Customer Reviews

Digital Concepts BP-2LHCL-R 1300 mAh Replacement Battery for Canon NB-2L/NB-2LH

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

This is the worst battery I have ever purchased. After fully charging this battery the Powershot S50 shows that I need to recharge battery. I had to contact Sakar (distributor) numerous times via e-mail and phone. Finally a rep was reached and advised I must pay $5.00 for handling and shipping. I received a new battery. Same thing. It could not hold a charge. The first battery from Sakar cannot even power up the camera. I can take four shots with the second battery. I have tried charging with my original Canon charger. Still no good.The Digital Concepts charger is crap. The DC charger does not even fit into the car lighter. I always thought Sakar products were cheap and inferior. They are not even that. They are just crap. Never, ever purchase their products. Buy the original equipment batteries or separate adjunct batteries.

You have to be a little suspicious about this battery. First, in big letters, the info page says "5 year warranty". But then, in the finer print, it turns out it's a one-year warranty.

Also, the page describes it as a 1000 ma-H (milliampere-hour) battery, an indication of it's total capacity, hence usable time between recharges. But if you examine the photo of the product closely, the packaging says it's NOT 1000 ma-H, but 800 ma-H. And in smaller type on the description, it also says 800 ma-H.

Is this Amazon's mistake, or is the company trying to put one (or two) over on us?

I bought this battery to save money. It doesn't hold a charge, not at all. The charger keeps blinking red and green. Had to return it. Don't waste your time thinking you are saving money with this one.

It can not hold a charge, After fully charging this battery the Powershot S70 shows that I need to recharge battery.I figured I'd save money and purchase this battery instead of one of Canon's for my S70 camera. Just blinks red and green. Not worth it at all.

Update: It's now Feb 2010. The battery has worked fine all these years. Both the factory battery and this one will take a handful of pictures before the camera shuts down. I either need to buy a new battery or maybe a new camera! It looks like they can be had pretty cheap these days. I'm not sure how they crammed 1500mAh into the same package but maybe the materials tech has improved that much. For under five bucks, I just might try a new battery.

Original review in latter 2005:
I bought one of these in March of 2003 and it wouldn't hold a charge. I returned it to buydig dot com where I bought it. The next one they sent has worked well for over 2.5 years. It has been losing capacity though. The original Canon of the same age is losing capacity as well so I guess it's just usage and I used the DC one as my main battery most of the time.

I'd be wary of open-box specials on these for sure. Inquire as to how the seller tests them. A voltmeter won't do jack for you. If you get a working one, they're great. Or you could go for less risk of returns and just buy two Canon batteries to carry around so you don't run out of juice.

The battery has 800mAh on it. The 1000mAh is misleading marketing on the supplier's part and the retailers who parrot both ratings. It's 800mAh, it's hit or miss. You decide if it's worth the potential hassle of a return for the prices they're going for these days.

The ad states these batteries are 1500mAh, but if you look at the close-up of the package, it indicates the battery is 800mAh. mAh indicates battery capacity, so the advertised capacity is a lot less than the package indicates. Buyer Beware!

I have owned one of these Sakar batteries for over two years and it is still going strong. It truly takes more pictures per charge than the Canon 570 mAh battery that came with my Powershot S50. I paid $39 at a different e-tailer two years ago and that is still what they charge. This is a bargain! I just bought three here at Amazon and they all work fine.

I got my first battery when I originally bought my Canon G7 camera in November. It worked for a couple months, and then it simply would not charge. The charger said it was full after 2 minutes, put it in the camera, and it's completely dead. The packaging suggests letting charge a full 10+ hours, even when the charger says it's full, and then next time it will only take 2 hrs to charge. Tried it, let it charge all night, next morning tried it in camera, still dead. Sent it back. Received a replacement battery in February. Worked fine the first couple months, now it's doing the same thing the last one did. I'm done with these batteries. The Canon battery that came with my camera still works great! I'm getting a Canon battery this time.

I received this battery (the 1000 mAh version) as part of a bundle when I purchased my Powershot S60 a couple years ago. This battery has never worked with the charger that came with my camera. No matter how long I leave it in the charger, it simply will not charge.

I've never been able to find any information about Digital Concepts online so that I might contact them directly.

Be very careful with any generic aftermarket battery. The extra mAh in these batteries will make your camera shoot longer but they produce quite a bit of extra heat that could seriously damage your camera's electronics over time. The cheaper the battery, the hotter they tend to get with use.

Well I bought one of these last week for my Canon EOS 350D. The one I recieved is 1300 MAH, not the 1000 MAH that amazon is advertising or the 800MAH in the photo.

Anyways, the battery came completely dead. I tossed it into my canon charger for a good 2 hours and I've taken atleast 800 photos this week with it and it's still going strong. I love this battery. I'll be buying a few more before I need to go out of town with my camera.