Batteries giving you percentage on display

[Veve Borim]

Hi guys!

We are looking for 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party batteries for a RED One and Epic

Our Red batteries read percentage remaining in the viewfinder.

We want to buy a quantity of 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party batteries.

Does anyone know if any 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party batteries communicate with the Reds and read PERCENTAGE remaining in the viewfinder?
I’ve tried IDX and they communicate, but only display voltage, removing the IDX and adding RED battery and they display percentage

Anyone has any 3rd party batteries displaying percentage on their camera?

Thanks

 

[Wil Wong]

Most 3rd party batteries will display a voltage. Usually have to change the battery when you get under 11volts. A fully charged battery can range between 14-16 volts on the display depending on the battery.

I don't know of any that will display percentages (other then Red Bricks) but perhaps someone else will chime in.

 

[Chad Lancaster]

Paglinks will show %

 

[David Kudell]

Blueshape batteries do, and they have the benefit of also having 2 D-taps. I believe they said they assisted Red in developing the electronics for the Red Bricks way back when. We just ordered a bunch of them.

http://blueshape.net/index.php/products/batteries/v-lock-batteries.html

 

[Adrian Weinbrecht]

+1 for Paglink

 

[Mike Krumlauf]

Just for the record, Rolux v mount batteries do not show percentage. I go of the LCD lights on the side of the battery to tell me how much power I have left.

 

[Rick Lang]

Anton Bauer Digital series of Gold Mount batteries do it without any load by displaying %charge, but when you're shooting using the battery, it's even better:
• Load Run-Time Display in Hours & Minutes

 

[Mike P.]

Is the percentage/voltage/time based off the battery or the battery plate? I never knew for sure.

 

[Rick Lang]

Is the percentage/voltage/time based off the battery or the battery plate? I never knew for sure.

The Anton Bauer Digital series of smart batteries are very smart! The battery includes a small LCD display of % or heuristic dynamic runtime estimate in hours:minutes which becomes more accurate as you use the battery. So that's going to include anything else drawing power from the battery plate.

 

[Mike P.]

Hah, thanks Rick. I meant through the camera's display/GUI.