D5100 battery issue.

[Darey]

Recently bought my first dslr, so lack experience with problem's which can occur. Bought a 3rd party battery, which had good reviews on the rainforest, and supposed to be compatible with the the D5100.

It initially worked. After I charged it for a second time, it now shows this error message 'this battery cannot be used. Choose battery designated for use in this camera'. I've tried Google, but cannot seem to find an answer.

Any help mucho appreciated.

 

[Darey]

I never knew about the microchip in the batteries. That explains why it doesn't work, but not why it worked the first time round. I'll look into getting a battery grip, cheers.

 

[Darey]

this is the one I got for my D5100 and is working fine, this the same on you got?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009BD5AIO/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00

No, the battery I bought was Maxsima-foto. I was unaware of the microchip needed in the battery. If that one works without the grip, I might buy one of those.

Tried putting the Nikon one in and swapping back to generic one?

Yes, same result. I'll keep the battery, in case I get a grip in future.