Customer Reviews

Sony NP-FR1 InfoLithium Battery for DSCP100/200/F88/V3 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging)

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This battery lasts an amazingly long time for what it has to accomplish. I'm very happy and quite impressed!

warning!
Like all rechargeable batteries, this battery must be treated properly or it *will* die a premature death, even after just a few months.

Some people think that leaving rechargeables plugged in to a slow or "trickle" charge won't hurt them, and some chargers even say as much. This is true if we're talking about just a couple of days, but over long periods of time, like several months, it *will* shorten the overall lifespan of the battery, or even kill it completely. (No, this is not the Ni-Cad memory effect, but it's just as bad for the battery)

It is best to charge a battery to capacity, unplug it, then use it normally or just let it sit and self-drain over time. Once drained (to about 4%) plug it back in for a full charge and repeat.

I had bought two other cheaper off-brands "NP-FR1" batteries for my Sony P-200 (which was minus it's Sony battery when I purchased it) and was disappointed in their performance. They just didn't last as long as I thought they should. So I thought I would bite the bullet and try the more expensive Sony battery and glad I did! The Sony battery has almost twice the life of the off-brands and shows the time remaining much more consistantly. I have never had to change batteries with the Sony, even on multi-day vacations , just charge once at night! Forget the cheapo's and get the real thing... the Sony! By the way, I think the P-200 camera is great too! - the glassman

I bought this instead of the pro power dual pack(which nobody has reviewed) because I read that some of the generic(might be ALL of the generic batteries for some cameras, who knows) batteries dont work for certain cameras, because sony has special info chips placed in them, as well as other proprietary crap. My camera is the dsc-t30 and the battery works as expected.

I've wanted a back-up battery for my Sony camera, but thought the price was too steep. Now that it's more reasonable I'm going to pick up one so I don't run out at socially unacceptable times. The battery I've had, however, has lasted longer than expected and has never let me know -- I just forget to charge it! I find it'll take hundreds of photos before it needs a charge.

I received my battery within a week of ordering. I used the battery while on a trip to Philmont Scout Ranch and took about 400 pictures over a two week period without having to recharge it. I was very pleased with the battery.

Excellent battery. Gives life to spec. in our Sony camera and was an excellent buy.

To think that I was going to get away with just one battery was a mistake. While I am fairly good at keeping my batteries charged for all of my electronics, it is inevitable that one battery would be missed. And in this case, I missed it dearly. Since I am not the only one using our Sony DSC-P200, I now know that having a spare battery is a necessity in order to not miss those fleeting Kodak moments.

These batteries last for 300-500 shots depending on your camera settings and photography habits. Excellent efficiency, convenience, and overall value compared to any other battery.

I highly recommend purchasing a camera using InfoLithium batteries instead of AA batteries. If you plan on owning the camera for more than a year, investing in two rechargable InfoLithiums is much more cost efficient than buying, restocking, and replacing AA batteries. As convenient as AA batteries are, having one spare InfoLithium provides significatly more convenience than carrying half a dozen AA batteries that last through no more than 100 shots per set.

This battery arrived very quickly. It was in original packaging with instruction manual. Very satisfied with the product and the vendor experience.

Well, it's an OEM battery the price was right it took a charge and is holding it and my trusty old Sony Cybershot is working. I will change one thing and not leave the camera in the charging dock all the time like I did with the original battery. I'm not sure if this shortened the life of that battery or not but it went south with very little use in about four years.

Thank you so much!
This is exactly what I was loooking for: a great customer services and an example of finding a good battery that flows smoothly from problem to sloution to sale. I would hightly recommended your busines to all my friends. Again, Thank you