The DC-1D1 is a dummy battery adaptor for the Canon EOS 1D. Attached to a cable mounted 2-Pin Power-Con (D-Tap), it allows the user to power an EOS Camera from an external broadcast battery source.

Now prominently used in HD recording and time-lapse photography, these cameras can now be powered from V-Lok (and other) types of battery. The advantages of using a single high capacity battery over dozens of standard Canon batteries are obvious.

The DC-1D1 just needs to be plugged into a D-Tap power socket on a suitable battery fitting, like our Power Distribution Boxes VL-DC5 for instance. This adaptor has an inline 12V regulator fitted; making it compatible with any output distributing 10-20V.