Panasonic CGA-S007A/1B Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery for Panasonic DMC-TZ1-Series Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging)

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 0.7 x 1.6 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F1TD2A
• Item model number: B000F1TD2A
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #76 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Batteries & Chargers > Battery Chargers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Designed for Panasonic DMC-TZ1 series digital cameras, the Panasonic CGA-S007A/1B rechargeable battery brings high-powered performance to your camera. The CGA-S007A/1B offers a power capacity of 1000 mAh and an output of 3.7 volts, and with no memory effect, you won't have to worry about overcharging your battery and draining its output. And because it's rechargeable, the CGA-S007A/1B is a great choice that will save you from the hassle of shopping for new batteries regularly. The battery is so lightweight and compact that you will want to keep it close at hand when you're traveling or spending time with friends and family so that you'll never have to miss a memorable shot again.

Product Description

Replacement battery for DMC-TZ1 camera

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm sticking with the original brand this time, October 14, 2007

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S. Saunders (Rocky Mountains USA) - See all my reviews
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Generalizations are suspect. But I'm just fine with this one: when buying rechargeable gadget batteries, I will get a better long-term result from the original manufacturer's product - or a major well-known battery brand - than from a "no name" battery. "No name" batteries generally cost less than the alternatives. But in this case you get what you pay for in the long run.

My generalizing comes from experience. A few years ago I bought two "no name" rechargeable batteries to supplement the OEM battery for a Nikon digital camera (Coolpix 7900). The "no names" performed OK at first. But over a couple of years they aged much faster than the OEM battery. Finally one of them couldn't hold a charge at all and the other one held its charge about half as long as the OEM battery.

(Rechargeable batteries lose their ability to hold a charge after a certain amount of use - i.e., a number of "charge-and-discharge" cycles. The Nikon OEM battery didn't "age" as fast as the no-names did over two years of heavy use, although it too finally lost a lot of its ability to hold a charge.)

That's why I ordered two of these Panasonic brand batteries to use in my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) - in addition to the OEM battery that came with it. I'm happy so far with the performance of all the batteries. Because they are all Panasonics I don't really know by now which is the original and which are the supplementals.

Maybe buying *two* extra batteries for my Lumix was a little more than needed, but once burned, twice shy. I don't want to be out all day shooting a lot of pictures, and get stuck with a dead battery and no replacement. That happened to me on a foreign vacation - and I vowed, never again.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Panasonic Lumix Camera Battery, September 27, 2007

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Marvin Nance (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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As a back-up battery for my new Panasonic Lumix camera purchased through Amazon, it works as well as the original, which is excellent. Charges are relatively quick, and the battery is easy to carry. I highly recommend it!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as the original., January 17, 2007

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T. Manuel (Lake Charles, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this product for my mother as a Christmas gift, since we recently found her a new digital camera (the Panasonic Lumix) that used only the rechargable batteries. She is very happy with the battery and now doesn't have to wait to charge it when it runs out. The price was also a plus.