I doubt anybody (outside of Sony, maybe?) has done a lot of exhaustive battery life comparisons between using a wall charger and USB charging, but I have routinely been using USB battery packs/car chargers with my A7r/A7s/A7rII since getting one and they work great. Having the "car charger" for the battery built into the camera is pretty great.
Is there any drawback to using a typical 5v external USB battery for charging phones with these cameras versus actually finding a 7.2v pack? I assume the camera will draw more current when supplied with a lower voltage, so this could reduce the battery life compared to using a 7.2v source.
You can try, but something tells me what it'll be big flop :-)
Sony A6300 lessons/video, not free
https://www.creativelive.com/courses/sony-a6300-fast-start-john-greengo
the GH4 is reliable and with a closer priice.
why don't you just go for it?
@Vitaliy_Kiselev, Sony need improvement the issues on theirs cameras. I like the NX1, but I have some Sony lenses and I cant invest in another optical system.
@peaceonearth, you have undestand the example, dont think in a box if this camera is eqiuvalent to a Porsche or a Toyota, but think a Boxster isnt a GT3 RS, but both are Porsche, anyaway, forget the Porsche example if you have centered in if this camera is equivalente to a Porsche or a Kia. Then imagine a Civic, and the driver need every 30 minutes turn off the vehicle because the engine is overheat. Is the respect to thee consumer. I see some homemade solutions that make owners of the A6300 and I think in the respect to consumers and that Sony can not make a fully efficient article. Ok, now if i buy a Picanto, a cheap utilitary car an dont have the price of an Audi A8, i need make modifications for better working of the inexpensive car.
Very intelligent, if I dont pay for a Varicam my GX8 need turn off my camera for recording video, if I need a better camera then buy an Alexa or a Varicam. Panasonic has several cameras that record 4K, some cheaper than A6300 and have no problem, the GH4 is reliable and with a closer priice.
that comparison it totally off. A6300 is neither a Porsche nor expensive nor a sports car. It's a cheap 4K camera with great results in photo and video both. If you need professional reliability for long recording spend some more money - it doesn't have to be Porsche equivalent. I don't know about Samsung but if it's better go for that.
I dont know if laugh or cry with Sony. They make the best sensors, great gear and cant make a camera without overheating issue, is like I buy a Porsche or a expensive sport card and need stop every 45 minutes because the engine is overheat. The need a lesson from Panasonic in that aspect; with GH2, GX7 and now GX8 I never had issue of overheating, with the NEX-5N after short time the camera is a grill
It is not so complex thing. You can look at Samsung who has best APS-C cameras designs considering video (with removing all flash related things from body and very small motherboard).
As I can understand Sony has big issues designing LSI, especially after big compacts sales fall.
Thanks @peaceonearth
I dont know if laugh or cry with Sony. They make the best sensors, great cameras but cant make a camera without overheating issue, is like I buy a Porsche or a expensive sport card and need stop every 45 minutes because the engine is overheat. The need a lesson from Panasonic in that aspect; with GH2, GX7 and now GX8 I never had issue of overheating, with the NEX-5N after short time the camera is a grill
When you use this camera with short clips, you turn off or only let of record and keep the camera power on? I like this camera for a future in 6 months or a year, Is like a mini A7S/A7R but for video dont look very functional.
My question for you and everyone that use the A6300 for similar jobs is, how get control the overheat in a filmation?
Mike Linn is not the author. He is feeding p-v with footage :-) Nevertheless there are no issues for these bzs shots, You will never shoot clips which are longer 10 mins
I had it in bright daylight (25°C) as B-cam for an interview. 2,5hrs in total of shooting, 22 Clips, 3min shortest, 23mins (last one) longest. No issues. If you need constant shooting of clips >20mins get another camera. For what I use it it's perfect.
@MikeLinn, very nice work. The videoclip is very original and the footage of the making of with the A6300 have a look cinematic.
My question for you and everyone that use the A6300 for similar jobs is, how get control the overheat in a filmation?
This will be next step of progress.
Sony A8300, now with 8K, rec. limit without external cooler - 50 seconds, limit with portable cooler - 10 minutes. limit with on belt extended cooler - up to 29 minutes 29 seconds.
The rolling shutter of this camera is ugly. :(
It is known for long. :-)
The rolling shutter of this camera is ugly. :(
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