PMW-200 power supply for LED light? at DVinfo.net

Heiko Saele · May 26th, 2013, 10:00 PM

Does the PMW-200 have a power socket to connect an LED light to?

I didn't have much time to look at the camera yet and didn't see anything - is there really no power socket? That would be a bummer because I was pretty much counting on it, and if it didn't I'd have to use eneloop AAs in the Z96 light on top, which makes it all a lot heavier...

Jack Zhang · May 26th, 2013, 10:45 PM

You will need a battery that is compatible with the 200 that has a D-tap. These include the newest SWIT BP-U batteries and the Switronix 96wh battery.

Heiko Saele · May 26th, 2013, 11:46 PM

Oh my, I already suspected that... I had asked the vendor to give me a fitting power supply cable with the 200 and the Z96, and he sent me a D-Tap cable with it, but he didn't mention I'd need other batteries than the Sony.

Okay, maybe I can still change the two extra Sony batteries that I bought for two of the Swit. Thank you!

James Kuhn · May 27th, 2013, 09:44 AM

Heiko...this may be a stupid question, but do you have a method to attach the ancillary battery?

Heiko Saele · May 27th, 2013, 02:26 PM

There is only three ways to power the Z96 light: with batteries in the LED light (AAs or AA rechargeables), some kind of Sony battery attached to the back of the light, or with a power cable delivering 5.8V-16.8V.

AA rechargeables work fine with the Z96 (at least Sanyo eneloops do) but they make the light a lot heavier, so I want to connect it to the camera with a power cable. Bigger cameras like the PMW-350K have a special D-Tap connector for that purpose, but the PMW-200 doesn't.

But, there are SWIT batteries for the PMW-200 to replace the original Sony batteries, and those SWIT have a D-Tap connector on the back of the battery pack to connect the LED light to.

So there is no additional battery, you only need the one SWIT battery to power the camera and connect the light to (which is the whole point of it - no additional weight!)

Glen Vandermolen · June 5th, 2013, 07:12 AM

Thanks for this info!
An onboard battery that you can tap for 12v power. I didn't know this battery existed.

Series 7 Battery, The only Professional DV Battery System

It makes the PMW200 all the more attractive.

Jack Zhang · June 5th, 2013, 04:42 PM

The latest Switronix Variant (the EX-L96UD) is compatible with the 200 (actually tested this at a local camera shop after I got the battery, it works)

All other variants other than the latest SWIT ones seem to not be compatible at the moment.

May 26th, 2013, 10:00 PM	#1
Heiko Saele Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wurzburg, Germany Posts: 316	PMW-200 power supply for LED light? Does the PMW-200 have a power socket to connect an LED light to? I didn't have much time to look at the camera yet and didn't see anything - is there really no power socket? That would be a bummer because I was pretty much counting on it, and if it didn't I'd have to use eneloop AAs in the Z96 light on top, which makes it all a lot heavier...

May 26th, 2013, 10:45 PM	#2
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? You will need a battery that is compatible with the 200 that has a D-tap. These include the newest SWIT BP-U batteries and the Switronix 96wh battery.

May 26th, 2013, 11:46 PM	#3
Heiko Saele Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wurzburg, Germany Posts: 316	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? Oh my, I already suspected that... I had asked the vendor to give me a fitting power supply cable with the 200 and the Z96, and he sent me a D-Tap cable with it, but he didn't mention I'd need other batteries than the Sony. Okay, maybe I can still change the two extra Sony batteries that I bought for two of the Swit. Thank you!

May 27th, 2013, 09:44 AM	#4
James Kuhn Major Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Merritt Island, Florida Posts: 865	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? Heiko...this may be a stupid question, but do you have a method to attach the ancillary battery?

May 27th, 2013, 02:26 PM	#5
Heiko Saele Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wurzburg, Germany Posts: 316	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? There is only three ways to power the Z96 light: with batteries in the LED light (AAs or AA rechargeables), some kind of Sony battery attached to the back of the light, or with a power cable delivering 5.8V-16.8V. AA rechargeables work fine with the Z96 (at least Sanyo eneloops do) but they make the light a lot heavier, so I want to connect it to the camera with a power cable. Bigger cameras like the PMW-350K have a special D-Tap connector for that purpose, but the PMW-200 doesn't. But, there are SWIT batteries for the PMW-200 to replace the original Sony batteries, and those SWIT have a D-Tap connector on the back of the battery pack to connect the LED light to. So there is no additional battery, you only need the one SWIT battery to power the camera and connect the light to (which is the whole point of it - no additional weight!)

June 5th, 2013, 07:12 AM	#6
Glen Vandermolen Space Hipster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,596	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? Thanks for this info! An onboard battery that you can tap for 12v power. I didn't know this battery existed. Series 7 Battery, The only Professional DV Battery System It makes the PMW200 all the more attractive.

June 5th, 2013, 04:42 PM	#7
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: PMW-200 power supply for LED light? The latest Switronix Variant (the EX-L96UD) is compatible with the 200 (actually tested this at a local camera shop after I got the battery, it works) All other variants other than the latest SWIT ones seem to not be compatible at the moment.