ProMaster’s USB-C Chargeable Camera Batteries: Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?

The battery is the least thought-about accessory a photographer or videographer depends upon to get a job done. These small hunks of chemicals allow electricity to flow through our gear, allowing our creativity to flow. As a professional photographer and a camera reviewer, I have camera batteries strewn all over the place. Before going out to test a camera today, I counted five Sony batteries, three Nikon batteries, two Fujifilm, and a Canon battery. There are also multiple battery chargers in my house, a surprising number of them, and there’s even one next to my bed so that when I charge a battery overnight, I can grab it in the morning before going out on a shoot. Years ago, when I was photo assisting a high-profile (missing subject here?) on a multi-day client shoot, one of my tasks was to recharge the camera batteries. The photographer had a hand-made battery “charging…

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