Precision Design (4 Pack) 2900mAh AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries For Digital Cameras, Speedlight Flash, Battery Grip & Photo Electronics

by Precision Design

Product Details

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• ASIN: B001OXRT5Q
• Item model number: PD-4B
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 28, 2010

Product Description

The high performance Precision Design batteries are specifically designed for use with today's high-tech devices.  Batteries must power a digital cameras electronic flash, LCD monitor, power zoom, auto focusing, metering system and more! As the alternative to costly disposable AA batteries, manufacturers universally recommend the use of NiMH rechargeable batteries for superior performance and the most economical operation of digital cameras.

Key Features:
♦ Includes 4 ultra high capacity Nickel MetalHydride (NiMH) batteries
♦ Memory Free - These NiMH batteries can be charged over 1000 times, and since they're memory-free, you don't have to run the batteries down before recharging. Charge them up whenever you want

Fully compatible with any Digital Camera that uses AA-sized batteries including: Canon Powershot, Nikon Coolpix, Sony CyberShot, Casio Exilim, Kodak EasyShare, Fuji Finepix, Panasonic Lumix, Pentax Optio, Samsung Digimax and Olympus SP Series Digital Cameras

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge Ripoff - NOT 2900mAh!, June 12, 2009

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K. McKirahan (Jessup, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Precision Design (4 Pack) 2900mAh AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries For Digital Cameras, Speedlight Flash, Battery Grip & Photo Electronics (Electronics)

I tested these batteries in my LaCrosse battery charger which has a refresh cycle for rejuvenating new or very old batteries and a test feature for getting the actual mAh rating for a battery. After a couple days of cycling to insure I would get the highest rating, the charger told me that these 4 batteries are rated as follows (in mAh): 1577, 1510, 1486 and 1525. WAY BELOW THE MANUFACTURER'S RATING!

Just to make sure the charger was not at fault I dug out some 2-year old rechargeables I had lying in a drawer and put them through the same test. Three of the four batteries came within 96% of their advertised rating. The other came in at 85%. These "new" Precision batteries come in at 51% to 54% of their advertised rating. In fact, their actual rating is lower than any AA rechargeable battery sold on Amazon. In other words, you can't find AA batteries advertised at 1600 mAh or even 1700-1900 mAh! They don't make them so it is not like these batteries are incorrectly labeled. Instead it means they have been poorly made.

So, what all this means is if you buy these batteries for a device that requires a lot of juice like a digital camera, you will be very disappointed in its usage time before you have to charge them again. You would be better off buying another rechargeable battery... ANY other battery.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great rechargables for high end camera flash units, August 5, 2010

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Bob Schilling (South Deerfield, MA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Precision Design (4 Pack) 2900mAh AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries For Digital Cameras, Speedlight Flash, Battery Grip & Photo Electronics (Electronics)

These babies just run and run. Recharge my Canon flash unit noticably faster than 2500's.