Is the latest version Panasonic BK-3HCCA battery still made in Japan?
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The genuine eneloops are made in Japan, the chargers are assembled in China, (though also designed in Japan).
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These are indeed the latest generation Eneloop available in the US. There is a 4th generation available in the Asian market that is labeled as Panasonic Eneloop, for Panasonic is now the parent company of Sanyo. The 4th generation cell is apparently good for 2000 cycles (recharges), whereas the 3rd generation is rated for 1800 cycles. Eneloop batteries are availble in different colors on a limited basis and I have seen the blue cell that you are referring to. There is also an Eneloop lite version that is blue, but is lower capacity. I have purchased a number of these 3rd generation cells from MYBATTERYSUPPLIER through Amazon and have had great results in high performance LED flashlights. I highly recommend them.
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I have the same question, I wonder if the reason the seller has not answered is that it is made in China. I have this battery in my cart and would purchase it if it was made in the US or Japan.
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Yes, the batteries are a standard of this model. You can get extra batteries on Amazon, just search PANASONIC hc-x920 battery. I have purchased Wasabi extra batteries and works perfectly.
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The Panasonic is japan brand, but I got a dryer was made in Thailand. It works just fine .
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I don't believe so. The manual says printed in Chins and lists Panasonic's Co. as Shanghai.
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The battery is made in Japan, assembled in China. I bought two of these, and they have held a charge just as well as the original batteries that came with my XP100 and XP200. No problems so far.
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both this one and the other panasonic battery i purchased (the other was a VW-VBT380) were as listed and were actual panasonic ones when i received them - but things change! so it may be a case of caveat emptor :(
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That's because it's made in China and not Japan. Lower quality, will not hold a charge as long as one made in Japan.
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Yes. this model is made in japan. I was looking for that too, other model not so sure..
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The battery is made by Panasonic. Looks to be the same as the original. I didn't buy a charger, so I don't have any information about that.
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The printed instruction manual is in Japanese, but an English language pdf is available online. But the menus on the camera itself are in Japanese also, and these cannot be changed to English. I contacted Panasonic representatives in both the UK and the US and confirmed this.
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If it looks like the one shown it is a Fuji battery, I highly doubt they would refurbish any of them, or sell them used..
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please does it work with the PANASONIC HC-V550P.,IS IT A REAL PANASONIC BATTERY.,WHERE IS IT MADE....
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I actually bought mine directly from Amazon.com with Prime. It no longer comes in this mint green color but an orange color. When I received it, I called Panasonic directly questioning the color and they assured me I received the correct battery. I purchased it on May 13th and it's still working great. It holds the charge and I can talk for hours on the phone again. Lol
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I have a black one, bought in August 2009. on the bottom it says "Japan" ---look on the bottom, very fine print.
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Yes it is a Panasonic brand battery, however unlike the picture it came with Kanji characters on it. It apparently will work in other Lumix models that use this battery and in the GH2HK, but will not show the remaining power level in the GH2 or GH2H.Perhaps they have both types and are randomly sending out whatever they have, but the ones I got have the chinese characters on them.UPDATE: When I bought two of these they were only $26 each which I'm sure is why I got Japanese language batteries. Now that they're more than twice as much, I'm sure they must be sending out the actual BLC12s in english Yes it is a Panasonic brand battery, however unlike the picture it came with Kanji characters on it. It apparently will work in other Lumix models that use this battery and in the GH2HK, but will not show the remaining power level in the GH2 or GH2H.Perhaps they have both types and are randomly sending out whatever they have, but the ones I got have the chinese characters on them.UPDATE: When I bought two of these they were only $26 each which I'm sure is why I got Japanese language batteries. Now that they're more than twice as much, I'm sure they must be sending... » Read More Yes it is a Panasonic brand battery, however unlike the picture it came with Kanji characters on it. It apparently will work in other Lumix models that use this battery and in the GH2HK, but will not show the remaining power level in the GH2 or GH2H.Perhaps they have both types and are randomly sending out whatever they have, but the ones I got have the chinese characters on them.UPDATE: When I bought two of these they were only $26 each which I'm sure is why I got Japanese language batteries. Now that they're more than twice as much, I'm sure they must be sending out the actual BLC12s in english « Show Less