Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7
April 10th, 2008, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,497
Damon, Jyrki Hokkanen summarized Li-Ion care...
Damon, Jyrki Hokkanen summarized Li-Ion care exactly right. In addition, only high end Li-Ion batteries have fuel gauge circuits built-in. The only reason ever to cycle a Li-Ion battery is to...
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Forum: Sony HVR-A1 and HDR-HC Series
March 16th, 2008, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,303
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 27th, 2008, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,798
You are thinking from the technical point of...
You are thinking from the technical point of view, instead of business angle. Have you heard of some inkjet printer companies that design their printers not to accept generic cartridges?
As far as...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 27th, 2008, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,798
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 27th, 2008, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,798
It is not black and white, if you loaded them...
It is not black and white, if you loaded them 45/105wh it is about .42, which is not bad. Loading the U60 33/56wh is .58 which is worse. You might get lucky and get away with it, but the general rule...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 27th, 2008, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,798
Brian, you identified the problem correctly....
Brian, you identified the problem correctly. Still, let me add a little more in depth explanation. What you experienced was more of a simptom than a problem (the battery internal circuit breaker...
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Forum: Photon Management
February 15th, 2008, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,524
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
January 30th, 2008, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,952
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Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant
January 22nd, 2008, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 92,638
It is true for Sony, not Panasonic. Panasonic...
It is true for Sony, not Panasonic. Panasonic does not put any smart chips in their batteries. I already posted a guess on another forum, might be trying to run the camera while charging. It can only...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 14th, 2008, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 9,073
It is my understanding that the EX style...
It is my understanding that the EX style batteries has new "fuel gauging" circuitry in them, similar to AB batteries. Is it possible that when you guys are talking of self discharging while on the...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
January 6th, 2008, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,434
Levi, keep in mind that the Li-Ion based...
Levi, keep in mind that the Li-Ion based batteries (Dionics) self discharge about 2-3% /month. NiMh like Hytrons a bit faster around 5-10% /month. So if you put them on a charger once a week or so,...
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Forum: Home, Away From Home
January 1st, 2008, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 30,973
It is a good question. Shipping Fedex or UPS,...
It is a good question. Shipping Fedex or UPS, they travel on their own cargo planes. DOT (dept of transportation) in general allows for unregulated shipping of under 100wh batteries. It is the big...
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Forum: Home, Away From Home
January 1st, 2008, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 30,973
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Forum: Home, Away From Home
January 1st, 2008, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 30,973
Dave, unfortunately there is truth to this, not...
Dave, unfortunately there is truth to this, not just rumors. If you scroll up to my message #18, you will see some scary looking evidence.
You are right, that internal defects are the biggest evil,...
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Forum: Home, Away From Home
December 30th, 2007, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 30,973
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Forum: Home, Away From Home
December 29th, 2007, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 30,973
This picture is self explanatory. A recent...
This picture is self explanatory. A recent incident with a video crew traveling on assignment to cover Anna Nichole Smith death... http://dolgin.net/Li-IonFire.jpg Also, there was a total loss of a...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 20th, 2007, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,093
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 20th, 2007, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,093
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 20th, 2007, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,093
At this point just thinking about it :-)
All...
At this point just thinking about it :-)
All the web pictures of the new EX style battery show it looking down at it. Do you know if the contacts are similar to the NPF970 battery? Can it physically...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 19th, 2007, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,093
Technically, you are right. Need to find out...
Technically, you are right. Need to find out first if the input accepts more than 12V or not. Most likely it *will* accept the same range as the battery voltage. Hard to imagine that there is not a...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 19th, 2007, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,093
Unless there is a mistake...
Unless there is a mistake http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/526424-REG/Sony_BP_U60_BP_U60_Lithium_Ion_Battery.html the new Sony battery is 14.4V nominal (16.4 fully charged)
You should be OK...
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Forum: Digital Video Industry News
December 11th, 2007, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,703
Dan, while it is true that there is a lot of...
Dan, while it is true that there is a lot of progress being made in that direction, that is making the batteries that can discharge high currents (for power tool applications, etc.) and accept high...
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Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7
October 30th, 2007, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,071
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Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7
October 28th, 2007, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,071
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Forum: Photon Management
October 10th, 2007, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,305
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