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PocketWizard Announces Their New Plus X Triggers with a 1,600 Foot Range

Chris Gampat
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03/01/2013
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Last Updated on 03/01/2013 by Chris Gampat

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Fastest. Refresh. Ever. Last year, PocketWizard announced their very good Plus III radio triggers and today they’re announcing a refresh–the company’s fastest refresh in their history it seems. The new Plus X retains the Plus III’s body style despite not featuring the digital display that the Plus III triggers did, and they also boast a ridiculous range of 1,600 feet. The new triggers also automatically sense whether they should be in transmitter or receiver mode–which is a big improvement over the previous version. It also claims a 100 hr battery life–and the previous triggers still eat batteries like a hungry baby. Other features of major interest are 10 channels that can be controlled via the retro twist dial, a 3.5mm sync port, tri-color LED for a battery life indicator, camera triggering with another remote (which the Plus IIIs had) and more.

Thankfully, the new triggers are backwards compatible with the older ones. Specs are after the jump; and they’re available for $99 at B&H Photo Video.

 

 

Tech Specs

Frequency                    FCC/IC model:  344.04MHz
CE model:  433.62 MHz

Channels                      10 standard channels; Reverse compatible with all PocketWizard radios using Standard Channels

Zones                             Single zone

Antenna                       Precision tuned internal coil

Channel Setting       Backlit rotating dial

Range                            Up to 1,600 feet (500 meters) (Actual range is dependent on multiple factors including equipment, mode, environment, positioning, orientation and interference)

Sync Speed                 Up to 1/250 for focal plane shutters; Up to 1/500 for leaf shutters

Triggering Speed    Up to 14.5 FPS

Contact Time            62 milliseconds in normal operation

Status Indicator     LED: Green, Amber, Red status indications

Solid Red:  Triggering signal sending or receiving

Single Green Blink: Status OK, > 50% battery life

Double Amber Blink:  Battery life < 50% but > 25%

Triple Red Blink:  Battery life < 25%, change batteries

Transmit Output Power Less than 1 milliwatt (0.001 watt)

Power                        Two (2) AA (LR6) 1.5v alkaline recommended. NiMH, NiCAD, NiZn, Lithium acceptable (these chemistries may not report battery life accurately). DO NOT USE 3.6V Li-Ion AA cells!

Battery Life             Up to 100 hours (with alkaline batteries)

Max Port Sync Voltage 300 Volts (Camera/Flash Port)

MaxCurrent Handling 1.0 A peak, 0.2 A (1/5 Amp or 200 milliamp) continuous current limited

Voltage Present 3 volts, safe for use with all digital and film cameras

USB                           None

Housing                  High impact plastic with captive battery door 

Weight                      3.9 ounces (110 grams) with batteries installed

Dimensions         Height: 4.2 inches (10.7 cm)
Width: 2.1 inches (5.3 cm)
Depth: 1.2 inches (3.0 cm)

Operating Temperature Above 5° F (-15° C) and below 120° F (50° C).

Storage Temperature Above -22° F (-30° C) and below 185° F (85° C) (without battery)

Input/Output 3.5mm (1/8”) stereo miniphone jack, hot shoe

Mounting Hot shoe, lanyard/D-Ring loop, Âĵ-20 threaded insert

In the Box Quick Guide

Stereo 3.5mm (1/8”) miniphone to miniphone cable

Mono 3.5mm miniphone to locking PC cable

Stereo 3.5mm miniphone to 6.3mm (Âĵ”) adapter

Lanyard

RoHS Compliant Yes

Optional Accessories Isolation bar, trigger buttons, camera motor drive cables, PC cables and adapters, flash sync cables and protective case

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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