DMW-DCC8 Gonine DC Coupler DMW-AC8 AC Power Adapter Camera Charger Kit for Panasonic FZ200, FZ1000, GH2, G5, G6, G7, Lumix GX8 G85 Cameras (DMW-BLC12 Battery Replacement)

I was hesitant to get this for my Lumix G7 because people reported buzzing when recording into the camera. I can report using a Rode shotgun mic plugged into the camera the audio sounds exactly the same as when on a battery. This definitely solved a problem for me with an upcoming shoot where I need the camera to run around 90 minutes uninterrupted and this should do the trick.

I give lectures and also zoom conference calls. So using this instead of the battery gives me a lot of peace of mind knowing that I won't lose the end of an important lecture, or get cut off in the middle of a call with a client .Works well. Seems very well made. Doesn't seem to get hot or anything worrying like that. So yes I would recommend to others.

What an excellent product it makes it so I can be hooked up to my computer wirelessly all day long and just keep snapping pictures. Don’t have to worry about the Battery running out and having to reset the camera to the Wi-Fi. Works flawlessly very simple to use and if you treat it right, it should last for ever. I do unplug it from the camera when I’m done for the evening that way when the camera goes into sleep mode, it’s not sitting there locking up the camera, which is possible.

For a short review in case your don’t want to read the longer section…. It’s a great product. It fit the G7 camera which is what this was purchased for. Each time I use it the camera is on and running for 6-8 hours and I plugged when not using used. No negatives so far.I previously bought one of these from a different company. It had great reviews but just one person said it fried his camera. I then looked for another one and saw this company’s name on the advertising section towards the bottom of the page. Note it didn’t come up when I searched “G7 Dummy Battery”… I had to type “Gonine G7 dummy battery” for it to come up. Anyways, as I’m sure you can see it has a lot of reviews and a very large majority are positive. The small amount of negative ones that I have seen seem to be minor issues like it didn’t fit etc.. Anyways, I bought it and have used it probably 2 dozen times. Each time I have used it the camera was on about 6-8 hours per use. I have seen no downsides or negatives as of yet.

Just got mine and immediately hooked it up to my camera (Lumix G7) for testing. Works like a charm. As with other users, I noticed a significant (like ridiculous) hum/buzz when I hooked up my shotgun mic (Rode). Clearly interference going through the mic jack. No hum whatsoever when using the built-in mic or lapel mics though. Would love to be able to use it with the shotgun, but I doubt there's any A/C adapter out there that wouldn't do that.

As soon as I received the dummy battery/AC Adapter I put it to use powering my G7 for some time-lapse tests. It worked flawlessly. The construction of the unit is solid, and the cords are of an ample length. I consider this a good purchase and money well spent.

I took a gamble on these since they didn't have any reviews yet, but they were exactly what I needed. I got three of these for some Panasonic FZ1000 cameras my church just purchased, and so far they've been working great (I've only tried two of the three; we haven't purchased a third camera yet). Operation is simple, so there's not much to say. No problems; worked right out of the box. The cable length is decent, and the "fake battery" part snaps into the camera like a regular battery would.I saw in a review of a similar adapter that it introduced noise into the audio recording for whatever camera they were using, but I have not experienced any noise with this adapter. I did a long recording (three hours to a Blackmagic HyperDeck Shuttle) using the internal camera mic, and I didn't hear any static or other electrical interference.I will update this if we have any issues, but based on the initial experience I give these a solid 5/5.

This set allows using my Nikon D800 tethered, for long durations, without worrying about batteries dying. Excellent solution.Note: Before I started using this product with my expensive camera, I checked the voltage produced by the power adapter. The voltage was tightly controlled at about 8.8VDC, and there were no voltage transients/spikes when plugging/unplugging the supply from the wall outlet. This seems to be a well-made power supply, and is unlikely to damage my camera.