Customer Reviews

Sony NPFH70 H Series Actiforce Hybrid InfoLithium Battery for most Sony Camcorders

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I recently bought the HDR-SR11 and was recommended to buy this battery. The battery that comes with the camcorder is the FH-60, but that only lasts 96 minutes if you use it for continuous recording, and while using the viewfinder and not the lcd screen. On average, the stock battery only lasts about 40 minutes.

The FH-70 lasts up to about 150 minutes. It doesn't stick out the back of the camcorder (at least for my SR11), looks exactly like the stock FH-60 battery. The FH-70 usually lasts a whole day for me, and I use it to record basketball games, swimming, skateboarding, and everything in between. With both the FH-70 and stock FH-60, they should be able to last for a whole day of recording.

I got this for my DCR-SR42 hard disk camcorder. Great product, works as expected. It gives me 250 minutes on a full charge. It charges very fast when using the camera as a charger.

For it's size, this battery packs a long charge. i now have two of them and use my sony Hard Disk video cam for wedding videos....and two of these batteries easily get me through long catholic ceremonies plus the entire reception and dance afterward.

Works exactly as advertised. Battery lasts over three hours on a full charge on my Sony High Def Hard Drive Camcorder (HDR-SR7). For reference, the standard battery that came with the camcorder (NP-FH60)lasts about an hour and a half. Both are referenced at continuous recording. They'll both last much longer if not used continuously. Overall I have to say that I am very satisfied with this product and would recommend it highly.

The only negative about this battery is the size of it -- larger than the one that came with the camera which makes it hard to fit it and the wires into my little camcorder bag.

It holds a long charge and I never ran it out yet. I took it on vacation and took lots of video. I did recharge every night but I probably didn't need to.

FYI, this NP-FH70 indicates 149 minicamcorder mode)) 211 min (photo mode), though it meets the claim in the package 3.5 hrs, however this is only for photo mode, not recording time, I did not buy NP-FH100 because it is too huge, and total recording time on default (NP-FH60 90 min) and this battery should be enough for a day's trip. it is up to your decision if you want carry 2 or 1(NP-FH100). I prefer to carry 2 batteriesD

This Sony NPFH70 H Series Actiforce Hybrid InfoLithium Battery is truly Amazing. It was only on Sunday 23rd September that I used it on my Sony SODCRHC38 DCR-HC38 Mini DV Camcorder. I set the Camcorder to always remain on, and
filmed for 3hrs and still had 1hr and 20 min of life remaining on it. I did not use any external power. In the process I changed 3 mini DV 60 min cassettes. I have no regrets buying this Battery, it is worth every cent.

Excellent battery - long life, many videos before charging. Charges very fast with the Sony charger.

Solid replacement, holds a good charge, worth several hours of recording time. My only issues with the battery are (1) if possible it is even bigger than the "factory" battery and (2) the "fit" is not quite perfectly tight on the camera. It is acceptable, but it doesn't seem to fully lock into place. This does not impact performance, but it doesn't feel solid.

Buyer beware...I just bought one of these Sony NP-FH70 batteries from "estoredirect" here on Amazon, and it's a counterfeit. It used to be that the fakes were mostly confined to "the bay" auction site, but now they are flooding Amazon as well. Please see my attached photos of the actual fake I received next to the Amazon product information. I will be reporting this to Amazon as well, of course.

The question is, how do you tell if the battery your purchased is real, or a cheap knockoff? To be sure, the packaging looks authentic enough, if not quite as professionally printed as the real thing. You have to look closely to see the details that show it's a fake. First of all, the battery itself should have a white circle with blue in the middle that has the words "Recycle" and the number 1-800-822-8837. The fake lacks this logo and number (see photo). Also, the wording of the back of the package itself contains misspellings. See the photo of the back of the package showing the word "accuracy" misspelled as "accurccy". Further, the printing on the back label is a bit fuzzy, not clear like on the package of a genuine Sony battery.

I have not yet opened the package, in the past I've noticed that fake batteries also have a very poor fit and finish (in addition to being a fire hazard...see Nikon's website for example of fake Nikon batteries that have exploded and caused fires). Once I open it, I will update this review to add any further details about the fake battery.

These are more than just fake batteries; they are cheap, dangerous imitations that will not perform properly, may damage your equipment, and could even cause personal injury or worse.