Two cells and a second set of controls, cut for one body

The best battery grips for 2026

A grip bolts under a camera and does three things at once: it carries more power, it adds a second set of controls for portrait orientation, and it makes a small body fill a large hand. Like a cage, it is cut for named bodies and that list is the whole compatibility question. Cells carried is usually two of the camera's own packs, sometimes with a sled for disposable cells as a fallback, and the useful detail is whether the body reports both levels separately or as one. The duplicated controls are what justify the weight for anyone who shoots vertically: a second shutter release, front and rear dials, an autofocus joystick and a lock switch, and grips vary in how many of these they repeat. Sealing deserves care, because a grip opens the battery compartment of the camera and then closes it again with its own gasket; makers state whether the assembly keeps the body's original weather rating, and third-party grips often do not claim it at all. Underneath, the tripod thread moves down to the grip and should stay on the lens axis. Then the arithmetic nobody does before buying: the published weight of the grip plus two cells, added to the body, is what the tripod head now has to hold. We compare bodies named, cells carried and reporting, duplicated controls, sealing claims, tripod thread position and published weight.

The accessories that earn their place in the bag

1. 

   K&F CONCEPT 5000 mAh power handle, 110 g, quarter-inch thread

   Twenty-five euros for a 110 g handle carrying 5000 mAh for an Osmo Pocket, with a quarter-inch thread and a USB port that takes a microphone.

   Bodies named

   Three, in the second bullet: the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, 4 and 4P — the 4 Pro. The claim worth noting is the second half: a stable fit with no wobble and, in its own words, no pop-up windows — which is the firmware warning a non-standard accessory produces. This catalogue sells the Osmo Pocket 4 on its gimbal shelf

   Cells carried and reporting

   5000 mAh built in, in the first bullet, with a FOUR-STAGE LED gauge in the fourth. The gauge has a considered detail: it does not light while a device is connected and shooting, so it cannot appear in the frame or distract in the dark

   Duplicated controls

   NONE, and this is the distinction the shelf above has to make. A vertical grip for a reflex duplicates the shutter release and the command dials for portrait-format work; a power handle carries a battery and nothing else. Two of the six grips here duplicate controls; four, including this one, do not

   Sealing claims

   None

   Tripod thread position

   A quarter-inch thread, in the third bullet, named for tripods, extension poles, selfie sticks, PeaPods and clamps. On a pocket gimbal that is the whole point of a handle: it turns a hand-held camera into something mountable

   Published weight

   110 g, in the fifth bullet, described as light and compact and said to match the Pocket 3 and 4 visually. It is one of three weights published on this shelf

   Amazon reference

   B0GYDMPQPZ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   6942610304519

   • Five thousand milliamp-hours in 110 g, with a quarter-inch thread
   • A USB port that takes an external microphone as well as data
   • It duplicates no controls, so it is a battery rather than a grip

   Best for: An Osmo Pocket 3 or 4 filming long takes, where the run time and a tripod thread matter more than any duplicated control.

   ≈ $30 / £30 / 25 €

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2. 

   CELLONIC Vertical grip for Nikon D40 to D5000, portrait release

   Thirty-eight euros for a true vertical grip for five Nikon bodies, with a portrait shutter release and a spare cell — and no mention of dials, threads or weight.

   Bodies named

   FIVE, in the first bullet: the Nikon D5000, D3000, D60, D40 and D40x, for EN-EL9 and EN-EL9E cells — and the part-number field names the Nikon MB-D60, the original grip this copies. Naming the original is the clearest compatibility statement available

   Cells carried and reporting

   A SPARE BATTERY is included, in the fifth bullet, for longer sessions and continuous use. How many cells the grip holds, and whether the camera reads them individually, is not stated — which on a grip is the specification a photographer checks first

   Duplicated controls

   A SHUTTER RELEASE FOR PORTRAIT-FORMAT SHOOTING, in the third bullet — and that is what makes this a grip rather than a battery holder. What it does NOT claim is what the 58 € ayex here does: command dials, an AF-ON button, an exposure lock. One duplicated control, named

   Sealing claims

   None

   Tripod thread position

   NOT DESCRIBED. A vertical grip bolts into the camera’s own tripod socket and must provide a replacement underneath, or the camera cannot go on a tripod at all. The page never mentions it, on a product whose whole installation depends on that thread

   Published weight

   None

   Amazon reference

   B0BM9RT2D6 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4063714126004

   • A genuine portrait-format shutter release, and the MB-D60 named as its pattern
   • Five Nikon bodies listed individually, with both EN-EL9 cell types
   • No tripod thread described, on a grip that occupies the camera’s own

   Best for: A Nikon D40 through D5000 shot in portrait format for hours — weddings, portraits — where the wrist should stay straight.

   ≈ £42 / 38 €

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3. 

   ayex For EOS 6D Mark II, two LP-E6, four controls

   Fifty-eight euros for the fullest vertical grip here: two LP-E6 cells and four duplicated controls on the EOS 6D Mark II, after the BG-E21.

   Bodies named

   ONE: the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, in the title and the first bullet, with the fourth naming the Canon BG-E21 as the design it follows. A single body is the narrowest compatibility on this shelf and the most certain — a grip is cut to one chassis

   Cells carried and reporting

   TWO LP-E6, published in the second bullet, which says the grip allows two cells to be used so there is no constant recharging or swapping — and the first bullet puts it as doubling the camera’s capability. Whether the body reports each cell separately is not described

   Duplicated controls

   THE FULLEST SET ON THIS SHELF, in the fifth bullet: a shutter release with TWO PRESSURE POINTS — half press for focus, full press to fire — an AF-ON button, an AE/FE lock and further functions, all placed for portrait-format use. Four controls against the one of the 38 € CELLONIC here

   Sealing claims

   None

   Tripod thread position

   The third bullet says the grip is FIXED TO THE CAMERA’S TRIPOD THREAD — which states how it mounts and, like every page on this shelf, never confirms that a replacement thread exists underneath

   Published weight

   None

   Amazon reference

   B0799NLHWZ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4250559526827

   • Four duplicated controls, including AF-ON and AE/FE lock
   • Two LP-E6 cells, doubling the run time
   • One body only — nothing else takes it

   Best for: An EOS 6D Mark II used for portraits or weddings, where the vertical hold has to offer the same controls as the horizontal one.

   ≈ £62 / 51 €

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4. 

   Rollei 99 Wh power grip, 6600 mAh, D-Tap and USB-C

   Sixty-nine euros for a 99 Wh grip that powers a light rather than a camera — and the figure is 99 because 100 is where airlines stop.

   Bodies named

   NO CAMERA. The first bullet names the Rollei LUX lights, and that is the whole compatibility statement — this grip powers a lighting fixture, not a body. It sits on this shelf because it publishes what the shelf compares: cells, thread and outputs

   Cells carried and reporting

   99 Wh AND 6600 mAh, both in the second bullet — the only watt-hour figure on this shelf and the only cell here published in both units. Ninety-nine watt-hours is not a round number by accident: it is one below the 100 Wh threshold above which airlines require approval, which the fourth bullet then states outright

   Duplicated controls

   NONE. Like the three other power handles on this shelf, it carries energy and no buttons. Two products here duplicate a shutter release; this is not one of them

   Sealing claims

   None

   Tripod thread position

   A quarter-inch connector, in the fifth bullet, with an integrated battery for freedom of movement. On a light rather than a camera, the thread is how the whole assembly goes on a stand

   Published weight

   None — on a 99 Wh battery, which by chemistry alone is around half a kilogram

   Amazon reference

   B0D1MVJ992 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4048805201761

   • Ninety-nine watt-hours and 6600 mAh, both published
   • D-Tap and USB-C outputs, so it powers cinema gear and phones alike
   • It powers lights, not cameras — no body is named

   Best for: A Rollei LUX light on a stand, on a shoot that flies — where 99 Wh goes in hand luggage and a D-Tap feeds the fixture.

   ≈ 69 €

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5. 

   DJI 4900 mAh, 207 g, −20 to 45 °C, Osmo Action 6

   Eighty-four euros for a grip that publishes its dimensions, its 207 g, its voltages and two temperature ranges — and gives two different capacities.

   Bodies named

   ONE: the Osmo Action 6, in the second bullet. A single named camera, which for an action camera accessory is the honest form — the mounting and the port position change between generations

   Cells carried and reporting

   TWO DIFFERENT FIGURES ON ONE PAGE: the first bullet says a built-in 4900 mAh battery, and the third gives a storage capacity of 5000 mAh. A hundred milliamp-hours apart, neither reconciled. What IS consistent is the electrical detail — 3.6 V nominal, USB input at 3.6 V, USB output at 5 V and 1.5 A — which is more than any other grip here publishes

   Duplicated controls

   NONE — a power grip, like three others on this shelf

   Sealing claims

   PARTIAL, AND CONDITIONAL — and the fourth bullet is unusually careful: after removing the camera’s USB-C port cover, the charging-port cover must be installed TO MAINTAIN splash resistance. In other words, fitting the grip breaks the camera’s seal unless a supplied part is put back. That is a real instruction, and the only sealing statement on this shelf

   Tripod thread position

   Not mentioned, which on a 181 mm handle is a genuine omission

   Published weight

   207 g, in the third bullet, alongside DIMENSIONS of 37.8 by 44.2 by 181 mm. It is the only grip on this shelf to publish both — and 181 mm of length is what makes it a handle rather than a pack

   Amazon reference

   B0FM3WMZ6Z (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   0190021153141

   • Dimensions, weight, three voltages and two temperature ranges all published
   • A splash-proof charging cover supplied, with the instruction to fit it
   • Four thousand nine hundred mAh in one bullet, 5000 in another

   Best for: An Osmo Action 6 filming in the cold, where an operating range down to −20 °C and a published weight decide the rig.

   ≈ $129 / £83 / 84 €

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6. 

   Insta360 For Luna series, 1000 mAh, integrated tripod

   Ninety euros for a 1000 mAh grip whose handle unfolds into a tripod — the only integrated tripod here, from a page of three bullets.

   Bodies named

   The Insta360 Luna SERIES, in the title, with no individual model named. A range rather than a camera, which for an accessory sold by the camera’s own maker is a safe claim and a vague one

   Cells carried and reporting

   1000 mAh built in, in the first bullet — the SMALLEST capacity on this shelf, a fifth of the 5000 mAh K&F handle — with the useful addition that it charges cameras AND mobile devices. A grip that also fills a phone is a grip that earns its place in a pocket

   Duplicated controls

   NONE

   Sealing claims

   None

   Tripod thread position

   BOTH, and this is what the page has that nothing else here does: an INTEGRATED TRIPOD in the handle, described in the second bullet as quickly ready for stable, efficient shooting, PLUS a standard quarter-inch thread on the underside of the grip for external accessories. A handle that stands up on its own is a handle that becomes a table-top stand without a second purchase

   Published weight

   NONE, in a page of three bullets

   Amazon reference

   B0GYWBCPZH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   0842126120497

   • A tripod folded into the handle — the only one on this shelf
   • A quarter-inch thread underneath as well, for anything else
   • One thousand milliamp-hours, the smallest capacity here

   Best for: An Insta360 Luna used for talking-to-camera pieces, where the handle has to stand on a table and top up a phone.

   ≈ $80 / £76 / 90 €

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