NEEWER 2Pcs NP-F970 Replacement Batteries 7800mAh
NEEWER 2Pcs NP-F970 Replacement Batteries 7800mAh, Rechargeable NP-F Battery Compatible with Sony NP-F550 750 950 970, 20W Type C PD Fast Charging for Camcorder LED Light Monitor, TP-F97
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Camera & Camcorder Battery
| Weight: | 22 Ounces |
| Dimensions: | 19.8 x 12 x 5.9 centimetres |
| Brand: | Neewer |
| Model: | TP-F970 |
| Part: | 10104059 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Dimensions: | 19.8 x 12 x 5.9 centimetres |
Battery works as expected and is on par with other npf batteries I own (which is many!) but the USB ports are handy! Don’t need a charger, adds another port option from the plate adapter. Totally worth the price.
This set of NP style batteries is pretty versatile. The extra capacity of these batteries is very welcome on the LED panel I have. I like that it can be charged with an NP-F charger or a USB-C PD charger. When using an NP-F charger, the lights on the battery do not show charging status though. I also like the covers for the bottom of the batteries that protect the NP-F contacts when you are just using the USB ports.
The PD charging voltage is 12V and the batteries do charge at 20W up until it gets to about 90% where charging starts to slow down. The USB-C port can also source 20W of power at 12V. I didn’t see any output specifications in the manual or on the battery itself, but the 5V port is a bit more feeble and only seems to maybe support about 8W of output. At the full 20W USB-C output, over 2-1/2 hours I was able to get 50Wh out of it which is close to the rated 56Wh. Overall, I am very pleased with this set of batteries.
Tip: Remove the batteries from your device when not in use. Some devices (such as those with any status indicator lights) will slowly drain them.
I recently ordered the Neewer Upgraded LED Video Light Stick for taking product and tabletop photos without having to drag my full-sized studio lights out. That smaller light has proved very convenient, but it had wired power only. I noticed that it was compatible with NP-F series batteries, and when I saw this Neewer offering pop up I grabbed these batteries immediately. They have lived up to all my expectations and then some, making my light stick wireless and fully portable without having to worry about tripping over any cables. One thing I really like is that the batteries have bright blue charging light indicators — something that’s often hard to see or entirely missing from other batteries or rechargeable devices. In addition, the light stick remote even shows the percentage of battery power left! It’s a great match, and I continue to be very happy with Neewer’s products. Highly recommended.
Neewer makes a lot of good equipment for photo and production work. You might not find a lot of their gear on Hollywood sets or anything, but just about every independent content creator likely has something in their kit from this company. It turns out, I have a couple studio lights from this brand – and that’s what I got these batteries for. While I have always used the lights on wall power, their functionality significantly increases if I can power them out in the field. That’s where these batteries come in…
This review is about the batteries, not the lights. So, will they do the job I got them to do?
The good: These are larger than I was expecting – with a pretty massive capacity. 7800 mAh. That will power a 60W light bulb for nearly an hour. For all of that, these are only about 1/2 the weight I was expecting. Versatile: These do not necessarily need a dedicated and proprietary charger. I am currently charging one of these on a GAn charger that has a USB C port. One can even plug in another device and power that device off of the built-in USB A port.
I plugged one into one of the Neewer LED light panels and it lit up with full brightness. One of the photos accompanying this post is showing one of the batteries powering the ring light used to illuminate the photo.
The less than good: Nothing for this category – everything about these appear to be what Neewer claims.
Bottom line: These represent very recent technology. They charge on commonly found equipment, use common USB connectors, and fit perfectly onto gear made for this battery mount configuration. These are a great choice for extended production work in and outdoor / remote setting. And they’ll power other electronic devices via USB. One can get dedicated chargers for these devices, those however seem to be a diminishing demand. My lights have two battery slots each – I may just have to order another pair to maximize longevity in the field.
Review for: “Neewer 2Pcs NP-F970 Replacement Batteries 7800mAh, Rechargeable NP-F Battery Compatible with Sony NP-F550 750 950 970, 20W Type C PD Fast Charging for Camcorder LED Light Monitor, TP-F970”
I use NP-F970 batteries a lot. especially for LED COB light and PD max 20 watts, because the form factor is easier to handle than V-mount batteries.
This Neewer 2 pcs NP-F970 batteries is among the new generation NP-F970 compatibles that not only support direct USB-C charging, support USB-C PD up to 20 watts, and also have USB-A port for charging older smart phones. It also have 4 blue LED for quick capacity status, and also blinking when in charge.
It has 7800 mAH capacity (56.16 Wh) which is enough for most application.
It comes with 2 USB-C cables for fast charging.
For the asking price (currently $70 + 30% coupon discount for 2 pcs) it is a real bargain.
Nice packaging. I appreciate the terminal covers. It comes with two USB-C cables. They are orange inside which I think denotes power delivery. My charger readout says they are drawing 20 watts at 11.9V and 1.7A. So that is pretty fast charging. The instructions are unclear because it seems like you are not supposed to charge these with a standard NF-P charger. They give the model number of LP-E6NH as a Neewer charger you should use. But it is not really a factor for me because I am just planning to charge them with USB-C. This is an excellent battery for my rig because I can have it mounted to a monitor to power that, and if I need to I can simultaneously connect it to the USB-C port of my camera to give me continuous power or a recharge if I need it.
I absolutely love these batteries, but that is true of a lot of NEEWER products to be honest. What I love about them is that they 1] can be charged either via the proprietary charger this type battery uses or via a regular USB – C cable (great if you travel and forget the charger…), and 2] unlike all the other batteries of this type, this has a button you can press that tells you the charge level of the battery (in 0-25-50-75-100% increments). What is so great about that is you can instantly tell whether the battery is topped off before you pack it up to take on a photo shoot (yes, there is another way to check them… I can connect it to my camera monitor and look to see but it takes longer than just pressing one button).
The ability to charge it via USB – C or use it like a power bank and to check the battery gives an already versatile battery just that more “jack of all trades” quality. I highly recommend this product.
Nice set of batteries by Neewer here. You need juice? Here’s some aplenty.
The battery has about 1500 more mAh than the standard Sony 970, which also makes it slightly larger.
It has the latest tech upgrades, ports galore and the ability to discharge means you have a power bank in a jiffy.
Will I ever use it that way? Probably not, but it’s still there as an option.
I use 970’s for my video monitor and attached ssd drive. Each battery has some heft to it, but if you need lots of juice for long recordings sessions, this is what it takes.
The fit and finish is very nice and the front has blue LED lights to let you know the state of charge. Each battery comes with the small USB cable, but not the larger USB cable…no biggie. We all have drawers of them (cough).
This is a lot of juice for the coin in my opinion. Why buy one, when you can get a matched backup at the same time.
Recommended.
Some of my other NP-F970 batteries are getting old in the tooth and only charge via an adapter or Micro USB, so it was nice to give these a try out and most importantly charge them via USB-C. While the batteries did peak at 18~19w while charging, I found it didn’t stay up there the whole time. When it was about 75% charged the charging dropped dramatically to about 8~9w (according to my PD cords).
The batteries worked perfectly fine in all the devices they were put in. Not exactly the 10000mAh batteries that are out now, but for 2 for $70 at this capacity and now the convenience of charging it via PD I think they are reasonably priced. I do like that the USB-C is bidirectional so you can run a field monitor while also putting pd power to your camera from one battery.
Overall I’m happy with these batteries. They work just fine and will be a great upgrade to the older batteries. As always with batteries though it’s hard to give them 5 stars from the get go because it takes more than just a few weeks of casual use to get a good honest feel for them. Most third party batteries tend to give up the ghost fairly quickly so if that happens with these I’ll be sure to update the review.