Large capacity and high power, an outdoor battery life artifact for film and television teams

Film and television teams have many factors to consider when shooting outdoors. Among them, the power supply of professional equipment is definitely one of the most worrying issues. Equipment used frequently during shooting: cameras, monitors, wireless Image transmission, drones, stabilizers, electric slide rails, photography lights, and even mobile phones and computers all require additional power supply. Outdoors, every time the battery of these devices drops, the worry in my heart increases. Especially in cold weather, I can only pray secretly in my heart that the battery will not drop. How can small and medium-sized film and television teams without generators survive outdoors?

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Large-capacity and high-power outdoor power supply, a long-lasting tool for film and television teams

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00:01 How to survive outdoor shooting?

01:56 Sufficient: large capacity, high power

05:12 Practical: rich input and output interfaces

08:42 Easy to use: APP control , emergency power backup

11:36 DELTA MAX summary

How does the filming team solve the power supply problem outdoors? With a fuel-fired generator, the oil supply is a problem, flammable materials are dangerous, and the noise when the generator is running is a headache. Although car-mounted inverters are cheap, their quality varies, and they can only be used near cars, so their mobility and flexibility are limited. There is another product on the market called outdoor power supply that is close to our needs. We have also seen that there are many products of this type on e-commerce platforms, but the capacity and discharge power of these products are generally small. In front of high-power equipment, Seems stretched thin.

Not long ago, Ecoflow Zhenghao released a flagship outdoor power supply called DELTA MAX, which has large capacity, large discharge power, and fast charging. With it, most high-power film and television equipment can be used as outdoor power supplies. Problem, there is a new solution!

DELTA MAX outdoor power supply has a capacity of 2016Wh (560,000mAh), a rated output power of 2400W, a peak value of 4600W, and a maximum charging input power of 2000W. It has rich body interfaces and simple APP operation. It can be summed up in 3 words: Sufficient, practical and easy to use.

First of all, let’s talk about the first one, which is enough. DELTA MAX's 2016WH power is approximately 2KWH (kilowatt hours), which is often referred to as two kilowatt-hours of electricity. A simple understanding is that it can power a 2000W device for about an hour when fully charged. Is two kilowatt hours of electricity enough for outdoor use?

Some time ago we conducted a commercial aerial photography project next to the Miyun Reservoir in Beijing. Due to the huge demand for materials, the three sets of drones we carried: Wu Er, DJI Air 2S and DJI FPV took a long time. Flying requires repeated charging and takeoff. These three power-hungry masters have not been idle all afternoon, and the intensity of use is quite high. Three sets of battery house chargers plus remote control and high-brightness screen chargers occupy 4 AC jacks. DELTA MAX is also on full firepower. When the shooting was over and we checked out the equipment, we found that the DELTA MAX had not been drained yet and was quite sufficient. In the past, even if we used car chargers, it was impossible to charge so many batteries at the same time, let alone the charging power.

We went to a studio we were not familiar with to shoot. Although it was indoors, it was midsummer and extreme weather such as rain, wind, thunder and lightning might cause power outages. In order to cope with possible sudden power outages, we brought DELTA MAX with us. If there is a power outage, DELTA MAX can continue to power most equipment. After all, there will always be emergencies in filming, such as lighting and location. All major expenses such as staff and personnel were paid. In the end, the power supply problem affected the shooting. It was a penny but a big loss! Although the power outage in the studio is a small probability event, having DELTA MAX on site makes me feel at ease.

DELTA MAX has a peak output power of 4600W. In theory, there is no problem in using it to power three 1.2K dysprosium lamps at the same time. The power of most other film and television equipment, such as cameras, monitors, and ordinary LED lights, the power of these devices ranges from tens of watts to 300W, and it is not a problem to drive ten or eight such devices.

Moreover, DELTA MAX can be moved anywhere. Even if the cooling fan is turned on during work, the noise is acceptable. It can conveniently support various power needs at the shooting scene and can be moved wherever needed.

The second feature of DELTA MAX is its practicality. We can see that there are abundant power interfaces on the body. 4 AC output ports, the output is pure sine wave 220V 50Hz, which is exactly the same as domestic mains power. The advantage of pure sine wave is that it will not cause additional noise when the device is running, and the power loss is small, and it will not cause damage to the device during charging. Damage to batteries and power adapters of devices such as cameras and computers.

In addition, DELTA MAX also has multiple DC output ports, 4 USB-A interfaces, two fast charging and two slow charging.

2 Type-C interfaces support 100W fast charging, and there are 2 DC 5521 interfaces. When working on site, these DC output ports allow us to charge small appliances without plugging in the charging head, just plug it directly into the DC interface.

At the beginning of this month, at an outdoor event held by a BAT company, as a shooting team, we also brought DELTA MAX to the scene. One of our tasks that day was to shoot highlights of the scene, and then immediately send the footage to our colleagues in the office to create a highlight reel of the event.

At the scene, our computers need to run for a long time to copy, organize and upload materials. If you only rely on the laptop's battery to run these things, the computer will probably stop working after a few hours. With DELTA MAX, you can have stable power supply for a long time, and you can process active materials throughout the day without any pressure.

At the event, we also encountered the situation where the hair stylist who was applying make-up to the host ran out of power for his curling iron. You must know that AC power outlets at the event are as scarce as rare animals and plants, and DELTA MAX has 4 AC power outlets. , and it’s no problem to provide another one to charge the stylist’s curling iron. After using it, the host brother and the stylist lady said that our large "power bank" is very powerful, and asked about the price and model. In this way, DELTA MAX not only ensures sufficient supply for ourselves, but also provides the best possible help to our comrades in the same trench!

Don’t worry if the camera battery is out of power, just connect the battery holder to the power source using USB-C to C to charge it quickly. Don’t worry about crazy power outages when uploading materials using your phone as a hotspot. Just plug your phone’s charging cable into USB-A to charge it. Don’t worry if other members of the shooting team’s phones are out of battery, they can all come here to recharge! It can be said that basically as long as there are electrical appliances that need to be charged on site, we can just plug them into the DELTA MAX. The rich interface types and sufficient power reserve allow us to deal with professional issues such as shooting more calmly, without having to worry about power supply. Worry about logistical issues.

Will it be particularly time-consuming to charge such a large "power bank"? There are three charging interfaces on DELTA MAX. The first one is mains charging. It has X-Stream fast charging technology. Switch to this mode to charge. It only takes 1.6 hours to fully charge this big thing, which is faster than charging a mobile phone. The battery charges quickly. Moreover, DELTA MAX does not require a special power adapter and can be charged directly with an ordinary power cord.

The second one is the car charger. When shooting outdoors, you can use the cigarette lighter port to charge it while rushing to the scene. The third method is solar panel charging. Currently, manufacturers have two specifications of solar panels, 110W and 60W, for purchase. With solar panels, you can charge your batteries for free and silently outdoors on a sunny day with the help of the power of nature.

We shoot either indoors, on the road, or in the wild. The manufacturer has designed charging methods for us in these situations. Use mains electricity to charge indoors, use a car to charge on the road, and use solar panels to charge in the wild. There is always a way to charge it!

The third feature of DELTA MAX is its ease of use. After connecting its APP to the device wirelessly, you can use the mobile APP to adjust various parameters. The operating logic of the APP is also very simple. There are DC and AC switches on it, and you can open or close the corresponding interface as needed to ensure safety.

If the AC power is not used, you can turn off the AC power, so that its working time will be relatively longer. It can also adjust the frequency of the current and switch between 50Hz and 60Hz. You can see that there is an X-Boost switch on the APP. Turning this switch on can power 600w-1800w electrical appliances. You can even turn it on to connect to an induction cooker for cooking outdoors.

DELTA MAX has a function called EPS (emergency power backup). Plug the mains power into the charging port of the machine, and then take out the power from the AC output port of the machine and connect it to some more important equipment. If If there is a sudden power outage, DELTA MAX can immediately output its own power to power the equipment within 30ms after the power outage. Although there is a certain gap between this and professional UPS, it can also play the role of emergency power supply in many cases.

DELTA MAX is suitable for equipment that can withstand a power outage time of about 30ms. It should be used with caution for professional equipment that requires a shorter power outage switching time. Personal testing found that we use it to power our LIVEPRO switchers, Sony cameras, and ATOMOS monitors. This 30ms power outage time does not affect the normal operation of these devices and can be used as a backup UPS during the live broadcast. Even if there is a power outage, there will be no broadcast accidents!

DELTA MAX does have many advantages, but it is not perfect. For example, its weight is a headache. It weighs 22KG, which is 2kg heavier than the common standard bottled mineral water. A great test of arm strength. Of course, weight and capacity are like fish and bear's paw, it's hard to have both.

In order to allow users to carry it with two hands, the manufacturer designed the left and right handles on the sides, which makes it difficult to carry with one hand, and the handles extend beyond the body and occupy additional loading space. As an outdoor power supply, it is recommended that the manufacturer design an interface cover to increase rain and dust resistance. If used in the film and television industry, some anti-collision rubber pad designs need to be added. After all, equipment in the film and television industry is frequently moved, and bumps and bumps are common.

To summarize, DELTA MAX has a large capacity, and the capacity of 2016WH can fully meet the outdoor power needs of a small team. Comprehensive interfaces, four AC sockets and multiple types of conventional charging and fast charging DC sockets. Charging can be done by plugging in a cord without using a charging power adapter. The operation is simple, there are not too many buttons or knobs on the body, and all settings are adjusted through the APP, so you can get started as soon as you get it. In addition to the flagship model DELTA MAX, Ecoflow Zhenghao's DELTA series outdoor power supplies are also available in three small capacity models: Mini, 1000 and 1300. DELTA MAX can also be expanded to double the capacity through power packs. Friends can Choose according to your own electricity consumption scale.