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September 9th, 2006, 12:18 PM
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Major Player
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Will the standard canon input from the CH110 fit?
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September 9th, 2006, 12:34 PM
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makes no sence to me. how much effort/ moving around the camera, just to change a batt.?
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September 9th, 2006, 03:50 PM
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The advantage of a totally internal battery bay is that no matter what size battery you use, the size of the camera remains the same, i.e. no big battery poking you in the nose if you use the viewfinder. |
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September 9th, 2006, 05:23 PM
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Obstreperous Rex
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That's right Tim; the extra "trouble" of an internal batt. adds all of about one second to the time it takes to change batts. It's simply no big deal, and the benefits of an internal mount (especially in colder weather) far outweigh any drawbacks. Honestly I can't think of any drawbacks. You get seven hours endurance from a BP-970G in this camera.
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September 9th, 2006, 08:05 PM
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footage?
So Chris, I see a cable plugged into the HD out, did you happen to look up from the battery compartment and see any footage?????
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September 10th, 2006, 04:04 AM
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Obstreperous Rex
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It was cabled to an LCD monitor. Now I'll have to go back and see what kind it is.
The look of the video is all Canon, exactly like the XL H1 as far as I could tell. |
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September 10th, 2006, 12:51 PM
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any word on my question about the CH110??
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September 10th, 2006, 01:44 PM
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I live in Michigan, shoot in cold weather and your battery doesn't last very long at all. Sure you can make your own battery "coats" but internal battery bays are kind of nice.
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September 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM
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A positive of an internal battery is that it can't get bumped off. On my vx2000 when i used the the large 970 batteries i've broken contact occassionally when the back of the camera is pushed up against my body. Let me tell you its no small deal when in the middle of shooting the camera goes dead.
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September 12th, 2006, 07:58 PM
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Obstreperous Rex
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For Matthew -- the CH-910 dual battery holder / charger connects to the Canon GL, XL and XH camcorders using a dummy battery plate which attaches to the external battery well on those camcorders. What you would have to do with the XH cams is to rig a special cable that has the proper ring / tip sleeves on both ends and connect it to the camera at its DC input jack. So I suppose you could fabricate such a thing, but I would have to ask, why would you bother. The BP-970G battery will power an A1 or G1 for about seven hours... are you really going to need constant, uninterrupted DC power for longer than that amount of time?
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September 13th, 2006, 08:21 AM
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So you are saying the CH910 is not "techincally" a supported add on for the XH
I only ask because I own for my Xl2 and 2 BP 945's which provide an awful lot of power. Would be nice to retain its usefullness. |
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September 13th, 2006, 09:37 AM
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Obstreperous Rex
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Right, technically it is not supported (think about it... how would you attach the dummy battery plate to a connector that's inside that internal battery compartment?) -- but you could probably rig a special cable to the DC input jack using the workaround I described above.
One BP-970G is almost like having two BP-945 batteries anyway, so no big deal. |
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September 13th, 2006, 03:52 PM
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I guess you're right Chris. As always. I can also use the 945's independently...
I did notice that two 945's running seperate dont last as long as coupled on the Ch910. Any reason? Who much is the 970? I would love to put two on the Ch910! I would never have to turn it off! But yes, I will probably purchase one with the XhA1 |
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September 15th, 2006, 09:18 AM
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Chris, looking at the pictures on the Watchdog, I'm not finding any port to connect a DC power supply. Does this mean that the XH cameras can ONLY be powered by the battery, with no capability at all to run off converted wall current?
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September 15th, 2006, 10:06 AM
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Well now that you mention it Pete, I can't find it either. But surely it has one, perhaps underneath somewhere. Looks like I'll have to ask Canon USA to clarify its location for us.
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