Give your camera more POWER! 🔋🔌

Here are some great products to help you power your camera anywhere!

Intro - 00:00
In this video, we look at some alternative power options for your camera! We talk about both powering your camera in the field, as well as at home when plugged into the wall, and look at some solutions for both use cases.

Field Power - 01:30
There are really two ways to go about powering your camera in the field. The first is charging your camera batteries in the field, and the second is directly powering your camera off a larger power source such as a USB battery bank. The first is helpful for long trips without access to wall power, and the second can be useful when changing batteries is difficult such as when shooting video or time-lapses.

Luckily, camera brands are starting to catch on, and many newer camera chargers are USB-powered allowing them to be used in the field or at home. This means that a simple USB power bank can be used to keep your batteries charged in the field. If your camera charger doesn’t support USB power, many aftermarket chargers are available (see the links above).

Home Power - 07:27
If you are looking to power your camera directly off a larger power source, check to see if your camera supports charging or powering via USB. If it does, simply buy a USB power bank (linked above) and directly connect it to your camera. Do be sure to get a power bank that supports the same power standard as your camera (Power Delivery “PD” or PowerIQ). If your camera doesn’t support USB power directly, just pick up a Tether Tools Case Relay with a “dummy battery” and you’ll be good to go!

Lastly, if you are looking to power your camera for longer at home (this is super helpful for video shooters), a dummy battery with an AC adapter or USB “wall wart” can be a great option.

Whatever your power goals are, there is most likely a power solution that will fit your needs!

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[forestchaput]

Have you ever wanted or needed more power for your camera? Let me know!

[extremelydave]

2 years gone by and this video is STILL helping people. Thanks for sharing info!!!!

[garyrowe]

You can charge an R5 at 18w but it needs 9v 3A (27w) delivered to run the R5. So need a PD supply that can give 3A at 9v - a more expensive powerbank than any I'd had before!

[amrutanair]

thank you so much for this. so informative!

[malcolmaliktraining]

Greetings. Do we still leave the camera battery in the csmera or will it run the camera without the battery from the power bank?

[carladavies]

Thanks Forrest for the great information!
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[filmworks]

Thank you so much for your video. You have helped me with my solutions with Tether Tools.

[cerimorganphotography]

Thank you for this video. This is a great help.

[prateekbhardwaj]

your studio setup is super awesome, same color tablelamp concept is amazing, looking beautiful the color of ur walls

[HupteFamily]

Great video. Excellent explanation
Thanks

[pasegers]

thank you for this video, it is the first and only for the moment that answers all the questions i had in my mind 😉

[Zazi]

Thank you so much for this. You've explained excellently

[KarmaRayshar]

Thanks for the video. It helps me for a longer period of filming.❤

[ricktoffer]

Thank you, I was looking for a good power bank but learned I can use a power bank as a battery and more. Cool!

[danielhalverson]

Hey this was really useful information! Now I know what I'll need to buy for my upcoming roadtrip. Thanks Mr. Forest!

[BRP]

Your timing is basically perfect! I was looking for something just like this to extend the life of my shooting sessions. ❤️❤️❤️

[nicholasflores]

Very helpful as I've just bought an Anker power bank to use with my Nikon Z5 and wanted ideas and options to get the most from it.

[nautifella]

I remember the _Sunpac_ car battery sized power pack. Ok, they weren't actually the size of a car battery, but after a day of shooting in the field they seemed like it. The Sunpac batteries were roughly the size of four-DVD movie cases and weighed about two pounds. I carried four on a belt, four more in my pack.
I would shoot fairs and festivals, dirt track races and outer edges of professional sporting events. I tried to be the first there and the last to leave. thirty rolls of thirty-six exposures was a good day of work.

[bruceleonard]

Excellent video summary of this issue. I do Astro and timelapse and have figured out some of these issues that you have confirmed for me. I use a Teather Tools dummy battery on my Canon R5. What’s cool about it is that it has an external in-line battery that connects to my power bank which allows me to even swap power banks without loosing power to the camera.

I also can connect my PD power bank directly to the camera USB C port but I often use that port fior my Timelapse+ View.

[jonnytacooutdoors]

Do you know offhand if the a7siii supports being powered by a battery? Does it need to be 14.4v battery like the v mount batteries are I think the anker is 15v