Denny Smith wrote:The monitor’s DC-DC power supply was designed for lower wattage applications, like mirrorless or DSLRs, the Pocket 4K need a minimum of around 22 watts, which your battery can supply, but not the Monitor output. I had the same issue with a SmallHD Focus Monitor. That said, I would be careful powering a monitor and camera with the same battery, as ground loop issues can occur, resulting in damage to camera or monitor. I personally prefer to power mine from separate batteries, or a battery pack like Dmitry’s Micro Camera pack, which has regulated individual outputs, but even Dmitry feels their is still a risk of a static feed back.
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I see, thanks.
I'm trying this setup because found out different people on the web that are happy with it, and because I absolutely need an as lightweight as possible solution to power the camera from an external source. And having 2 NP-970 batteries (1 per monitor, 1 per camera) on the same rig is not that great.
Would a V-Mount battery which power the camera through the AC input and the monitor through it's DC input a feasible solution, or you discourage the same power source for both monitor and camera in any case? (so independently from the source battery capacity)