Customer Reviews

Canon CB-5L Battery Charger for Canon 5D, 30D and 20D

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

One of these chargers came with our Canon EOS digital camera and worked great for a couple years. After a while our CANON EOS D10 Lithium-Ion Battery 1200 mAh (BP511) seemed to be losing its charge so we bought a new battery. Same problem with that one. Ultimately we bought a new Canon CB-5L Battery Charger for BP511-BP535 Series Batteries and it turned out the charger was the problem.

The moral of the story is, don't always blame the battery. If your batteries are failing it might be the charger.

This is just what we needed! I bought it for my yearbook class, and it works fine, no problems. It shipped fast too.

Works well. My battery seems to last pretty long from each charge. However, it broke after about 1 year of use and I've never had any problems with previous chargers from using it for that long.

This works fine as a charger. The flashing system is easy to understand. My only complaint is how light it is. It's really thin plastic that would crunch if you ever stepped on it. It's just a charger, though. It does what it's supposed to do.

When I received the battery charger I expected it to work the same as the Canon charger of the same number I got with my Digital Rebel Camera. When I connected a BP511A battery pack. the indicator light turned from green to red. On the orriginal charger the red light flashed in three stages to give an indication of the battery charge state. In the new charger the light is a constant red untill it turns green when the battery charged. This made me think that the product was defective but I am not sure. The fact that the product is dispatched without paperwork or instructions is the reason for the two star rating.

We had the same problem with a "compatible" charger. Thought it was batteries (2) but then connected the camera charger adapter and both batteries recharged fine inside the camera. We then knew the "compatible' charger was at fault. Currently looking for a genuine CANON charger at best price. If you include shipping costs (as on e-bay) the Amazon price is better.

I have the original charger that came with my 20d, 4 years later it still works great, my $30,000 car had to take in for repair. Great charger and batteries go on forever.

you sent wrong product. I thru it away and purchased it at Best Buy. Too much trouble to return it. New item cost less than the shipping.
Bill Goldstandt
wegold@goldstandt. com