AntonBauer GOLD MOUNT PLATe

GOLD MOUNT -Quick Change Mounting System

Sony Wedge Mount Adapters
Anton/Bauer Wedge Mount Adapters instantly convert the Sony "wedge" connector, providing compatibility with all Gold Mount batteries. Although all Sony cameras feature a PowerTap connector, lighting is limited to either 25 or 50 watts (depending on model) due to current limiter in the camera. The wedge mount adapters allow the unrestricted use of on-camera lighting with the integral PowerTap connector, as well as access to the InterActive viewfinder Fuel Gauge and Automatique feature standard in all Sony camcorders.
QR-DSR mounts instantly to the DSR series and DVCAM camcorders to adapt Anton/Bauer batteries
QR-SDH mounts instantly to the HDCAM, XDCAM, IMX, SX, and Digital Betacam camcorders to adapt Anton/Bauer batteries
QR-A200 adapts the wedge mount on Sony DNW-A25/A220/A225/DS70 portable SX editing machines to the Anton/Bauer Gold Mount, because of the high current consumption of this machine, the HyTRON 100/140 is highly recommended. Can also be used to power Sony DSR50 VTR and BVMD9 high definition monitor

The Anton/Bauer Gold Mount Quick Change Mounting System has been the standard of the professional video industry since the birth of ENG/EFP. In 1979 when Ikegami introduced to the world the very first professional camera to include an integral quick-change battery, that battery was Anton/Bauer.

Video professionals appreciated the versatility of the Gold Mount as well as the superior reliability and performance of Anton/Bauer technology.

The Gold Mount was quickly adopted by the vast majority of broadcasters worldwide and every major video manufacturer, including Ikegami, Sony, Philips, JVC, Hitachi, NEC and Thomson, who offer the Anton/Bauer Gold Mount as original equipment.

Today the Anton/Bauer Gold Mount continues as the Worldwide Standard battery format of the video industry. Every new digital format available today - DVCPRO, Digital Disk, SX, Digital Betacam, DVCAM, Digital-S, Mini DV - as well as analog formats of S-VHS and Beta-SP, include both the Anton/Bauer InterActive viewfinder "Fuel Gauge" and the Automatique function as standard features. Features accessible ONLY with the Gold Mount. All manufactures offer Gold Mounts for their camcorders. Many models, including every DVCPRO camcorder worldwide, are delivered with a Gold Mount as standard factory equipment.

GOLD MOUNT Professional Features

PowerTap Receptacle - This exclusive Anton/Bauer feature allows a camera mounted light, wireless microphone, or other D.C. accessory to be powered from the camera battery. The integral cable of the popular Ultralight 2 includes a PowerTap plug that mates directly with the PowerTap receptacle in the Gold Mount. The PowerTap is rated at 10 amps and is internally fused for safety.

Click here for more on Ultralights and PowerTap options for multi DC applications

Automatique - This feature of the Gold Mount is standard with most new camcorders. A special power circuit in the Gold Mount mates with the VTR roll signal in the camera/camcorder allowing an Ultralight to turn on/off automatically in sympathy with the VTR. This assures that every shot is free from the objectionable shadows caused by overhead lights, yet battery drain is kept to a minimum.

InterActive Viewfinder "Fuel Gauge" - The Gold Mount includes the special InterActive contact that transmits the fuel computer signal from the DIGITAL battery to the viewfinder "Fuel Gauge" included in many cameras/camcorders.

Future Compatible - Unlike older box style battery holders, the Gold Mount is fully compatible with the many different sizes and shapes of the new cell technologies that are under development. The Gold Mount will also allow old and new technology batteries to be used together interchangeably thus avoiding the inevitable sudden and costly transition to a new battery format.

Universal Application - Gold mount brackets can be easily installed on all portable equipment including color monitors, scopes, and microwave units. This eliminates all the problems of having many different and incompatible battery/charger systems and allows spare camera batteries to be used on test equipment (and vice versa).

Alternative Mounting Flexibility - A wide variety of Gold Mount accessory battery holders allow the same batteries that are normally camera mounted to be also worn as a belt or mounted two-at-a-time for unlimited run-time.