We didn’t see a Canon R5 Mark II or other high-profile camera arrive at CES 2024, to nobody’s surprise. But there are plenty of products at the annual electronics show that photographers should check out.
From new laptops to external storage, a number of products caught my eye. Some are shipping now, some will arrive later this year, and one of the most interesting — Spectricity’s S1 multispectral camera module — won’t show up unless you buy a 2025 smartphone that has it built in.
Here are the accessories and other products that stood out for me at CES.
Jackery’s Explorer 100 portable battery
I’m a fan of battery packs around the house, especially during power outages, but they can also be helpful for photographers and video shooters on the road to charge up drone or camera batteries or to power your laptop while you’re editing away from a power plug.
The $149 Jackery Explorer 100 is small enough to be portable but large enough, with just under 100wH of energy storage, to significantly extend your batteries’ life spans. A 40-watt portable solar panel coming later should improve its utility, too. It features two USB-C charging ports and one USB-A port, so look elsewhere if you need to plug in a power cord. (But really, try to charge over USB directly, because plugging in power cords wastes lots of battery capacity because power has to be converted from DC to AC and back.)
Baseus Blade2 slim laptop battery
Baseus’ 0.4-inch (10-millimeter) thick Blade2 slim USB-C battery has a usefully large 12,000mAh capacity that can tuck up against the bottom of your laptop for editing photos on the go. It’ll charge your phone, camera and other devices, too, of course — it’s got dual USB-C charging ports — but its pancake shape makes it well suited to laptops.
The battery weighs 11ounces (323 grams) and can charge at 65 watts. It’s due to ship in March for $110.
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