Battery belt?

[Shawn Nelson]

I'll duck if this is a stupid question...but could Red be run off of a battery belt? I'm not sure how to get the XLR power into the Red, but something like this could be a nice backup
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4717-REG/Bescor_PRB20XLR_PRB_20XLR_Heavy_Duty_Starved.html

I'll definitely prefer my Red power pack, I'm just thinking of backup to my backup.

[Stuart English]

Shawn, to use that you would need to change the XLR out or build a short XLR to 6 pin LEMO adaptor cable.

[Shawn Nelson]

Oh sweet! Hmmm, now i just gotta get a male 4-pin XLR to 6-pin Lemo! I just don't want to get stranded somewhere without options.

The spec on that particular belt is 216WH/18AH. So would that translate to roughly 150% of one Red battery?

[Ryan Sims]

For hand held work, I think the battery belt packs are the way to go. It just takes that extra weight off your shoulders. Of course, the downside is that it may make the camera front heavy. You also tend to get the same or more run time for less cost than battery bricks.

[Anders Holck]

A few downsides to this model:
Battery belt is 17 lbs
Red Bricks should be around 2.4 lbs

The Voltage is only 12v, this can drop significantly during discharge so the camera might shut off prematurely.

[garageman]

Can we make a belt for the red brick, take it off the camera and connect it via cable to the camera? or do we definitely need the brick for ballast?

[Emanuel A.]

Can we make a belt for the red brick, take it off the camera and connect it via cable to the camera? Good idea.

[Anders Holck]

Hawk makes a V-Lock battery belt.
http://www.andersholck.com/images/belt.jpg

[Michael Brennan]

For hand held work, I think the battery belt packs are the way to go. It just takes that extra weight off your shoulders. Of course, the downside is that it may make the camera front heavy. You also tend to get the same or more run time for less cost than battery bricks.

Battery belts make it impossible for you to put the camera down and quickly do err anything.
Not such an issue for well crewed features, but being able to work quickly in hand held mode is vital for doc work.


Want to pass the camera to someone as you climb a ladder or jump on a boat?
You'll have to switch off unplug, tidy cable replug switch on and wait for RED to boot.

Want to do a ground level shot but need to adjust some forground foliage or leave the camera rolling on the ground or a table while you wander off acting like it isnt?

Extra girth gets in the way when trying to move like a snake through a crowd.
Even makes putting a seat belt on that little more trickey.



But a remote battery is an excellent way to lower profile and keep weight down in particular circumastances like shooting from a moving vehicle, it just doesnt have to be around your waist!

But day to day for doc work it is troublesome which is why I don't know any doc shooters who regularly use it for hand held doc work.




Mike Brennan

[Adrian T.]

RED makes its own belt clip! :innocent:


We even have a belt clip for the battery.

Jim

[Charles Angus]

A few downsides to this model:
Battery belt is 17 lbs
Red Bricks should be around 2.4 lbs

The Voltage is only 12v, this can drop significantly during discharge so the camera might shut off prematurely.


It is my understanding that a nominal "12v" battery will be 13.5v-14v fully charged and discharge to about 10.5v (for a deep cycle battery). The "12v" equipment I work with will continue to operate normally to about 10.5v. I don't know about RED. Minimum voltage, anyone?

[Stuart English]

RED ONE minimum acceptable input voltage is 11.5V.

Yes we are experimenting with a belt clip version of the RED V plate. Formal news on that in a little bit.

[Anders Holck]

It is my understanding that a nominal "12v" battery will be 13.5v-14v fully charged and discharge to about 10.5v

Which is the good thing about a 14.4v battery, it normally never dips below 12v

[donatello b]

"Yes we are experimenting with a belt clip version of the RED V plate"

i find the camera sits on a tripod/dolly 60% of the time - any plans for a double block battery ? or would this be a 3rd party making a custom power cable for double block batts out there already ?

[Harmonica]

RED ONE minimum acceptable input voltage is 11.5V.

Yes we are experimenting with a belt clip version of the RED V plate. Formal news on that in a little bit.

This is great news! Winter shooting (particularily in Minnesota at -40 degrees F) is not very feasible with an exposed battery. It will come in handy to be able to clip the battery under a nice warm coat! I hope it is included with the purchase of the battery:wink:

[Shawn Nelson]

So you can use a 14v battery system into a 12v camera intake? I thought that would fry things...