How well does it hold the charge with video?
757084
Actually pretty good, I have been using it for the past few days and it's holding a solid charge.
448016
I only charged it twice while in Bora Bora, Tahiti and area. I made 2 1/2 hours of video with it. I mainly charged it when it was 50% or less to make sure I didn't run out. I was using a neighbor's ZM1 and was impressed enough to buy my own. Good luck.
5039
Its been good for me. I haven't shot much video with the camera so if that's your intention, I can't answer for the battery life. But I've used the camera shooting with the EVF accessory for all day trips and never had any problems.
102659
So far, the battery has held a pretty good charge. I get about 150 pics if I use a lot of the special filters and zoom continuously. If I just take regular pics using just the zoom and no filters, I get about 200. It also holds a charge for a few days if you don't use the camera and have it turned off. That's what I usually get with any Fuji camera, whether they use a propriatary battery or AA batteries. I bought a second battery from Amazon, and keep both charged. It's a pretty spectacular little camera. I've used other pocket compacts and none of them even come close to this little guy in picture quality and features.
934065
I shoot as much as I want with the camera, let it lay around for several weeks, then shoot another series of pictures on a later weekend outing. I've never run out of charge, but I do keep a spare battery in the carrying case. When I get a little nervous about the charge remaining, I'll put the battery in the charger overnight. I've been curious to see how long a battery will last but always chicken out and put the battery in the charger before it's discharged. I don't use video as a rule and haven't tried to pause and shoot stills.
414023
The charge is comparable to the name brand battery. Charge life depends on how I an using rhe camera. In photography mode, the battery may consume more power due to the constant zoom and focusing. During the video recording mode, it seems to last longer. Overall, i would give the battery charge to last at least 1.5 hours. Recharging time is fast. I would buy this battery again for my camera bag as you can never have too many backup batteries!
1357577
I havent ran the battery dead while recording yet but if i remember right i watched a reveiw that said that tge battery lasts from half an hour to an hour depending on the quality of the video you use.
2125072
In my experience it does hold a charge. I have not had any issues. I have had it sit in a camera bag for 2 months and it was still fully charged.
189364
Surprisingly good. We bought the standard batteries and pick up rechargables later. Still over 70% and had them a week on pictures and later 5 days on video.
1306174
Hi Robin, I do not have that answer. It has been charged and holding the charge but not much time on camera usage.
1015663
I think it will video until either memory or battery runs out. I have made 3 - 4 min videos. These were long enough for my purposes.
176502
It holds the charge very long, I charge it once a week with 4 hours recording 4-5 days/week. There is a steady light indicator to show fully charged level.
1955314
I've used it on a few dove and the battery is still good, the total video and photos combine might be around 45 mins or so. The reason for so much low usage because the mask leaks water, I spent more time try to fix the loosy band (because the leak) rather than spend time take video. Other than that, the under water video quality is good.
1600775
The battery charges up fairly quickly. Probably from totally dead to fully charged in about 1 hour or so. Once charged, depending on the use (i.e. video, pictures, combination of both, viewing pics, etc), I went a full day without any issues. Safer to top it off at night so you'll not have to worry about it.
516227
About 2 1/2 hours charging time. The battery should be good for100-200 shots depending on the pixel density. Only good for about 10 min of movie.
2077216
That is difficult to say. I have an use my original battery (Aug 2007) - which still holds a two hour charge under heavy video usage. I needed another for my extended travels and quick swap out in foreign countries or areas without reliable consistent power sources.
594271
I charged it only once, with the unit off, until the light turned green. I have used it for 40, plus, youtube videos, and it is fine. I love it, its so handy, I just hook it to the back of my pocket, and I am good to go.