Customer Reviews

Kinamax 1300mAh S007 / CGA-S007 / CGR-S007 / DMW-BCD10 Replacement Battery for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1, DMC-TZ2, DMC-TZ3, DMC-TZ4, DMC-TZ5 - Japanese Cells

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I've taken at least 100 pictures in my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)with this battery, most of them with flash, since first buying it, charging it, and installing it, and the battery meter just moved down the first bar (there are 3 bars total).

This battery seems to have AT LEAST the capacity of the factory Lumix battery, which makes sense as the factory battery is rated at 1000mAh, and this one is rated at 1300mAh. As far as I can tell so far, that rating is NOT an exaggeration.

One thing to note and watch out for -- the printing/writing on this battery is on the OPPOSITE SIDE of the factory Lumix battery, so you have to put it in the charger and camera in reverse. Pretty self-explanatory if you're looking right at it. Just thought I should point that out.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

So far so good. Opened the Amazon box this afternoon and dropped this battery into the charger. Pulled the battery off the charger tonight and started to shoot:
350 photos with my TZ5 (2/3 with flash) and the second bar on the battery meter just ticked off. Pretty much says it all.

Excellent economical alternative to the Panasonic battery.

Very happy with the choice.

Needed a spare battery so I ordered this despite two one-star reviews. Not to disparage those reviewers, but this battery is great! Fits fine in my TZ5, and it's a "J" model vs "A". Charges fine as well. I don't have any longevity data yet, but at 1300 mAh, it ought to be at least as good as the Panasonic.

This was for a replacement battery for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 camera. It holds a charge well after a short recharge time and the cost was excellent.

I got this battery as a spare for my new Lumix TZ5, and wow is it nice. I haven't had to recharge it yet, and my old camera (not the TZ5) battery needed to be charged every other time I used it. Have taken mostly daylight photos, but also about 5 minutes worth of HD video. The camera uses auto-focus and I can hear it churning away while taking pictures but the battery bar has barely moved from full. Definitely a huge upgrade and it has to be equal to the OEM, which I haven't used yet.

Works great with my Lumix DMC-TZ5.
Order arrived quickly and the cost was a great savings over the OEM brand.
Actually performance is better than OEM (1300mAh vs 1000mAh). I recieved it and immediately went to Disney World for a 8 day vacation - a great trial period and it worked perfectly. I never pulled out the OEM battery, I only used this one (462 pictures and video later). I recommend it for anyone with the TZ5.

Just to be on the safe side I bought a third battery for my camera for vacation. Good thing I did. Videos kill the battery very fast. This battery let me take 250+ more pictures when my second battery gave out. Cold also affects batteries (lithium batteries are affected less, but they also are effected) and it was cold in the morning in Yellowstone, Wyoming.

bought this as replacement for my panasonic dmc-tz3 camera battery and the reviews seemed positive so i thought i'd give it a try. unfortunately, for me the battery i got didn't live up to the other reviews i read. there was no problem with compatibility but the battery charge didn't last. I charged it full the night before but the next day battery was down to one bar by early afternoon and I didn't even take 50 shots yet! it works but the charge doesn't last.

The Kinamax batteries work pretty well for a while. They never did have the same amount of life as the original Lumix battery before needing to be recharged. Now it has been 2 years since I purchased two Kinamax batteries for my Lumix camera and both fail to have enough power to take but a few shots before dying, even after just coming off of the charger. The original Lumix battery that came with my camera and is over two and a half years still holds a charge that will take me through most days on it's own. The original saving from purchasing the Kinamax batteries has just shown it's true cost. The Kinamax batteries presently are useless, so they are both going to be recycled.

This was bought to replace the battery that came with my camera as it suddenly died and would no longer hold a charge. The OEM battery cost over twice this, so I went with the off brand. Mistake on my part. Even though the battery is rated the same as the OEM (1300mAh) it lasts about 75% as long. Works fine other than that, just doesn't last as long. Another example of you get what you pay for.