 "Arrived dead" | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2TIKHAOK2SKG1 |
The battery will not take a charge. the charger green led comes
on instantly like it is fully charged. I bought this because I read good
reviews about it. I am getting a replacement after a long time trying
to get in touch with Adorama, and of course I have to pay return shipping
and waste plenty time. I hope the 2nd unit works. |
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 "Good battery." | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A384KWW0KLR66J |
| I recommend getting a second battery...just like this one. If you need one. (What can you say about a battery?) It holds a charge and fit in my camera. Enough said. |
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 "NBL4 Backup battery" | 2008-09-14 |
| - Reviewed By wrexham8 |
| This battery is an excellent choice as a backup for a Canon made battery.Would purchase again. |
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 "is this a lenmar battery?" | 2008-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A110T0TF3N3V61 |
| I thought that I purchased a Lenmar battery, but there are no manufacturer's identifying info on the case that appears to be a generic of a generic battery. I have yet to try it, so I have no idea whether it will be short-lived, great value, or not at all useful. Not as represented, but it could be fine or not. |
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 "Defective battery....charged a restocking fee" | 2008-08-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2DOXSDIBWFWFL |
| The battery would not charge and would not power the Canon 1100IS. It was the battery recommended by Amazon. The camera does work when the Canon battery is inserted. Either the battery was defective, or it was the wrong one for the Canon 1100IS. Either way, I should not have been charged a restocking fee. |
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| "Identical to the Canon battery?" | 2008-08-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TGYUGPM60M3G |
I ordered one of these batteries as a backup to the Canon battery that came in the box with my Canon Powershot SD1100 IS, at the same time I ordered the camera.
Although the Canon battery, according to the writing on the shell, was made in Japan, and the Lenmar in China, they seem to be almost identical except for the tiniest variations in color of plastic and molding marks.
Both batteries are rated 3.7V and 760mAh. I put a digital multimeter on both batteries at full charge, and both read exactly 4.15V, which is about what would be expected.
There are batteries available with a higher mAh rating, but there's no iron-clad guarantee that they will hold a charge better, last longer, or even take more pictures on a charge, regardless of price. And even the best batteries will have a few duds in the batch, as a minority of these reviews reflect.
I could have done a test on how many pictures each will take on continuous shooting, but I will wait until both are "broken in" or conditioned... discharged and charged several more times. Then I will edit this review with the results.
I have discharged both batteries a couple of times while testing every feature of the camera, and I didn't note any problems or perceive any significant differences.
My camera should recycle the flash in about 3 seconds on a fresh battery. The Lenmar seems to be about 10% slower than the Canon, which amounts to a few tenths of a second. For one fourth the price, I can live with that.
For my Powershot, Canon advises not leaving the battery in the charger for more than 24 hours... as mentioned by another reviewer, it's not a good thing, regardless of protective circuitry in the charger or battery.
The battery will fully charge in 90 minutes, and there's no benefit in leaving it in the supplied charger after the green light goes on.
Tip; "Keep the battery terminals clean at all times. Dirty terminals may cause poor contact between the battery and camera. Polish the terminals with a soft cotton swab before charging or using the battery" (Canon manual).
So far, this battery seems like a good deal to me. I'll give it five stars, but only time will tell if the original battery is superior. I like it enough that I placed an order for another one today, along with another 4GB SDHC card.
I believe that you have to take a lot of pictures to end up with a few really good ones, especially with a compact camera, and I would rather carry several batteries than rely on a car charger... too slow.
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| "Don't wash a battery with the laundry" | 2008-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By jeeperdon22 |
| Speedy delivery, after the first charge it lasted longer than any battery I've ever used, including the Canon... but then it got washed with the laundry and doesn't like being a battery any longer. I would definately buy this battery from this company (through Amazon) again... dumb me. |
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| "Great Deal on an Extra Battery!" | 2008-08-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2UZGSWBMO57BQ |
This is a great price for an extra battery. I bought it for my wife's new Canon SD1100IS.
The first battery was defective but Amazon quickly shipped out a replacement even before I sent the bad one back. No extra shipping charges for the replacement or for sending the first one back.
Great price and excellent customer service. |
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| "Works with a few glitches" | 2008-08-06 |
| - Reviewed By yahampath |
| I bought this in 2007 with a Canon SD1000. It charges fine with the Canon charger. After about 5 minutes of use the low-battery light starts flashing on the camera, but if you ignore the warning, it works for much longer. Eventually the camera will shut off stating "Change Battery Pack", if you remove and re-insert the battery it works for a few more shots or a few more minutes of video. The original Canon battery works fine without any of these glitches. So I'm assuming that the problem is with the Lenmar battery. It cost me about 25% of what the Canon battery would have cost and therefore give 3-stars for still being able to use it even with a few glitches. |
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| "So Far, So Good." | 2008-07-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1OIGIKU9SYWT9 |
| Just bought this product earlier this month. I cannot speak for the longevity of the battery, but so far it lasts as long as the official Canon battery. We shall see what happens. |
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