Canon NB4-300 Battery Pack for the S5 IS, S3 IS, S2 IS, S1 IS, and PowerShot A Series Cameras (Retail Package)

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 0.2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EVLS42
• Item model number: 1171B002
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This four-pack of NiMH rechargeable AA-size batteries can be used with any digital camera or electronic device that is powered by NiMH AA batteries. They're rated with a 2500mAh capacity and can be recharged approximately 300 times.

Product Description

Canon Digital Camera Battery 117B002 743

Customer Reviews

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97 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There are better alternatives available at lower cost, August 2, 2007

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NLee the Engineer (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon NB4-300 Battery Pack for the S5 IS, S3 IS, S2 IS, S1 IS, and PowerShot A Series Cameras (Retail Package) (Electronics)

I usually stay with Canon accessories for my Canon cameras, just for the 'peace of mind' I can expect from the same manufacturer. But in this case, I see no reasons to choose this item (Canon NB4-300 Battery Pack) just because of the brand name. Consider the following facts:

1. Canon is not a battery manufacturer. So those 2500mAh rechargeable NiMH cells are simply re-labeled from other vendors.

2. All 2500mA NiMH cells in the market are plagued by the problem of high self-discharge rate. That is, if you charge up a set of those AA cells and leave them in your camera for a few weeks, they may become completely drained before you can take any pictures.

For the price of this Canon battery pack, you can buy eight of the latest generation LSD (low-self-discharge) cells such as SANYO eneloop, Rayovac Hybrid, or Kodak Pre-Charged.. Even though their stated capacities appear lower at 2000-2100mAh, those cells can hold 80% of their charge for 6 months or longer. So you don't always have to recharge your camera's batteries the night before, and you can keep another set of charged batteries as standby. This makes LSD cells much more suitable for digital camera applications.

Personally, I have retired all of my old-genreation (2500mAh) NiMH cells, and am using only LSD cells in photo equipment now.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Best - Love'm, August 2, 2007

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JR Fent "4 8 15 16 23 42" (Hermosa Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Canon NB4-300 Battery Pack for the S5 IS, S3 IS, S2 IS, S1 IS, and PowerShot A Series Cameras (Retail Package) (Electronics)

I've bought NiMH (nicknamed Nim-Hah's) from Canon, Energizer, Radio Shack, & RayoVac. We use them in exactly the same way and with the same load everytime. So it's easy for us to tell which gives us the best performance.

How we use them: dozens of flash pictures in a Canon digital camera
Results:
The Canon batteries can recharge the flash diode 30-50% faster than the other brands we tried.
The Canon batteries give us double or more snapshots before having to replace.

Final Note: Some critiques will say that they can't see the difference in value for the higher price. I would say "bull". faster flash warmup and less battery chnges are worth the difference.

JR Fent
IT Recruiter
jrfent.com

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Pleased, January 13, 2007

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Gary D. Townsend "greecetrap" (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon NB4-300 Battery Pack for the S5 IS, S3 IS, S2 IS, S1 IS, and PowerShot A Series Cameras (Retail Package) (Electronics)

I bought two sets of these so that I would have a backup set to put into my Canon S3 IS when the first set ran dry. Last year, on a trip to Portugal, Spain, and London, I was quite pleased at how long these batteries lasted before having to install the replacement set. I was able to take the majority of 500+ photographs using just one set, fully charged.