Sony NPF550 InfoLithium Battery for the DCRVX2100 and HDRFX1

by Sony

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005T3VK
• Item model number: NPF550
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 1, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Charge up your NP-F550 InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery and get ready to shoot. Capture the scenery and smiles for up to four hours with this Sony battery and you'll find you can record even more memories with your Sony Digital Imaging products.

Product Description

This Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery is compatible with 8mm Camcorders and select digital cameras. With up to 4 hours of usage time and built-in microprocessor to accurately calculate the remaining power, you'll be ready for anything!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works, but pricey with ???..., March 30, 2003

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"kuofh" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony NPF550 InfoLithium Battery for the DCRVX2100 and HDRFX1 (Electronics)

Sony's battery works as promised; nothing special about it. It works the same as any other lithium battery, starting out with great battery time, but slowly decreasing over the years. The one thing that bothers me...

I bought this battery to replace a Sony NP-F330 that came with my Sony camera. That battery started experiencing problems only one year after purchase. I noticed that the battery seemed to jump from 90 min of battery life to, suddenly, 0 min left. This only atarted to occur after my luggage went through those metal detectors at the airport. The security people said that it was possible that all lithium batteries, not just Sony, could be ruined as a result of going through airport security. Since the time I've bought this new battery, I have not gone to the airport, so I don't know if this battery gets ruined also. But just beware, going on vacation could ruin your...battery.

I haven't seen this problem in other reviews, so it might just happen to me. Who knows...

Other than that problem, this battery has no problem charging, being used, etc. I just don't think that a battery should cost almost half the price of the camera itself. Oh well...

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works but I agree that it's terribly pricey!, January 15, 2004

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Gordon Gross (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NPF550 InfoLithium Battery for the DCRVX2100 and HDRFX1 (Electronics)

We purchased a Mavica that came with a NPF330 battery several years ago. Like another reviewer mentioned, our battery began to act up in very little time though we could never associate any particular event with why it happened. The old battery would show over 100 minutes available until you used the camera - especially with the flash on - an then would go to zero! It never worked well after that.

This new battery is great and I appreciate the other reviewer's mention of luggage inspection machines perhaps being a problem. I'll try to keep this battery out of harm's way now that I know what might harm it!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Longer lasting battery, September 22, 2002

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M. Ballard "moemoore" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony NPF550 InfoLithium Battery for the DCRVX2100 and HDRFX1 (Electronics)

We have this battery as well as the 2 hour Info-Lithium that came with our Sony Mavica. It's a great addition, especially when we're out and about and don't want to miss a shot because of a dead battery.