cheap camera batteries

Simonnn · 22 Oct 2006 at 18:39

Im getting my new 400d soon and looking at the accessories I need.

Whats the deal with battery makes, for an official canon battery it seems to be aroudn £45 for a 720mAh. Yet an unoffical 1000mAh seems to go for around £10 including delivery.

Are the official ones worth getting? Does anybody ahve any experience of these or any links to reviews of these batteries?

Broadbandplacey · 22 Oct 2006 at 18:49

some people wont use un-official batteries, personally i dont have a problem and bought 2 for £12 delivered.

because your 400d will use so little battery you will only need one spare for emergency use so id save the £40 and put it towards something else

FranchiseJuan · 22 Oct 2006 at 19:04

I use aftermaket 511s. I have 6 of them and they work just like the original ones. No problems after a year.

Simonnn · 22 Oct 2006 at 21:06

I think I'll go for one of the cheaper batteries, how can canon charge £35 more for something just because its got canon on it?!

Balb0wa · 22 Oct 2006 at 21:56

I also use cheap batterys, have about 5 for the 20d and 2 for the 400d.

The 400d ones were about £12 for two delivered.

Simonnn · 22 Oct 2006 at 22:08

What brand exactly were these or what does the pacaging look like? Most of the ones I've seen don't have a brand name to them

Balb0wa · 22 Oct 2006 at 22:10

Simonnn said:
What brand exactly were these or what does the pacaging look like? Most of the ones I've seen don't have a brand name to them

Mine say "replace" on the back ,7.4v upto 1100mah NB-2L

The_blue · 22 Oct 2006 at 22:44

Have 4 for a 300d and they work better that the origional!

Jotun · 22 Oct 2006 at 22:57

Where I used to work, we had a 10D, with an official canon battery, and several (3 or 4) cheap replacements, there was no problems with battery life, although after they had been unused for ~6 months a couple of them stopped holding any charge, and the canon one was fine. Could be a coincidence though, but it doesn't seem likely.

Darryn · 22 Oct 2006 at 23:14

Ive used cheap replacement batteries in all my Canon DSLRs, 300d, 20d and now 1dmkII and plan to get some for my 5D when i finally get one. They have all been either as good as or better than the original Canon branded batteries.

nomore · 22 Oct 2006 at 23:29

DreederOcUK said:
Ive used cheap replacement batteries in all my Canon DSLRs, 300d, 20d and now 1dmkII and plan to get some for my 5D when i finally get one. They have all been either as good as or better than the original Canon branded batteries.

Do you actually use all of those DSLR bodies?

Darryn · 22 Oct 2006 at 23:49

Nope sold the 300d and 20d, just got the 1dkII atm, went to buy a 5d today and couldnt get a price match so walked away without it.

scoop · 24 Oct 2006 at 16:32

bobbyboy uk said:
The 400d ones were about £12 for two delivered.

Broadbandplacey said:
personally i dont have a problem and bought 2 for £12 delivered.

Assuming it's OK to say, would these be off the Bay, or from the retailer which is open all week long?

Raymond Lin · 24 Oct 2006 at 17:49

Quick question

What is the model number for the battery for the 30D ?

I assume its the same as the 20D and the 400D ? And is it the same one used in the Canon S70? Because i actually have 2 of these.

Canon NB-2LH 7.4V 720mAh (Li-ion)

Balb0wa · 24 Oct 2006 at 17:54

Raymond Lin said:
Quick question

What is the model number for the battery for the 30D ?

I assume its the same as the 20D and the 400D ? And is it the same one used in the Canon S70? Because i actually have 2 of these.

Canon NB-2LH 7.4V 720mAh (Li-ion)

The 20D and 30D are the same, BP511

The 400d is different,NB-2LH

Darryn · 26 Oct 2006 at 11:08

Can anyone confirm the 5D batteries are the same as the 300D and 20D batteries BP511, my 5D should be arriving in the next couple of hours and i want to order a few compatibles.

Balb0wa · 26 Oct 2006 at 11:11

DreederOcUK said:
Can anyone confirm the 5D batteries are the same as the 300D and 20D batteries BP511, my 5D should be arriving in the next couple of hours and i want to order a few compatibles.

Judging by the bay adverts , there the same, BP-511

Compatible with model :

* EOS Digital Rebel
EOS D-series 5D / 10D / 20D / D60 / D30 / 300D
PowerShot Pro90 IS / G1 / G2 / G3 / G5 / G6 / Pro1
MV-300 / MV-300i / MV-30i / MV-400i / MV-430i / MV-450i / MVXli
ZR60 / ZR65MC / ZR70MC / ZR40 / ZR45MC / ZR50MC / ZR10 / ZR20 / ZR20MC / ZR25MC / ZR30MC / ZR80 / ZR85 / ZR90
Optura PI / 100mc / 200MC / 20 / 10

Darryn · 26 Oct 2006 at 11:18

Thanks, the place i was looking didnt list the 5D in the supported models.

Wyvern971 · 26 Oct 2006 at 11:50

The 5D I have takes the BP-511

EDIT:
Just make sure it isn't made by Sony

alexakasloth · 26 Oct 2006 at 11:53

I see no problem in using cheap batteries from ebay, I use one in my camcorder and had no problems.