10-24-2025
03:09 PM
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10-24-2025
11:16 PM
by
Tiffany
I've built a half decent video rig - R5ii, vmount battery, monitor, cage, side handle, etc etc. it does what I need at the moment.
The issue I'm having is that to use the vmount battery for power supply to the R5ii I need to use the usbC port, however I use this for camera control through the monitor.
Has anyone found a work around? Like a PD/data usbC splitter? Dummy battery that actually works?
Monitor power output is half whats required to charge the R5ii so I can't daisy chain through.
10-24-2025 07:16 PM
The Canon DR-E6P DC Coupler is the one designed to power the EOS R5 Mark II. It's a dummy battery that fits in the battery slot. The DR-E6P has a USB-C female port on the end of the cable so you could feed a power to the camera from the V-mount battery and then you have freed up the camera USB-C port for the monitor.
Lots of third party DC couplers are based on the older DR-E6 model and don't allow the EOS R5 Mark II to operate.
10-24-2025 07:41 PM
USB splitter? Not possible.
USB uses a serial communication protocol derived from RS-232, which was commonly used for computer printers.
This means a one-to-one communication connection. Not one-to-many or many-to-one.
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