Best & Worst Camera Brands for Battery Longevity | Steadicam Inventor Doc — Focus Check ep124

► Read more: https://www.cined.com/camera-battery-... In this week's Focus Check, we settle a question every filmmaker has cursed at some point: which camera brands actually let your batteries last — and which strand you the moment you upgrade? Nino goes brand by brand, ranking the best and worst for battery longevity, from Canon's decade-proof LP-E6 to the fragmentation that leaves Insta360 owners buying new cells with every generation. Then: the man who invented the stabilized camera. Garrett Brown — the mind behind the Steadicam — is finally getting a documentary backed by Francis Ford Coppola, and it's a reminder of just how much one person changed the way movies move. Plus ARRI's new Alexa 35 Live Xtreme, a tiny $200 pocket camera that came out of nowhere, a new electronic variable ND, fresh lights from Godox, iPhone lenses from Tilta, and the free, filmmaker-built apps quietly reshaping post-production. This episode is sponsored by Hollyland — check it out at 40:39. ►Learn more: https://www.hollyland.com/product/lar... Chapters & Articles Mentioned in This Episode: 00:00 - Intro & topic outlook 07:17 - Your Camera Lasts Only as Long as You Can Buy Its Battery: Camera Battery Compatibility, Brand by Brand https://www.cined.com/your-camera-las... 41:43 - Steadicam Documentary “Thank You Mr. Brown” Enters Production, Backed by Francis Ford Coppola https://www.cined.com/steadicam-docum... 48:16 - ARRI ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme Announced – Up to 8x HFR via SDI, 480fps, Baseband Slow Motion https://www.cined.com/arri-alexa-35-l... 52:24 - AulGo Pocket Camera Hits Kickstarter – 4K Sony Sensor, 6-Axis EIS, 56g Body https://www.cined.com/aulgo-pocket-ca... 55:55 - Sony Teases a New RX10 – First Bridge Camera Update in Nearly a Decade https://www.cined.com/sony-teases-a-n... 58:30 - KipperTie LCcineND Now Available – Remote Controllable 4×5.65” Electronic ND Filter https://www.cined.com/kippertie-lccin... 01:02:30 - KNOWLED PL600 RF and PL1200 RF Announced – PaletteLab Engine, 92% Rec.2020, IP65 Weatherproofing https://www.cined.com/knowled-pl600-r... 01:08:45 - Tilta iPhone Lenses Bring Fisheye, Macro, Wide, and Telephoto Glass for T-Mount https://www.cined.com/tilta-iphone-le... 01:12:31 - Vimeo and FiLMiC Pro Owner Bending Spoons Surges in $1.68 Billion Nasdaq IPO Debut https://www.cined.com/vimeo-and-filmi... 01:15:02 - Boris FX Acquires iZotope – RX, Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar Join the Post-Production Toolmaker https://www.cined.com/boris-fx-acquir... 01:17:05 - Beat App Introduced – Free Mac Tool for Story Development and Shoot Planning https://www.cined.com/beat-app-introd... 01:21:28 - Clip Sweeper v2 Now Available – Free Mac App for Cleaning Video Project Drives https://www.cined.com/clip-sweeper-v2... 01:22:52 - Artemis Studio for Mac – Chemical Wedding’s Desktop Companion to Its Director’s Viewfinder App https://www.cined.com/artemis-studio-... 01:24:39 - DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2 Released – Keyframe Fixes, Retime Curve Improvements, and Better Fusion Vertical Transitions https://www.cined.com/davinci-resolve... Thanks for watching! Leave a comment below or on the article, and don't forget to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]. WATCH / LISTEN TO OUR WEEKLY 🎧 PODCAST "Focus Check": ➡ https://www.cined.com/podcast/ FOLLOW US: 🎥 https://www.CineD.com - unbiased filmmaking tech reviews & news 🧑🏻‍🏫 https://www.MZed.com - best online education for filmmakers & creators ➡ Subscribe to CineD on YouTube |    / cined   ➡ Follow us on Instagram |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on Facebook |   / cinednews   ➡ Follow us on X (Twitter) |   / cinednews