Customer Reviews

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

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

 

 

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.

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!

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.

I bought this battery in July 2004. I charged it as soon as I got it. I put it in the camera and then used the camera about 10 days later. The battery was dead. So I charged it again and put it in the camera again. I used it and it seemed to work fine. But the next time I went to use the camera (Approximately 2 weeks to a month later.) it was dead again. As I write this review I am sitting in a hotel room in Prague. I charged the battery ten days ago. I used it once 7 days ago and took approximately 15 to 20 pictures(Did not use the flash). I then used it again today. I was able to get another 15 to 20 pictures before it went dead( Did not use the flash). I bought the lithium rechargeable battery because they have the longest life and no memory. So now I have to charge the battery everytime I use the camera. This was a big disappointment. I get better life out of the standard Duracell alkalines. It appears that this technology hasn't been perfected or that Belkin has not perfected their quality control. Beware when buying this product.

This may be easy to use but the battery does not last long at all. I would recomend using the Sony 1400 mah or the Opteka 1,400mah which is the one I prefer and that is what the pro photagrahers use. The 1400 Mah last at least 4 times longer than this Delkin model.

The data sheet on this battery indicates 1200 mAh. It's lithium, so it holds up better than NimH, but there are lithium rechargables available that offer higher mAh.

For the price it isn't bad, though.

These batteries are great. They last very long. Great performance. Low charging time. The normal batteries that came with the camera were dead in an hour. But these batteries last about 3 times of filling the whole memory with photos in the camera. may be more.

Definitely a must have for A Nikon 3200 Coolpix.

1. Super-long battery charge
2. Super-quick charge up
3. Super-long battery life
4. Inexpensive
5. Powerful

The Delkin rechargeable battery and charger lasted for three years of heavy use before I needed to buy a new battery. I think that is phenomenal. The charger is still fine.

I could get well over 1,000+ simple shots before I charged it up again (before it actually needed it) using a 14 pixel Kodak point and shoot. Handled videos great...1-hour video was not a problem with a simple Kodak point and shoot.

BTW, I suggest getting a 3+ GB memory card, which saves a lot of time.

I am searching for a new camera that uses these batteries since my cheapie Kodak had a beach-related accident. Sniff-sniff. :(

I'll bet the battery is still good, though.

Buy the Delkin rechargeable battery and charger; you won't regret it.

Though lightweight and deceivingly useful, it does the job of providing more power than batteries for the pentax camera I use. I have two, so I never run low on power. I re-charge them before going on a vacation so they will be ready when I am.

Solved all my rechargeable batteries problems with my Olympus SP-350 Camera... Best choice I've ever made regarding this issue.