Customer Reviews

Lenmar DLC5L Lithium-ion Digital Camera/Camcorder Battery Equivalent to the Canon NB-5L Battery

5 star:		(77)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(28)

 

 

I decided to try my luck with this 'generic' battery for my Canon SD800. Over the course of a week, I had the chance to test and compare performance of the generic battery to the Canon battery a couple times.

From my experience, there is absolutely no reason to buy the more expensive canon branded battery over this one. The lowdown: this battery is the same in every respect except for brand name and price. Charging time was the identical, battery life was identical, size was identical.. Do not waste your money on the higher priced batteries. This one is a keeper.

UPDATE 7/23/09: Still using this battery a couple years later, and it's still just as good as the canon battery. Thank you Lenmar for a great quality product :)

UPDATE 1/7/2012: The battery has finally shown a difference from the stock. The charge it holds is about half of the original stock battery. Keep in mind this is after nearly 5 years of fairly frequent usage. It lasted long enough and still works as a spare when I need a recharge.

Let me start by saying that I rarely comment on other reviews. However in this case, I need to question why Amazon chose the Spotlight Reviewer for this particular product. All but one other review was for 5 stars...the other one was 4 stars. I give it 5 stars because it performs at least as well as my original Canon battery. It charges just as quicky and holds its charge just as long. As for its size, the battery is the exact same size as the original. The best thing about this Lenmar battery is the price. At $13.99 plus Free Super Saver Shipping on Amazon this is a great deal. I highly recommend this as an extra or replacement battery.

The Lenmar battery fits and works fine with my Canon SD850. I have been using it intensively, and found that it does not hold a charge as well as the original Canon battery - between 151 to 226 shots against 356 with the original Canon battery. It does work great for its price. But if you expect to use your camera intensively, and do not wish to carry multiple spares, you may wish to invest in the original.

Was concerned over other review stating there was a difference in size between this battery and the much more expensive official Canon battery. Received in the mail today and... Absolutely identical (perfect) fit in my Canon SD700IS. Other review is bogus - a Canon employee?

The first Lenmar battery shipped would not take a charge in the charger -- it always showed fully charged -- and it would not power up the camera.

I tried contacting Lenmar's on-line customer service regarding the situation, but received no response.

Thankfully, Amazon's return policy worked flawlessly. Amazon shipped a new Lenmar battery immediately upon my reporting the problem. The new Lenmar battery works fine.

The battery worked great for the first few months I had it. Last week I noticed when I put the battery into the charger, the charge indicator light was red, but after a few minutes, the charge light was green. However, when I put the battery into the camera, the camera indicated that the battery needed to be changed. It looks like a couple other people have had similar problems. There's a 3 year warranty on this battery, so I emailed Lenmar to ask if I could get a replacement. Lenmar responded quickly, providing me with a return authorization number and detailed information on their warranty policy. However, since my battery was purchased more than 90 days ago, there's a $7.50 shipping and handling charge for the new battery. Since I only paid $12 for the battery itself, I didn't think it was worth the trouble to get a replacement, especially since I could run into the same problem with the replacement. Anyway, I think it'd be wise to spend the extra bucks for the Canon battery.

I've charged this battery twice since October and it has lasted forever each time. I don't see any difference between this battery and the Canon battery. Definitely worth the money.

I bought this as a second battery for my SD800IS and it has been working perfect. Battery life seems to be as good as the genuine Canon battery and it's a lot cheaper.

This third party battery functions as well as the Canon original and is significantly less expensive (I don't like to use the word "cheaper").

Since this battery is for Canon camera that don't recharge in a docking station, you need a few extra batteries for those vacations and special events (trust me on this).

Received this a while back, and the battery does not take a charge. shows up as full when in the charger, but doesn't hold a charge. Looks like another reviewer had the same problem, and replaced it.