About a year ago I did a review of the llano dual bay battery charger, concluding that it was a clever way to charge your camera’s batteries and also to get discounted batteries.  Since that point I’ve used the llano batteries a lot and without issue.  But llano is back with an expanded concept – what about a dual bay battery charger that could charge your camera batteries and your phone or tablet, all off grid?  They’ve made a combo battery charger and 12,400mAh power bank.  It can put out power at a PD 20W rate, charge your camera battery faster, and only costs around $80.  Sound interesting?

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Thanks to llano 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.

Features and Observations:

• Unboxing – a very nice presentation in the packaging
• Nice soft touch materials
• 12,400 mAh power bank
• Can do pass-through charging
• Two USB-C ports (both in and out)
• Shows rough state of charge at first.  Click power button to start charging batteries in remote mode (means you can store batteries in there without constantly charging).
• Charging one battery nearly 100% took about 36% of battery capacity.  You should be able to charge two batteries plus your phone (100%)
• Takes about 2.5 hours to charge two batteries completely
• I’ve found that it takes only slightly longer to charge two batteries in the llano than one battery in a Sony charger.

Thinks I Like

1. Have personally had good success with llano’s batteries so far
2. Previous version required you to be tethered to some kind of charging source, while the new version can function completely independently.
3. Being able to potentially take one device to charge your phone, multiple batteries, earbuds, etc…
4. Well priced
5. Plug and play – essentially charge your camera batteries like airpods.
6. Both USB-C ports in and out, meaning you don’t need to worry about which to use.
7. Dual ports mean that you could use this to double your USB-C outputs.

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Things I Don’t Like

1. The footprint is pretty big
2. Having more precise percentages on charging would be nice.

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Conclusion

I’m always glad to see more innovation on the practical side of things.  Charging batteries is not the most exciting part of photography, but it is intensely practical. I’ve had a few key moments ruined because of a dead battery.

Who is this for? I think the llano 2-in-1 charger makes the most sense if you are a heavy user and often need to charge multiple batteries. You could charge one or two batteries in your camera bag while staying mobile and continuing to use your camera, assuring that you never run out of power.

If your typical shooting pattern involves only going through one battery a day, just purchasing a power bank and charging in camera probably makes more sense.

The llano 2-in1 charger comes in Sony, Canon, Fuji (x2), and Nikon flavors.

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