Delkin Devices DD/RCR-V3 Rechargeable CR-V3 Battery with Charger

by Delkin

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 3 inches ; 1.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000184C2S
• Item model number: DD/RCR-V3 W/CHARGER
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 18, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Delkin's RCR-V3 is a rechargeable Lithium Ion version of the disposable CR-V3 battery. The RCR-V3 Kit comes complete with charger and battery and will work with 3-volt cameras that accept a single disposable CR-V3 battery or 2 AA size batteries. 6-volt cameras or cameras that require 4 AA size batteries, require an additional RCR-V3 battery.

Product Description

Litium-Ion rechargeable batteryOne year warrantyReplaces disposable CR-V3 batteriesCompatible with Nikon Coolpix Canon A series most Olympus most Kodak and Pentax Optio

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than NiMH batteries for cameras that will fit this, May 24, 2004

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PGMS "PGMS" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delkin Devices DD/RCR-V3 Rechargeable CR-V3 Battery with Charger (Electronics)

Li-on batteries have no memory, like NiMH, and work in colder weather and also do not lose their charge as quickly. They also take more pictures on one charge. Note however that different Li-on chargers do not work with different manufacturer batteries. In the end, this will cost you less than an NiMH.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY strange reviews?, April 29, 2005

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White Fang "Howler" (Wyoming) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delkin Devices DD/RCR-V3 Rechargeable CR-V3 Battery with Charger (Electronics)

I'm not sure that ANY of the other reviewers that gave this a BAD rating have a clue as to what they are doing.
1. LI-ON does not have a memory, and discharging them fully is detrimental to the batteries life! You SHOULD place them into the charger BEFORE they discharge fully!
2. LI-ON are light weight, NOT because the are CHEAP, but because they do not contain heavy metals in their construction. Hey, if you need weight to think it's a quality battery, buy a nice lead acid and lug that around!
3. Professionals have been waiting on LI-ON to make the leap from camcorders to cameras (But in a common form factor, like cr-v3). LI-ON is better than NI-MH, NI-MH are better than NI-CAD, and NI-CAD are better than Lead ACID...Battery evolution.
4. I'm not giving them 5 stars because I feel that for the price they could have a better charge. 1200mAh vs. 1500 or better. But I'm still getting much better performance over my old NI-MH, that seemed to lose it's charge if left overnight in the camera. Real bummer when trying to complete a shot with limited light!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Keep charging, May 25, 2005

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Stan (Montgomery, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delkin Devices DD/RCR-V3 Rechargeable CR-V3 Battery with Charger (Electronics)

THE battery is good after a full charge. It lacks in holding the promised charge. I find after 2 weeks it is questionable, depending on how many pictures were taken before the camera sat waiting to be used again. I got over 100 pictures when used in 3 days, Which is more that my AA nimh 2100mah. Which I bought from Walmart {so probably not a super battery} The wallmart batteries actually hold the charge longer {very sad}.The charge time is not to long when charger from half charge.
Over all, I hope the next ones I buy will be better than these. My solution is to carry a non rechargeable battery in my case for when the Delkin dies. I also try to give it a full charge before leaving the house, as there is no memory effect. I also recomend checking to see if there is a firmware upgrade for your camera. Every camera shuts off when the battery is at a different power level. My Nikon coolpix 3100, seems to shut down sooner than later. All reviews should mention what camera they are using for this reason. Have been using 3 months now.