Customer Reviews

Sony NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera

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Battery was shipped from Ace Digital Club. This battery is struck in my camera and can not be removed without the camera having to go back for repair. It appears that this Sony Branded battery is different in length from the original supplied with the Sony A100.Camera is currently at a Sony repair center(now 5 weeks) to have this battery removed.

So now not only am I without a camera, I wasted approx $45 on a Sony branded battery that is now useless.

Sony apparently seem to be aware of the battery size issue but has not nothing to recall these batteries before others have the same issue as me.

Given the problems that other reviewers have reported with this battery jamming in the camera, it should be avoided. Sony appears to have replaced it with the NP-FM500H. The FM500H is compatible with the Sony A100, although the A100 can't display the InfoLithium information. The new battery has the additional advantage of being less expensive.

Although this battery clearly was packaged as "Sony", it got stuck in my new Sony Alpha A-100 and did not fit well in my Sony charger for the same camera.

Looking at the back of the battery, commas were used instead of decimal points.

For these reasons, I believe that the batter that I received was what is called "gray market". It was not made for US market, and probably not even made by or for Sony.

However, I did receive a refund from the seller.

Essential accessory for the Alpha to give you peace of mind when photographing away that you won't run out of juice. High capacity means you get lots of shots (including use of flash) out of each charge. However, it's not one of Sony's regular 'Infolithium' batteries which means the camera won't tell you the remaining life of the battery in minutes, only a approximate indication of battery life using a 4-segment display.

Amazon has to look into the Sony Brand Battery NP-FM55H
There is a major problem with some these batteries they do fit into the camera. If one forces it into the A-100 DSLR you can not get it out.
The Camera has to be returned to Sony. Someone has to get to the bottom of this Sony Problem. You should stop sales on the Battery until Sony corrects the Problem and removes the defective uunits from the market.

The product is perfect! It's great to still be able to get the right accessories for a camera that has some age. It made our Thanksgiving trip unforgettable, as I was able to use my Sony 8MM camera for an extended amount of time without having to worry about running out of battery. Awesome!

I had a small problem at first, but was able to get the correct battery on an easy return and very, very fast! Abe, in customer service was more than helpfull to get my batteries I needed BEFORE my Wedding!! I have used my battery for my Alpha 100 camera for 8 years! Long staying power , they both still work , just wanted to order 2 more for backup, thanks again for your prompt service,
Cindy Biggerstaff
Reflected Memories Photography

I am using Sony NP-FM55H Battery with my sony A100k Camera. I don't have any issue at all. I don't know whey for some users it got stuck inside the camera. The battery is perfectly fit for the Camera. The one who wrote that it stuck in the camera, Are they sure they bought Genuine NP-FM55H Sony Battery only. How can same battery stuck on some cameras but not all. I am surprised. For me I don't have any issue at all. The battery is not even tight at all. perfect fit for the camera.

I purchased the Sony NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion Rechargeable battery for my Alpha Digital SLR Sony Camera as a backup battery. The cheapest I could find it locally was $[...], so I was very pleased to find it for $[...]-no shipping charge. I always go to Amazon.com first to find what I'm looking for. Cindy

Sony NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera

This battery is amazing, even better then the one that came with the camera. This package is Infolithion and displays more information when used in the camera.