Series 7 S7-PHVX Battery Adapter Plate - for Panasonic HVX-200 Camcorder

Comments about Series 7 S7-PHVX Battery Adapter Plate - for Panasonic HVX-200 Camcorder:

Because of the size of the adapter plate and the larger size of the battery you CANNOT use these batteries when connecting an external harddrive (like the Focus FS-100) to the HVX-200 with the elbow firewire cord.

You can use them with the straight firewire cord but that connection is highly unreliable.

I've also had trouble with the cheap glue that holds the battery together. No problems to report yet with breakage of the adapter plate.

Comments about Series 7 S7-PHVX Battery Adapter Plate - for Panasonic HVX-200 Camcorder:

Our company purchased the Panasonic HVX-200 kit through B&H. We were on a budget so we chose the kit that came with the Series 7 s7-PHVX Battery Adapter Plate and 2 Series 7 Batteries. With-in three months of moderate use, the plate fell apart. Cheaply made plastics held together by cheap glue. A month later, one of the batteries also fell apart. The bases are held in place by the same cheap glue.

I would not recommend buying these batteries. Spend the extra money and get yourself the Anton Bauer batteries and save yourself the headache of trying to get these replaced/fixed.