Customer Reviews

Sony NP-FM50 InfoLithium Battery for Select Sony Camcorders & Digital Cameras

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This battery is supposed to charge to about 180 minutes. In July of 2006, my camera's original battery would not charge past 90 minutes so I bought this product and it charged to about 180 minutes. By January, the replacement battery would not charge more than 35 minutes which made it worse than my original battery that I used for 4 years! Amazon warrantied this battery for 1 year so I was able to get another replacement in March and have used it for one month so far. The charge has already dwindled to 160 minutes and am keeping an eye on it. I read somewhere that Sony may have rigged these batteries to last for only a certain time and if these batteries were manufactured at the same time, then that would explain why they're all dying so quickly. I'm not happy about this situation and I'm not ready to replace my camera just yet.

The title of this item says it is Sony NP-FM50 InfoLithium Battery, but what you are going to receive is a no name equivalent battery pack. The battery is not from Sony and does not have the same power ratings as that of the original battery that came with my camcorder. No where on the battery or on the box I find the name 'Sony'. The battery pack that I received is SN-NP-FM50/55H and was shipped to me by Eforcity. This very same no name battery pack is sold by this seller on amazon for $6.15 and I paid $17.82 + S&H.

So anyone planning to buy this item, beware, you are NOT going to get a Sony battery.

I tried charging this battery, it stopped charging at 155 mins and would not say the charge is full like the original did. I unplugged the power cord and plugged it back again after couple of mins. without using any battery power, the battery started charging again from 125 mins.

When contacted seller, I got an email asking if I would like a refund or replacement, but would not say if the replacement is going to be a original battery.

When you recieve your order check the bottom of the battery to see the tiny sticker that says "refurbished" - nothing in the item description says anything about the item being refurbished - I feel deceived

This is the battery I compare all other digital camera batteries to. I've owned many digital cameras from Nikon, Konica Minolta and Sony and the Sony NP-FM50 lasts the longest. I used this battery in my F707 on a climb of Denali in Alaska. At the 20,320 summit on a chilly evening my digital camera was the only one that still functioned out of three in our group thanks to the Sony NP-FM50! I own two batteries for my F707 but even on week-long backpacking trips I really only use one battery and I use the LCD on the camera for all pictures.

BEWARE! Even though the title of this item is "Sony NPFM50 InfoLithium Battery", it is NOT a Sony battery. It is a no-name knock-off. This company is lying to its customers and trying to sell you a cheaper battery under the guise of a the Sony brand name. I'm not sure how to report this to both Amazon and Sony, but this is "bait-and-switch" at its best. The battery arrived in an un-marked box, and "Sony" was not on the box nor the battery. I have a real Sony battery (that came with my camcorder), and this is NOT it!

When pushed to ship me what I had ordered (a true Sony battery), all the company would do is refund my money.

Received this battery, and found out that it is not new. It clearly have been used before, for there are scratch marks all over the place.
There is no where from the descripion says it's used. I will not buy from them again.!!!! :<

This is Sony's workhorse battery. It is not cheap but it recharges very quickly and I've got one I've had in use for 4 years now and it still charges up 110 min of power.

The battery I received is NOT a SONY battery, but a "for SN-NP-FM50/55H" battery. I still have not been able to figure out the chinese manufacturer behind this copy. Who is responsible if this thing blows up in my hand?

Did not check the performance yet, but feel cheated by the product description. Would welcome comments from vendor.

I ordered this battery as it was not the most expensive, but it was not the cheapest. I felt that buying from amazon.com would represent a good product. I have had this battery for several years now and trust me, you must charge it every time it is used. I do not use my camera all the time but often enough that the charge should hold for as long as promised. It does not. I kept it too long to return so buyer beware. Sorry to bear a bad rating but this was a disappointment!

Just reciently returned my Sony NPFM50 battery that was sold as an oem product but was, in fact, a knock off of the oem battery. My camera would not recognize it as an infolithium battery and after powering up would then give me the message - infolithium only - and then proceed to shut down. I bought this as a spare and my battery that came with the camera worked fine. The seller understood and promptly refunded my money including the cost to return the new battery. My point: beware of fakes they are out there.