Any news on hot-swap battery plate (not dual)?

[Mitch Gross]

I was hoping for a more integrated solution, not one that necessitates to carry around extra cable, battery plate and battery. This seems to be an acceptable solution for studio work or features, but not so interesting for one-man location work.

You could have two battery plates mounted to the camera, one the RED unit and the other the Element Technica unit (or two RED plates or two Element Technica plates, etc.). Plug one unit into the camera and plug the second unit into the first but only when performing the battery swaps. You'll always have to have at least three batteries around on your job but you don't have to dedicate a battery to working on the second plate all the time as it is only needed during the changeovers and that lasts just a few seconds.

[Steven-Marc C.]

You could have two battery plates mounted to the camera, one the RED unit and the other the Element Technica unit (or two RED plates or two Element Technica plates, etc.). Plug one unit into the camera and plug the second unit into the first but only when performing the battery swaps. You'll always have to have at least three batteries around on your job but you don't have to dedicate a battery to working on the second plate all the time as it is only needed during the changeovers and that lasts just a few seconds.

Thanks Mitch, that's how I understood it. It's just not quite ideal when you're travelling alone with the camera and equipment in a backpack. Having 3 batteries is not a problem, it's more the fact that you need a place to put all the equipment down, take out the secondary battery plate, plug it in, plug the battery, etc. And of course I am looking for a perfectly safe solution, not a Warranty Breaker. ;)

Most of the time, rebooting is not a problem, but every once in a while you run into a situation where it is just not convenient, or worse, makes you miss a shot.