[Music] Hi I'm Dustin Abbott what does a Fujifilm xh2 a Sony a7r Mark 5 and a Canon EOS R5 have in common well today The answer is is that all three of them Are running aftermark Market batteries From the company small rig in fact over The last 5 weeks I have been exclusively Using using these batteries in all of These cameras and I'm here to report on My findings today the premise here is is That small rig camera batteries deliver More power and some unique charging Options at roughly half the price of the Original first-party Brands that's the Claim but do they hold up in that well As noted I've been using them for the Last 5 weeks and the thing that has Stood out to me the most compared to any Kind of aftermarket batter that I've Used before is that on none of these Systems have I gotten any kind of error Message message in fact that was one of The things that has been the most Limiting in the in the past is getting a Dire message popping up you know warning You about you know either a warranty Issue or this this accessory is not Compatible etc etc but in this case These batteries are fully compatible With all three of these Brands and they Function flawlessly just like the Original OEM batteries and on top of That all of these have a very unique way
Of charging them and that is that they Have a built-in USBC Port allow them not Only to charge directly via USBC but Also there can take a little bit higher Current for charging through that method 5 volt at 2.2 amps and so you can charge Them from 0 to 100% in about 2 and 1/2 Hours now that doesn't maybe sound Particularly fast but it is faster than The charge rate you can get from the Original OEM batteries now in all three Of these cases they have a capacity of 2400 Mah and as we'll break it down by Each brand you can see that that gives You a varying amount but always a Considerable bit more capacity than what The original OEM battery does probably Most importantly is that while cameras Have become really good for allowing you To charge batteries in camera and in Some cases you maybe have a a separate Charger that you can put the batteries In in this case it really gives you the Flexibility that you don't have to tie Up your camera charging in camera and a USBC cable they do come with one by the Way but USBC cables and uh charging Bricks have become pretty ubiquitous at This point which means that it you could Have shoot multiple cameras and instead Of having to bring along multiple Chargers you could really have just one Cord for which you can charge any of These batteries from and so there is
Certainly flexibility that comes through That so let's break it down by each one Of these Brands and see how they compare With price performance and capacity now In the case of Canon we have a Replacement for Canon's LP E6 NH battery Pack that has been in uh you know they Keep updating the battery pack but this Basic form factor of the lp6 has been Around for probably 10 years at this Point and so this is a battery that is Compatible with a lot of different Canon Cameras because even though they've Updated the science along the way They've always been backward backwards Compatible along the way and so in this Case as noted all of these are 2400 Mah And that compares to 2,130 Mah for the original Canon battery Pack and so by my math that's 270 Additional Mah of battery capacity Meaning that you're going to get more Shots uh per charge or longer video run Time and that factor right there can be The big issue if you do shoot video Particularly if you're shooting at Higher bit rates higher resolutions you Can burn through batteries pretty quick On average you get about an hour of Runtime shooting at 4K 60 or 8K and Byproduct is is that you can go through A battery surprisingly quickly so having Backups is always useful and in this Case you're getting the replacement
Battery at the MSRP from today uh this Is from B&H Photo so no sales just the Basic price $39.99 versus $79 for the Original Canon battery so obviously that Makes it a really strong value and that You could buy nearly two of these for The price of just one of those Canon Batteries get large capacity and more Options in charge them I will note one Other thing just kind of a unique Observation about the design over the Other two and that is that the the other Two have the USB charge port on the end Of the battery this actually has it on The front face and it must have Something to do with just either the Arrangement of the cells in there or Probably more likely just the unique Place where Canon's contact points are And so that is the one deviation there Now on Sony we have a replacement for The Npfz100 battery pack that uh was debuted I believe on the Sony a7r Mark III and Has been used in the majority of Sony's Camera since that point so again the Capacity for the small rig is 2400 Mah The Sony OEM battery pack is 2280 it's The largest capacity of these three but Still you're getting an additional 120 Mah few more shots a little longer Runtime now this is the most expensive Of the three it runs today $44.99 that compares to $78 for the
Original Sony battery and so not quite As much savings but obviously still Giving you you know about $33 Difference in price point and so again You could buy two of these for just $12 More than what you would pay for just One of the Sony battery packs finally on Fuji we have a replacement for the mpw 235 battery pack that has been come Common over the last about 3 years in Their various cameras in this case the Capacity 2400 for small rig versus 2200 Mah for the original Fuji battery pack So again 200 Mah that's that's going to Make a difference price difference here Is $35.90 for the small rig versus $ 6479 for the Fuji battery pack so once Again a really nice savings to be had There over the last 5 weeks I have had Zero issues using these batteries in Fact it's just like I have the original Batteries in there and I while I haven't Scientifically clocked in the runtime I Can tell that I'm getting at least as Much if not just a little bit more in Terms of the battery capacity that I'm Accustomed to have having at this point And so I really don't see a huge Downside obviously I haven't used them Long term yet and seen how they held up But small rig does show some really Impressive specs in terms of the design Philosophy and the engineering in these And over the years I've used a lot of
Small rig products and I've typically Been fairly impressed with them all so I Feel great confidence in using these Batteries going ahead and they'll Continue to be in my my cameras as the Main battery and I'll use the original OEM batteries as backups as needed I'm Dustin Abbot and if you're interested in More information you can check out the Buying links in the description down Below thanks for watching have a great Day and let the light [Music] In
