Panasonic Lithium Ion 4-Hr & 30-Min 1360mAh Battery for PV-GS19, GS31, GS35, GS65, GS150 & GS250 Camcorders

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001KKWSO
• Item model number: CGA-DU14A/1B
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
The Panasonic CGA-DU14A/1B battery pack enables the user to shoot for longer periods of time. The Lithium Ion battery can last up to 4 hours and 30 minutes, capturing all your precious moments. It is compatible with digital camcorder models PV-GS: 200, 120, 55, 70, 50 and DVD camcorder models VDR-M: 70, 50 & 30.

Product Description
Rechargeable lithium ion battery for use in Panasonic PV-GS50, PV-GS70, and VDR-M30 Palmcorders®

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to spot a fake battery..., March 29, 2005

By	Dr. Leslie Brown "Doc Brown" (Tenerife, Spain, Canary Islands.) - See all my reviews

The story is I bought a "genuine" panasonic battery off of an ebay seller for US$20, and I discovered that it is in fact a fake. It was bought NEW, still in the box, it has a panasonic logo, but it is definitely not the Li-ion polymer battery I expected....

It was bought from the "newzmobile" store on ebay (he sells hundreds of such video camera batteries as well as sony ones) - but he did refund my money with some help from ebay, squaretrade & the paypal buyer protection programme. But obviously I could not recommend buying these from any ebay seller, as you just don't know whether it's real or not.

How to tell the difference between a fake/counterfeit "panasonic" bettery and a REAL panasonic battery: For a start, the fake battery has a black label, where as the OEM panasonic battery has a grey label. The other main difference is the fake battery weighs too much. The original 680mAh battery weighs 36grams, so you'd expect that a truly genuine 1360mAh panasonic battery would weigh just shy of double that. I think they actually are supposed to weigh about 66grams. THE FAKE ONE I GOT WEIGHED IN AT 96 GRAMS!

There are many other minor differences, which are best pointed out in a photo - I have hosted an image of the difference between the fake & real batteries here:

http://members.optushome.com.au/dyevooshka/FAKE2.JPG

The fake battery is probably just some half-baked nickel-cadmium piece of junk. Because NiCd cells don't have the capacity of a lithium batteries, I'm willing to bet that it won't last as long as a genuine panasonic battery... It might also cause damage to your camera. I've certainly learned my lesson.

1) If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
2)You get what you pay for.

I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU EITHER BUY THESE FROM A REPUTABLE SELLER SUCH AS AMAZON OR GO AND BUY ONE IN THE FLESH SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT IN PERSON!!

Hopefully this was of some help to you... please vote below...
Thanks!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not fit the PV-GS150, August 11, 2006

By	Jonathon Haradon (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This battery is model number CGA-du-14a.

I called Panasonic and asked if this battery would fit the GS-150 and they said it would not. The batteries they said would fit were the CGA-du21a (6.5 hour life, advertised) and the CGA-du-12a (3 hour 10 min life advertised)

Be careful what you buy. Amazon does a terrible job of matching pictures and titles of products to the actual product.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Panasonic Lithium Ion 4-Hr & 30-Min 1360mAh Battery , March 15, 2006

By	J. Lamendola - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I quickly got what I ordered