Olympus LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium Battery for various Stylus & Camedia Digital Cameras (2 Pack)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068QIU
• Item model number: 200656
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 7, 2005

Product Description

Get the right kind of batteries for your Digital Camera so it can keep up with your active lifestyle. Each of the batteries in this Lithium CR-V3 battery 2-pack lets your Digital Camera take twice as many shots as conventional AA Alkaline batteries. These batteries can also be used as backup batteries when your rechargeable batteries lose power.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars E10 and E20 will eat these like candy, January 31, 2004

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drsquared "drsquared" (Antwerp, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium Battery for various Stylus & Camedia Digital Cameras (2 Pack) (Electronics)

Maybe some of the lesser cameras in the olympus line drain these at an acceptable rate, but the power intensive E10 and E20 will tear through them in a few sittings, worse if you use the flash (less than 100 pictures). While you won't change batteries as much as with alkalines which will last you maybe 10 pictures with the flash, these cost proportionally more, and you will soon find all your friends buying stock in battery companies. Do yourself and the environment a favor and buy a good set of rechargeable NiMH batteries and a charger. While these lithium batteries may have lasted twice as long as the early NiMH batteries, that is no longer the case as NiMH batteries have improved by about 30% in the last two years. It costs pennies to recharge the NiMH batteries and they do not have memory, so they will last for years.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Everything else, November 28, 2003

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This review is from: Olympus LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium Battery for various Stylus & Camedia Digital Cameras (2 Pack) (Electronics)

Did the alkaline, ran through batteries like no tomorrow! Tried the rechargeables, they run out of juice over three or four recharges. Bought the Olympus C740 with these babies in them and used it for over 400 pictures, plus review/preview and deletions for FOUR MONTHS. Took the camera on a six day cruise and took over 200 pictures with no problem.
They are expensive (so four stars instead of 5)but after you mistakenly throw out your first set of rechargeable batteries, or find that they (eventually) have no more power than standard alkalines, you will regret not having spent the money on the Lithium technology.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great batteries!, December 10, 2002

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Gatorman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium Battery for various Stylus & Camedia Digital Cameras (2 Pack) (Electronics)

I wasn't sure what to expect when using these batteries. I had received the Olympus C-720 Ultra Zoom digital camera as a gift and it came with these disposable batteries. I had heard that the digital cameras eat batteries for lunch and didn't expect too much. My wife had purchased an accessory pack that came with NiMH rechargeables, so I had them all ready to go before we left on vacation. After 9 days of vacation, I was shocked that these disposable lithium batteries were still working fine. I filled up my entire 128MB SmartMedia card and had often reviewed many of the pictures in the evening on the camera's screen. Many more shots were taken than the 200+ that fit on the card. Some I had erased after looking at the shot and took it over. On the last day of vacation, the batteries finally died and I was forced to put in the NiMH. I felt that I truly got my money's worth out of the disposables...