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Use USB power banks to get hours more shooting time out of your camera

February 9, 2017John Aldred

The more features that get packed into each new generation of cameras, the less time batteries seem to last. Things like liveview, gps, WiFi, NFC, VR/IS, and a host of other doohickies just drain them faster than they used to. Even if your camera doesn’t feature superfluous battery draining features, other things can kill them […]

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Power your camera for days on a battery that takes seconds to charge

November 24, 2016John Aldred

Now this is an idea I think we can all get behind. Anything that keeps us charged faster and for longer while out shooting can’t be bad. So, imagine being able to go out and shoot as much as you want for as long as you want without having to worry about your battery life […]

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Solar X action cam gets 6-hours of battery life from solar panels

January 8, 2016Gannon Burgett

Nikon stole the action camera spotlight at CES 2016, but a company called ACTIVEON is looking to make a mark of their own with the Solar X, an action cam that can use solar panels to keep the battery running an extra four hours. Without the add-on sola…