Marshall Harrington wrote:.... I'm not sure about the power power requirements of the monitor. I wish that Blackmagic would make it clear in their technical information what you'll need to power the gear, particularly differentiating the power from AC versus what you'd need from a standard type of battery like a v-block. ...
Reportedly BMD uses the same DC plug size for all their gear, so if true for example a d-tap cable that works with the BMCC camera should also work with the 17" SmartView monitor.
As for the monitor's power requirements, on the tech specs page on BMD's webiste it says:
"Power Consumption: < 20 Watts, Operational Voltage Range: 12V - 15V"
This is close to the same power draw as a BMCC camera (reportedly about 18 watts).
So, will work with most LION or Ni-MH camera batteries.
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