7.7V is fine. A freshly charged LP-E12 will be up around 8.4V (even though it is 'rated' for 7.4V).

Hey Kevin I really wonder your thoughts did you use the 3rd party one how was it ? I'd love to buy the orginal one but I cant find it anywhere. Btw as you know cannon m50 doesnt have app to connect obs or any stream program. How do you stream with m50 ?

Great video. I've used several 3rd party ones for quite a while for different cameras and have never had a problem I also use power banks with 5v to 9v converter. Works fantastically. Each to their own though.

Hey mate, keep up the great work, just a quick question, is it good if i keep it plugged in overnight or should i unplug it everytime i finish recording, thanks

The Original Canon Version is 7.4v. I'd recommend Glorich currently has one which is also 7.4v which is what I currently have. My Original Canon dummy battery doesnt work it turns my camera off after a while. That explains why Canon Discontinued it from there website.

I usually lean towards 'try the cheap option' just because there is usually nothing to lose. If something doesn't work, you haven't wasted much money. When it comes to 'something sending electricity into your valuable equipment', I'm being guided by you, and by other commenters here, towards buying the official Canon one. 500 quid camera, 200+ quid lens on it (everyone should remember that the lens takes power too, for focus/stabilising), and that's all at risk for the sake of saving 40-50 quid for the dummy battery. I will still use cheap batteries in the camera, but only because those aren't attached to the mains. If I do get the dummy battery, I'll stick with Canon... but will obviously shop around for a good deal!

Dummy Batteries work, they don't have problems with Voltage spikes because it has a voltage regulator , you see the black box inbetween the camera and the wall outlet, that will protect from a voltage spike, now some people use a USB connection to power their camera to the wall and that is a no no, that will blow your camera if there is a voltage spike. because when you connect a power source to the USB that funnels the power from the USB though the Camera's mainboard then to the power connections, but dummy battery it doesn't go directly tot he camera's main board.. the other option if your afraid, is get a dummy battery and then connect the dummy battery to a Anker Powercore 26800 PD this is a battery source that gives power delivery because it's a big battery you will never get a voltage spike. look up Anker powercore 26800 PD it will work fine..

Hy! Your video is very unique and useful! May you could help me. Im using a Nikon D5300. Its battery uses 7.2V but in my Feelworld Monitor there is a 8.4V DC output. If I buy a specific dummy battery, is it safe to conncent it to the 8.4V port or will/can it destroy my camera?

What about the usb powered ones? Like say using a original usb charger from a phone 5v 2A to 9v dummy battery.

What's the ID on that monopod?

You should copy pasted the listing from the other website onto either Google, or to Amazon, or better yet pasted B&H Photo’s search bar. You most likely would’ve gotten the more official a dummy battery if you would’ve done that, particularly if you had a copied the listing and posted it in the search of an official a canon a retailers a search bar like B&H photo, even Best Buy would’ve probably given you a A better result is they are official a Canon retailers same thing with Walmart, all these retailers would’ve given you the official Canon a dummy battery, or more certified third-party dummy batteries for that camera. Also battery retailers may have more official dummy batteries them selves for that type of camera. For me I trust authorize retailers but I always tried to copy the listing for a the items that I am looking for, for my devices and then re-posting them to the authorized retailers in search bar. This always helps when trying to find the correct items that I need for my devices.

Insightful video, Sir. It's been 4 years since this video was uploaded. Now there are dummy batteries with USB in the end instead of a plug. I'm on the fence on buying the USB end. I'd like to plug it to my pc directly just like a webcam. If you can shed some light on safety and risk, I would be grateful.

Hey, if you have a Sony A5100 and buy a good quality dummy battery for it, will it be able to stay on the whole day and start recording and streaming at any time with no problem?

what happens if u accidentally use a 5V power bank to your 8V required NP-FZ100 dummy battery connected to your Sony A74 camera?... would the under volting for a few seconds have the chance to fry the camera or not? thank uu

Great video! Can you share the details of the red tripod?

Hey Kevin long time and not seen a video of yours. As you may or may not know I have an original Canon M and a cheap dummy battery. For me it has worked fine for years. I am not a heavy user of the camera and mix between photo and video use. When shooting talking head video then using the dummy battery is great as I know power will be ok. As for you with a newer model camera I would probably go for the branded version. It’s not that I don’t care. However it’s cheaper for me to replace my old camera than your m50 should I ever have a problem. As you say, the cameras are built to use the dummy battery. I look forward to seeing what you choose.

I used a dummy battery for my fuji camera, and it smell like burning a little , is that normal or shall I worry?

is there official sony a6000 dummy battery? where can i get it?

From what ive seen id say only buy the official dummy battery. Theres another KZfaqr named Diana Gladney who bought a 3rd party one and it broke her camera. She made videos about it as well. The camera had to be sent in to be fixed and Amazon didnt do anything for her except refunding cost of the dummy battery and thats all.

will my camera still die

I’m using canon 200d and i stream game on youtube Facebook can i use dummy battery in my 200d Camera?

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What tripod is that?

just look in your output battery 5:14

You have your autofocus set to capture faces so it's constantly trying to find your face and focus on that.... this is a setting you can change. That's why it kept trying to find your face when you're sticking the battery close to the lens. Why did you make a video about "is a Dummy battery safe" before getting the battery? Especially when it was coming the next day? weird

Dummy batteries are such a crapshoot. I bought the expensive Kondor Blue 'regulated' dummy battery for my Lumix S1. Supposed to take 12-17v input, output 8v. I plugged it into my np-f plate 12v output, and camera wouldn't turn on. I checked with pins on the dummy battery, and wouldn't you know it, 12v, no regulation to 8v. Luckily, my camera still works normally with a battery, but damn. Could have fried it. Lying companies. No reputable company is putting out a decent dummy battery. None. It's a gamble. I've used them successfully, and unsuccessfully. Sad.

Yeah, stay away from third party ones. I've only used genuine Sony batteries for my a7, and the NP FW50 dummy battery. Been using them for many years without any issues. 👍