PMW-300 and the BPU-60 battery at DVinfo.net

Glen Vandermolen · May 2nd, 2014, 03:53 PM

How long will a BPU-60 battery last? How many hours are you guys getting?

Andy Wilkinson · May 2nd, 2014, 04:20 PM

Less than on my old EX3. I have 3 x BPU-60s, one new the other two nearly 6-years old (plus the new small BPU-30 that came with the PMW-300).

I reckon I get 2/3, maybe 3/4 of the time on the PMW-300 compared to my old EX3 for each battery...2-3 hours max depending on the way each shoot goes. For sure I have been aware of a faster drain on batteries since I upgraded to this cam - but it is by no means excessive/a problem.

I guess that might be down to the extra processing needed for 50Mbps 4.2.2 over the 35Mbs 4.2.0 on the 3?

Images are lovely, so I'm happy!

Andrew Smith · May 3rd, 2014, 05:01 AM

The viewfinder image monitor is bigger (and a better technology), and also the encoding/processing chip in the PMW-300 is more powerful .... hence it can support the firmware upgrade for the XAVC format and the PMW-200 can't. These two aspects could easily explain the higher usage rate.

But, hey, the images are gorgeous!

Andrew

PS. I haven't used the camera on a shoot yet, only receiving it a couple of days ago. A fully charged BPU-30 battery shows 92 mins on the viewfinder, FWIW.

May 2nd, 2014, 03:53 PM	#1
Glen Vandermolen Space Hipster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,596	PMW-300 and the BPU-60 battery How long will a BPU-60 battery last? How many hours are you guys getting?

May 2nd, 2014, 04:20 PM	#2
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Re: PMW-300 and the BPU-60 battery Less than on my old EX3. I have 3 x BPU-60s, one new the other two nearly 6-years old (plus the new small BPU-30 that came with the PMW-300). I reckon I get 2/3, maybe 3/4 of the time on the PMW-300 compared to my old EX3 for each battery...2-3 hours max depending on the way each shoot goes. For sure I have been aware of a faster drain on batteries since I upgraded to this cam - but it is by no means excessive/a problem. I guess that might be down to the extra processing needed for 50Mbps 4.2.2 over the 35Mbs 4.2.0 on the 3? Images are lovely, so I'm happy! __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

May 3rd, 2014, 05:01 AM	#3
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,016	Re: PMW-300 and the BPU-60 battery The viewfinder image monitor is bigger (and a better technology), and also the encoding/processing chip in the PMW-300 is more powerful .... hence it can support the firmware upgrade for the XAVC format and the PMW-200 can't. These two aspects could easily explain the higher usage rate. But, hey, the images are gorgeous! Andrew PS. I haven't used the camera on a shoot yet, only receiving it a couple of days ago. A fully charged BPU-30 battery shows 92 mins on the viewfinder, FWIW.