Equivalent to smartphones, (hand)camera batteries have seen very little Innovation, and many battery models have been around for years, if not decades.
That NiteCore UFZ100 is a 2250mAh designed to replace those 2280mAh Sony NP-FZ100 battery and has a built-in USB-C port and an LED charge level indicator (3 levels).
Many users will find this extremely handy, especially casual users who only need a battery or two at most. For example, I can do my photographic work with a single battery. The same applies to a short video report if the recording was well prepared.
Users who need 3-5 batteries may find it more convenient to use a classic multi-battery charger. The downside to these large chargers is the potential space they take up in a backpack. They also use proprietary connectors, which poses a problem if the charger is lost or unavailable.
While I really like this Nitecore battery design, I wish they had placed the USB port on the bottom of the battery, facing outwards instead of having it on the “belly”. This way we could have kept the battery going during web streaming events, for example. Instead, we still have to buy a dummy battery.
It’s also important to note that the battery capacity is slightly lower than Sony’s batteries (by 30mAh or 2.2%). This is no doubt due to the internal space occupied by the USB-C circuitry. It’s a compromise I find totally acceptable for the added convenience.
Filed in . Read more about Batteries, Sony and USB-C. Source: gizmodo
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