Battery & charger for your Panasonic Lumix GH7 (DC-GH7)

Battery

DMW‑BLK22

Note on the battery

Panasonic also lists the DMW‑BLF19 as usable, but with restrictions: fewer shots and shorter recording time; video quality settings above C4K, frame rates above 60p, RAW output via HDMI, external SSD and streaming cannot be used with it. The DMW‑BLK22 is recommended.

Shots per battery charge

approx. 330 using the monitor · approx. 330 using the viewfinder (CIPA)

Video per battery charge

approx. 45 min using the monitor (actual recording in MP4 4K/60p or 50p, 10-bit, image area FULL, with lens H‑ES12060 (same for CFexpress and SD card))

Charging in the camera

Yes – in the camera body via USB‑C when the camera is switched off; Panasonic recommends the power adapter DMW‑AC11 (optional accessory) or the accessories of the battery charger DMW‑BTC15 (optional accessory), commercially available power adapters with USB PD and 9 V/3 A (27 W) also work; also from a USB device such as a PC, but slower; when the camera is switched on, it only charges from USB PD devices and more slowly

Power via USB

Yes – via USB‑C with the battery inserted (recommended: USB PD, 9 V/3 A, 27 W); with devices without USB PD, only power is supplied and the battery is not charged

Memory cards

Slot 1: CFexpress Type B
Slot 2: SD (UHS‑I/UHS‑II)

Weight

approx. 805 g with battery and one card (body only approx. 721 g)

Measurement conditions according to Panasonic: CIPA standard; depending on the lens and card: with H-ES12060 approx. 330 shots (CFexpress) or 360 (SD), with H-FS12060 approx. 350 or 380 – the lowest value is used, the same for monitor and viewfinder; with Power Save LVF Shooting (sleep mode after 1 s) approx. 750–900 shots; with external SSD approx. 280–290; video: actual recording time when repeatedly switching on/off and starting/stopping recording.

Charging and power via USB: information from Panasonic on the camera – we have not tested whether it also charges replacement batteries in the camera.

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