Customer Reviews

JVC BN-VF714U 3 Hour Recording Data Battery for GR Models

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This is much better than the battery supplied with the camera but I prefer the bigger battery available for this really cool camera, the JVC BN-VF733. CAUTION, don't be fooled (like I was) by buying so called "compatable" batteries, they do not work. The money you think you are saving is better spent buying the real thing.


James Hatsis

James1@OconeeAirService.com

First of all, the camera that this goes to is slightly dissappointing. That's beside the point of this review though. The reason you are probably looking at this product is because you might be tired of the standard battery's short lifespan. This product lives up to the three hour life when you use it in viewfinder mode. The only thing I don't like about the battery is the size. It extends further than the standard one and it's almost embarrasing to have it. Other than the size the battery is a great and I would say must have accessory for this particular camera.

I've had this battery for a month or so, and upon each consecutive use/charge, I'd have to say I'm pleased. When fully charged, the camera's battery indicator usually says about 170-180 min total-use time... which is about what it claims. It DOES take awhile to re-charge... about 2 1/2 hrs IN the camera, but that's not too bad.

I bought this battery as I had a two hour concert to record, and I figured a three hour battery would be ample. Using it with the JVC hard drive camcorder, I get a maximum of two hours battery life, not three. Maybe with a different camcorder it is three hours, but not mine.

I was counting on a THREE HOUR working battery. After all, that's what it says it gives you. So far all I get from it, after more than a month of use, is two hour, max...

This battery was exactly what I needed. It arrived just as advertised, and has been working perfectly. It is a little bulky, but lasts much, much longer than our prior battery. It was an excellent purchase, at a very good price.

works pretty good, nice to have a long battery when the other one runs off...

Wrong size battery , i had to return it, for the "right" battery , but the new one was defective, still waiting for the right one.

This battery claims to have "3 hours recording", but I, like many other people, received a brand new battery and the max time that you can use it for is usually about 2 hours. Even the camcorder projects the amount of time you'll get out of it and it never says more than 120 minutes. If you're expecting this battery to last at least 2.5 to 3 hours, you're out of luck, and you'll need to get the larger capacity, more expensive battery.

This battery is advertised as a THREE hour battery. However, after I received the battery and gave it a full charge in-accordance-with the instruction my camera shows it as having a two hour life. It's difficult to tell how long it's lasting because my videotaping is done in short clips at a time. I'm going to buy one more battery, but this time I'll spend a little more and buy a name brand battery. There is truth in the saying you get what you pay for, lower cost equals less time. If I get around to timing the battery life with a stop watch I'll update my review.