On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:16:12 GMT, "Alexander Ibrahim" wrote:

>>BTW, the VX-2000/PD150 take Sony's
>> largest battery, which is more than sufficient
>> for extended periods of shooting, even in cold
>> weather conditions (and spares are small, light,
>> and reasonably-priced).

>How long does the VX2000/PD150 last on the big Sony batteries ?
>What is the output of that battery and its maH rating ?

It is rated in voltage (7.2V) and power (32.4W),
which works out to be 4500mA. It is hard to tell
how long it lasts, since this varies with battery
condition, temperature, whether or not the LCD
is being used, and what proportion of the "on"
time is being used for recording or playing - and
the "Infolithium" time display is, ah, generally
quite optimistic (at around 600 minutes, as I
recall, on a fresh charge...). But, in use, I have
never drained a fully-charged NPF-960 with a day's
use, even with a few hours of footage put to
tape. The cameras are nicely designed to tuck
this battery in under the viewfinder with no
awkwardness, as there is when using the same
battery on the TRV-900. Also, these cameras appear
to have far less current drain than earlier
Mini-DV camcorders, making the run-time using
the medium-sized batteries plenty-long for most
uses. I would expect two NPF-960s to serve well
even for a day's worth of cold-weather shooting,
though I have not tried that... Even with their
high capacity, the 960-battery is small and light
enough to fit in smallish pockets. Sony has done
a good job with battery power-provision with their
newer camcorders.