Guys, will it show remaining battery in camera? I understand that some replacement batteries don't, but an Amazon reviewer wrote that yours did.
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Amazon won't answer, you'd have to ask the seller if you don't trust what the person who gave the review said. Beside the picture of the battery, where it says: "In Stock. Ships from and sold by- Certified Battery" click on their name (certified battery) and then at the bottom/right side of their page, you have to the option to "contact seller" through email or whatever.
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I bought it thinking that it would show the remaining battery on my GH2, but it doesn't. Other reviewers seem to say it does on the G5. I haven't tested it on G5, but on the panasonic lumix GH2, it doesn't show the battery level.
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Amazon won't answer, you'd have to ask the seller if you don't trust what the person who gave the review said. Beside the picture of the battery, where it says: "In Stock.Ships from and sold by- Certified Battery" click on their name (certified battery) and then at the bottom/right side of their page, you have to the option to "contact seller" through email or whatever.
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I am not an expert in batteries, but I have used enough gear in the Military to know if it says Compatibility error it could be simply not seated correctly and the contacts may not be making full contact. That is the easy fix. The other work around is if the batter actually works and does not heat up your camera it might be an error code that simply shows up. I get those on my car and for the most part they are due to small issues not related to anything in particular. As I stated, have a different model, but since this is not a Factory Sony Battery it might cause an error to show up on your screen. My question is does it not work at all? Does your device not function? If so, you may have to return the battery and actually buy the OEM Battery from Sony. Usually I take a deep breath, check the connection(s) again and find that the fix is actually easier than the headache. If not, replacing it might be your only option. You can send me more detail and Amazon can forward it to me... I know a lot, but sometimes things just do not function as expected. I hope that helps a bit. Sincerely, a Retired Army SGM.
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Can't say since I only have one battery which is in he camera. You might want to check it periodically and maybe charge it for awhile. I hope to purchase another battery eventually. Also have a spare memory stick.
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I received my battery on May 15th. I take a lot of photos, and it just needed to be recharged, on June 10th. Plus if you leave the battery in the camera, it will wear down the battery. Hope this has helped you Thomas.
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I urge others who have purchased this camera from Amazon to ask Amazon what is being "reviewed." Do it by posting here or by calling or emailing Amazon directly. We should have an explanation. So please do it!
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This seems to be a problem with some of these. I cannot get it to work in picture take mode, only in playback mode. From there, however, you can change the battery type, so I know mine didn't work even after changing this. I've tried several sets of batteries, both alk and nimh. After at most a few pictures it says it's dead, but in playback mode it still says it's fully charged. So, I'm guessing there's a quality control issue with these.
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When I oreder mine it was new and worked just fine. It's the Sony batteries you have to worry about. Only genuine Sony batteries seem to work in their camera.
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If it is the right battery for it. Have you checked to determine that? It's always good to have a backup battery fully charged and ready to go if the one in your camera quits and you are away from your charger.
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I had a similar problem (battery wouldn't hold a charge). I purchased another replacement from Amazon and still the same problem. I sent the camera to the Nikon repair facility in Long Island NY and they sent it back in the same condition with the note that I used a non-Nikon battery. I played that game and ordered a Nikon battery, charged it up and, you guessed it, same problem. Sent it back to Nikon with the Nikon battery and got it back with the same condition. My assessment? That repair facility is staffed by idiots who are unsupervised and I purchased a Sony camera to replace the Nikon. End of story.
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i purchased the camera months ago and i fully charged the camera.unfortunately i never used the camera.hopefully i will recharge it and try to use it and see if it works.
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My experience has been very good... Over Christmas for example, I had a battery last me for a few days, and that's with shooting probably 20 photos and a little video each day. On trips where I'm doing a lot of shooting I may go through a battery each day and recharge at night. Since I have two batteries I just cycle them through and am never lacking a charged battery. When I got my camera, a firmware update made battery life significantly better... Could be the same for you. Best of luck!
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An indicator on the screen shows the battery strength but if i am going to be taking a lot of pictures I go ahead and charge it anyway. That way when i leave the camera is fully charged and I do not have to worry about it.
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Yes, this does show the battery level and works just as well as the original that came with my camera. Enjoy!
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Same camera I just bought one for. It works great. Be aware that my original battery that came with the camera was an 1100 mHr and this one is 1000mHr. A predictor that it will not hold as much of a charge. However, my original had deteriorated gradually, but certainly so that this new one holds a charge for hundreds of photos. Mine is working great.
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I'm not aware of a way to check battery life, but I did run into issues with the main unit (the one on the camera) being turned on by accident in my bag. I first made a small plastic piece that went over the front to avoid accidental button presses, but it is easier to put a small piece of paper between the battery and the holder when it is in the bag. With that in place, the batteries last a long time!
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The camera doesn't allow you to display how many minutes of battery life are left. It only has the icon of a battery that shows how much battery is left. Not able to figure out if it means a few minutes or a few seconds. We always have a second charged battery with us so that we can keep filming. We have also just used the cord connected to the camera as the power source.
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That is incorrect. My camera has an image with a battery in the upper right hand corner at all times. If the battery is full the image is white on the inside if its half charged the image is 50% white. You get the idea? If the battery is near dead the outline changes from white to red and has a mini lightning bolt looking thing inside of the battery. That's when you'd want to charge the battery. Additionally, I used this camera to take 40+ pictures on an all day snorkel trip and the battery never died.