are the same type. Do these batteries last only once or something like that? It is not clear what the deal is with Kastar batteries, but I just can't recommend it.

Kannon Rios

| Jul 28, 2020

The Tascam DR-100 came into play when I attached it I connected the smartphone's 70D via USB to this battery, but the recorder wouldn't start when it showed the USB mode selection prompt. However, it immediately shut down when I confirmed the source of power. Based on measurements made with a Fluke multimeter, the power output was 4 watts. In 275 V. There was no difference in results between the two batteries I bought. An experiment involving U60/Dtap/USB batteries by another brand demonstrated USB output as specified in 5-pin The range is 25V. As it was the main reason I bought them to unify my battery setup, I'm a bit disappointed With one USB connection, one DSLR and one Digital Viewfinder monitor, you have everything you need You can tap this. This is the If you reverse the polarity of the male end when plugging in the tap, it will short. It is not physically impossible to do this, but you have to be in the know. The short can be repaired by putting the battery to charge so you can be back up in seconds, but this can ruin a shoot if you're on location and can't access The intended purpose of this battery is to fit into the FS5 and EX1R interchangeable lenses. It works well with both lenses. The battery life has been reliable on the half dozen shoots I've done so far. My final solution was to solder a 12V-to-28V converter in order to get the functionality I was looking for This kit includes an Auto parts 5V USB voltage converter (also available in auto parts stores) and a female D-ring You can tap with a U-shaped object The battery plate has 60 cells. As a result, I can use my existing U30 and U60 batteries, and it has a better form factor than the USB drive There are three fixed directions of power coming from a tap battery. A video camera and an audio recorder are connected to the camera's monitor output while both are powered by the U-Line Additionally, 60 results in a terrible ground loop (unable to hear the audio in the camera, but it sounds fine on the recorder). It is just the physics of the setup that causes the ground loop. Therefore, I think it is even more important to use a good camera. It's possible to run AKS off of the SD card if you are getting this set up. You can use it for slow charging your phone, so it should work fine. If you intend to use the USB for anything other than slow charging your phone, you might wish to consider.

Jaime Duran

| Jul 21, 2020

Plugging in dtap in the wrong way will short out your battery. The only way to fix this is to place your battery on the charger for a moment. Always carry a charger when you are out. Keeping it in the truck with an ac/dc cigarette lighter adapter is a good idea. As a result, if I am on set without power, I can always run into the truck for a second and reset the battery. I always keep a few spare ones on hand. As well as if you are using it on the Sony FS5 as both a monitor and power supply. Despite the fact that you may still have two bars of power left and plenty of power to monitor, the camera will automatically shut down when battery power reaches 25%. Because of a communication error with the battery, the camera may think there is less power than it actually has and begins saving footage. This means I don't have to mount a big, bulky V-mount battery to my camera to power my camera and monitor. However, there are some issues with it, like not communicating with it well and shutting away when there is enough juice in it. Both a 4k pro res monitor and a 4k recording camera can be powered by the same battery for two straight hours. Although the battery could last a little longer, the camera shuts down too early due to believing the battery is low.

Terrance Giles

| Jan 09, 2021

It gives me about 2 hours of recording time while powering my Sony FS5 and Shogun Inferno via a By using only one battery rather than three, you significantly reduce the weight of the rig. It was a revelation for me. The only reason others only rely on these is a mystery to me. Despite how cool they are, they're still CHEAP, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that they work. I don't know how you can put thousands of dollars on cheap batteries and then blame them for ruining your reputation. I'm pretty sure you are not super intelligent. The original batteries will stay in my kit as a backup, but I will add at least one more as well as a fast charger since these things are AMAZING. There are other batteries like this that cost twice as much, and at that point, you might as well get a VMount or AB system set up.

I kept one star off because I wish the volume was a little bigger.

Halle West

| Dec 28, 2020

With one battery, we are able to power both the camera and the Atomos Shogun without having to use two batteries simultaneously. must say that even after we charged it twice, it did not appear to hold a charge and when we plugged it into the camera it was dead, so this week we will give it another chance to see if it still holds its charge.

Charlee Vaughan

| Jan 20, 2021