Nikon MB-CP11 Battery Pack for Coolpix 8800 Digital Camera

by Nikon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.6 x 4.3 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00062821Q
• Item model number: 25665
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 16, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Extend the battery life of your Nikon Coolpix 8800 digital camera while on long photo shoots with the Nikon MB-CP11 battery pack, which powers the camera with 6 AA batteries (rechargeable NiMH recommended).

Product Description

MB-CP11 Battery Pack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good - only if you already have good NiMH battery base, January 10, 2005

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Jesse Roberge "GreatInca" (Mesa, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MB-CP11 Battery Pack for Coolpix 8800 Digital Camera (Electronics)

If you also have to buy NIMH AAs (or more AAs) and/or a charger. DO NOT BOTHER IT IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY. You are better off buying one or more (3 for me) EN-EL7s. The price is way too high to buy this without an existing NIMH AA infrastructure (even despite the much lower cost of NIMH batteries, about 35% by watt-hour unit)

If you are like me, and you have 2 2 amp (Ray-o-vac 1-hour) chargers and 3 dozen recharchable AAs already (GP most economical), it is better to get this and use your AAs as the same AAs also powers my gameboy, toothbrush, remote control hovercraft, CD MP3 player, etc... when i'm not using the camera and also it spares you a cord and an adapter in your travel luggage.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good option for backup, January 16, 2007

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R. Huntington - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MB-CP11 Battery Pack for Coolpix 8800 Digital Camera (Electronics)

I wouldn't have paid full price for this but at a little more than the cost of a spare battery it was a good buy. I have two regular 8800 batteries but when traveling and away from a charger I wanted something I could fall back on and AA batteries are available anywhere. Another reason is I don't know how long Nikon will continue to carry the battery designed for the camera. I already have a JVC camcorder that it is impossible to buy a battery for, leaving me tied to the power cord it came with, as well as a few other appliances with propriatary "rechargeable" batteries that have expired and can't be replaced.

I attached the battery pack to my camera to test it out and using a mix of NiMh batteries was surprised at how long it lasted. As somebody already mentioned, with the battery pack on the camera is does not fit in the Coolpix carrying case, it does fit well in my Lowepro case I used to carry around my 35mm SLR cameras in. The batteries also add quite a bit of weight so you need to consider that if you are doing a lot of hiking.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice add-on, January 9, 2007

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Herman M. Vansee "hvs33" (Brussels, BE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MB-CP11 Battery Pack for Coolpix 8800 Digital Camera (Electronics)

With this battery pack, I can make more pictures then before without changing batteries. I also have a better grip while taking pictures.