Panasonic CGR-S006A/1B Li-ion Battery for Panasonic FZ50, FZ7, FZ18, and FZ30 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
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E0DZH6
• Item model number: CGA-S006A/1B
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 17, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The rechargeable Panasonic CGA-S006A battery is designed for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 digital camera. A lithium ion battery, the CGA-S006A holds a long-lasting charge to give you more shots before you need to recharge. The 7.2-volt, 700mAh battery is compact and lightweight, so whether you're traveling, attending a party with friends or colleagues, or just spending time at home with family, you'll want to bring it along with your digital camera so that you'll be able to catch all of those memorable shots.

Product Description

The rechargeable Panasonic CGA-S006A battery is designed for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 digital camera. A lithium ion battery, the CGA-S006A holds a long-lasting charge to give you more shots before you need to recharge. The 7.2-volt, 700mAh battery is compact and lightweight, so whether you're traveling, attending a party with friends or colleagues, or just spending time at home with family, you'll want to bring it along with your digital camera so that you'll be able to catch all of those memorable shots.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great piece of handiwork, May 21, 2007

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Robert G. Johnson "Nature & WildlifePhotographer" (Orange Park, Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic CGR-S006A/1B Li-ion Battery for Panasonic FZ50, FZ7, FZ18, and FZ30 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging) (Electronics)

When I purchased my Panasonic Lumix FZ50, I purchased a spare battery since I am in the field a lot and for long hours of constant shooting. In practical terms, this is the best photo battery I have ever used. It stays constant throughtout it's usage time. My camera tells me how many exposures it will create on the power available on the battery and it has delivered pretty much on the money. There are no fluctuations, drops or surges in output, even toward the end or the cycle. The FZ50 is a 10.1mp digital camera and the CGR-S006A/1B battery gives me 384 images before needing to be recharged. That is a very large number of exposures for one battery. Of course, if you begin using all of the power eating options, Full Auto, electronic flash, etc. that number is going to be reduced a bit but the average photographer isn't going to use that much in a single day or if he does, he/she has a backup. just in case. The most attractive feature in this battery is "No Memory". If you have only used up half the usable power, just put it in the charger and bring it back to 100% without worrying about charging to full the next time.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Imitation / knockoff - not a Panasonic battery, December 1, 2009

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Steve in Bozeman Montana (Bozeman, Montana, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic CGR-S006A/1B Li-ion Battery for Panasonic FZ50, FZ7, FZ18, and FZ30 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging) (Electronics)

Take your choice of adjective: knockoff, counterfeit, imitation...

Mine was shipped directly from China and on the back of the package you find "suitable for Panasonic cameras". The real battery that came with my camera has the Panasonic copyright on the battery and is made in Japan.


I got stuck with an imitation once before and did not realize the difference between it and a real Panasonic battery until I was two weeks into a trip in Europe when the imitation one died ... just when I had an opportunity to keep shooting and get interesting shots.

This time I trusted Amazon and the ad that said it was a Panasonic battery for Panasonic cameras. Evidently Amazon got hoodwinked as well. I left it at home and took two cameras to Europe for this year's trip.

The battery will probably work for a few months and it's a hassle to send it back so I don't know if I will.

What I'd really like to do is pay for it with some counterfeit Chinese currency.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Panasonic camera bettery (Panasonic CGR-S006A/1B Li-ion Battery), December 25, 2008

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a.rainbird "a.rainbird" (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic CGR-S006A/1B Li-ion Battery for Panasonic FZ50, FZ7, FZ18, and FZ30 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging) (Electronics)

Low opinion - overall. This was a replacement back up battery for my Panasonic Camera DMC-FZ18. The original battery I received with the camera can hold charge up to 10 days and worth abouth 400 pictures. In comparison this replacement battery held charge for 5 days and was only worth 80 to 90 pictures. Overall I am dissapointed. I bought it thinking it would be as good as the original, given that it was advertised as a Panasonic product. I've learned that I can not take the advertisement at its word, nor trust Panasonic for having lent their brand name to this flakey replacement product.