Photographers are always looking for new and improved ways to power their cameras. There are few things more disappointing than having an amazing photo opportunity and discovering that your camera is dead. Ilano has a very slick approach, giving you a camera themed charging case with dual bays and the capacity to charge at up to 18W of power delivery. They sell a very reasonably priced kit that comes with two replacement batteries for your camera as well, and I’ve been successfully using those batteries exclusively in my Sony and Canon cameras for the past five weeks. So what do I think about the Ilano approach? Find out in my video review here.

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Thanks to Ilano for sending me a review sample. As always, this is a completely independent review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

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The full review can be found in the video linked above, but here are some of my review notes for those who are more text oriented.

How Well Does the Charger Work?

1. Unboxing – a very nice presentation in the packaging
   1. Includes batteries, charger, manual, wrist strap, pouch, charging cable.
2. Nice soft touch materials
3. Spot to store SD card
4. Front button allows you to monitor state of charge even if the charger isn’t plugged in.
5. Underreports state of charge vs camera (charger showed 78-80%, camera showed 92%).
6. Batteries click into place nicely
7. Battery charge time test (drew 13 watts initially – took about 170 minutes for full charge) – trickle charges at end.  In camera charge draws 12-13 watts.
8. Vs Sony dedicated charger (costs as much as Ilano + two batteries – rated at 150 minutes) – Started 10:47 End 12:39 neither charger drawing any current.  Sony drew 26 watts initially but slowed later.  Much better charging feedback from Ilano.
9. Drew 17 watts when charging dual batteries (rated at 18W).  Biggest advantage is that you can charge two batteries almost as fast as you can charge 1
10. Conclusion – a little slower than Sony charger, but dual bay, USB-C powered = more charging options, and a cleaner interface.

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How well do the batteries work?

1. Rated at 2400 mAh vs 2280 mAh (Sony OEM)
2. No compatibility issues. 
3. Camera may take a split second longer to power on.
4. Runtime test shooting 4K60 videos.  7:22 AM start | 8:57 END.  1 hour, 35 minutes.  160GB card essentially full.
5. Sony Runtime:  9:20 AM Start | 10:56 AM Finish = 1 hour 36 minutes – Sony showed 5% battery left.
6. 5-6% capacity difference – Sony battery better.
7. Sony battery costs $78.

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Conclusion

I can’t yet account for the long term reliability of the batteries (after only six weeks), but there is no question about value.  2 Ilano batteries + charger for under $100 – to get the equivalent from Sony or Canon would be over $250.

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