High Capacity InfoLithium NP-FG1 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Sony Cybershot DSC-W290/ DCS-W290/B / DSC-W290/L / DSC-W290/T

by Bargaincell

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002608OSW
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 23, 2004

Product Description

Integrated microchip prevents overcharging & lengthens battery life

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great after a few modifications, January 16, 2010

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S (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: High Capacity InfoLithium NP-FG1 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Sony Cybershot DSC-W290/ DCS-W290/B / DSC-W290/L / DSC-W290/T (Electronics)

I got this battery to use with my Sony CyberShot camera. When I first charged it and plugged it in, the camera said it could not operate with a "non-compatible" battery. I was frustrated. However, before I returned it, I emailed the bargaincell people (who sell & ship the battery through Amazon), and they gave me some hints:

"Please insert old battery first, power on your camera, while camera is on remove old battery, insert new battery, than power on your camera again. See if it works. Also, make sure plastic is off battery. Let me know if this does not work for you"

Although the suggestion did not work, I decided to try one more thing. I discharged the battery by using a paperclip and then recharged it. Now it works just fine.

I have no idea how long my "fix" will last or if it will flake out again. I'm going to cross my fingers and hope for the best. If you don't want to deal with this, you might want to just order the Sony namebrand battery instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy for the price., April 15, 2011

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J. DeVore "beachbum" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Capacity InfoLithium NP-FG1 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Sony Cybershot DSC-W290/ DCS-W290/B / DSC-W290/L / DSC-W290/T (Electronics)

This battery works perfectly fine in the Sony DSC-HX5V. The nice about the NP-FG1 is that it will show battery usage left in minutes. Bought 2 of these batteries and when they are fully charged one shows over 232 minutes left and the other shows over 193 minutes left. Each will give you enough power to take 200 or more photos without flash and the GPS receiver on. Taking movies used the battery somewhat faster, but you will easily get one hour movie (8Gig SD Card) in HD with the battery. The NP-BG1 that comes with the camera is 960mAh Li-ion, and these are 1100mAh Li-ion. The picture shows this battery to be a 1200mAh Li-ion, but it is only 1100mAh, thus the drop of a star. For the price you can get this at about 20% the cost (with shipping cost) of the Sony NP-FG1. A good buy.

UPDATE as to this Battery Use Time!!! My apologizes as to the use times for this battery as I must correct the error. Here is the times for each of the operation modes. You should see time somewhere within this range with this battery.
TIMES FOR MODES OF OPERATION.......MODE to view Photos: approx. 250 Minutes. MODE view Video (all formats): 190 to 105 minutes. MODE single/multi shot Photos: 145 to 160 minutes. MODE HD and MP4 60/30fps Movie: 65 to 75 minutes. MODE MP4 VGA 30fps Movie: 90 to 105 Minutes. This is with GPS On, Standard screen brightness and you should see slightly lower times with the screen on bright.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a happy customer, October 31, 2010

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Susan Rankin - See all my reviews
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I cannot recommend that anyone buy this battery. It would not even charge. Just stay away from this manufacturer and supplier.