Camera batteries are one of those accessories that photographers never think about until something goes wrong. They\u2019re small enough to vanish into the bottom of a bag or a jacket pocket, common enough to own several of and regularly mix up, and important enough that losing one mid-trip can force an early stop to a shoot. The solution most people reach for is buying more of them, which only increases the number of things to keep track of.<\/p>\n
The FALCAM TagBatt addresses the problem from inside the battery itself. Compatible with Sony\u2019s NP-FZ100 form factor, it integrates Apple\u2019s Find My tracking technology directly into the cell, so the battery carries its own location data wherever it goes. If it ends up left behind at a studio, a venue, or the seat pocket of a flight, the Find My app will flag it and show its last known position.<\/p>\n
Designer: FALCAM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Because the tracker lives inside the battery rather than clipped to a camera strap or screwed into a cage mount, it\u2019s considerably harder to spot. An opportunistic thief who grabs a camera bag and removes any obvious Bluetooth puck from the outside can\u2019t strip out what\u2019s already built into the power source. It\u2019s the kind of discreet integration that external trackers can\u2019t quite replicate, no matter how small they get.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The tracking isn\u2019t the only thing the TagBatt changes about how a camera battery behaves. A built-in USB-C port lets it charge directly from any standard USB-C source, including a power bank or a travel adapter, without needing the dedicated Sony battery charger that typically takes up its own space in a kit bag. Pop it out of the camera, plug it in overnight, and it\u2019s ready in the morning without routing around a charger at all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Capacity comes in at 2,600mAh against the OEM Sony NP-FZ100\u2019s 2,280mAh, which translates to a modest but real advantage per charge. An advanced decoding chip handles the communication with the camera\u2019s internal systems so the body treats it as it would any genuine battery, with accurate charge-level reporting and none of the \u201cnon-genuine battery\u201d warning messages that typically accompany third-party cells.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Compatibility covers a wide sweep of Sony\u2019s current lineup, including the Alpha 7 series through the Alpha 7 V, the Alpha 9 series, the Alpha 6700, the FX3 and FX30, and the ZV-E1, among others. A Canon LP-E6 version is also available now, with Nikon EN-EL15 and Fujifilm NP-W235 versions confirmed to be in development.<\/p>\n At $69.99, the TagBatt costs more than a standard third-party replacement but considerably less than the Sony original, and it comes with two capabilities that the original simply doesn\u2019t offer. For photographers who travel frequently, work in locations where gear occasionally goes astray, or are just tired of carrying a charger they\u2019d rather leave at home, the trade-off makes a fairly straightforward case.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Camera Batteries Go Missing, So This $70 One Tracks Itself<\/a> first appeared on Yanko Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Camera batteries are one of those accessories that photographers never think about until something goes wrong. They\u2019re small enough to vanish into the bottom of a bag or a jacket pocket, common enough to own several of and regularly mix up, and important enough that losing one mid-trip can force an early stop to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n