A72 Battery Question.

[foto-fanatic]

Hi members, i'm just politely wondering if cheaper aftermarket branded batteries that one procures from ebays and the like are known to perform to similar standards as the 100$ aud sony equivalent?

 

Perhaps if anyone has any recommendations based on experience?

 

Im slightly wary of using cheap batteries that may have potential for damage or unreliabilty. 

 

Thanks.

[LeButler]

I've used a no-name battery in a NEX-5N for several years. Occasionally I get a message like "battery not recognised" but that's always fixed by simply turning the camera off & on again.

 

The FW50 is a known standard that has been manufactured for many years so is therefore as safe as any other third party battery. I would ignore some brands claims of significantly higher capacity.

[holmes4]

I've got the Wasabi batteries - they work fine. Claimed capacity is even a bit higher than the Sony battery - it is a bit heavier.

[Cojo]

Yeah I get the battery not recognized issue every now and then. I just swap it with another and it usually works.

[MichaelComeau]

I've been using Wasabi batteries with my A7II and they work fine.

[Kirkp]

The DSTE FW50 2-battery & charger kit has served me well and is inexpensive at Amazon. A Watson FW50 battery is also working well.

I never charge aftermarket batteries in the camera. That's when they are most likely to fail and ruin the camera.

[digitaldave]

Ive been using the Vivitar ones for quite awhile now. First on the A7 and now on the A7II. They have kept up just fine. No problems, no error messages. 

[foto-fanatic]

Great this gives me some known options as the sony is very pricey i feel.

 

i don't think amazon works in australia but now i feel much more confident to go with aftermarket alternatives.

 

Hey Holmes thats a hell of a deal re amazons link l!!!!

 

Good one and thanks for the responses.

[Lefty]

I agree, the DTSE 2 battery and charger has been great, and the price is right. Not sure the batteries match the claimed capacity, but they're more than the genuine FW50 that came with the camera.

 

A7ii sure is a battery hog, but it does a lot with the power.

[Kirkp]

The DSTE FW50 2-battery & charger kit has served me well and is inexpensive at Amazon. A Watson FW50 battery is also working well.

I never charge aftermarket batteries in the camera. That's when they are most likely to fail and ruin the camera.

A week after posting the above, I noticed that one of my DSTE batteries only charges to 48% on the charger it came with. Then it lasts 1/2 hour in the camera. I won't risk trying to charge it in the camera, so I guess it's junk after less than 6 months. I wonder how long the others will last.

[foto-fanatic]

^Really???

Well thank you for letting us know.

Sony should drop the price on there batteries, $100 aud is outrageous.

[JLBiggs]

Another vote for Wasabi batteries. Got 2 batteries and a charger for something like $30 a couple years ago and they work fine. 

[Wesley]

Hi members, i'm just politely wondering if cheaper aftermarket branded batteries that one procures from ebays and the like are known to perform to similar standards as the 100$ aud sony equivalent?

 

Perhaps if anyone has any recommendations based on experience?

 

Im slightly wary of using cheap batteries that may have potential for damage or unreliabilty. 

 

Thanks.

 

Just get the Sony ones.

Aftermarket is a hit or miss. Playing Russian roulette with the batteries exploding during charging.

[brian.mccready1]

Hi everyone,

I have third party batteries for my a6000 and a7m2 and they are as good as the sony and have been fautless, they hold charge when not in use, you get them of amazon for £10-£12, and you can get a charger for them

they are XPpro by brand. I live in manchester England and I get the shakes if amazon don't call at least once a fortnight...Ha ha ha ha

[Lefty]

 

Just get the Sony ones.

Aftermarket is a hit or miss. Playing Russian roulette with the batteries exploding during charging.

 

 

Peddling fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) doesn't really help the discussion. How long have you been working for the Sony battery division?

 

 

Kirkp wrote: "A week after posting..., I noticed that one of my DSTE batteries only charges to 48% on the charger it came with."

Sounds like an internal connection failure that's dropped a cell. Functionality sucks, but it ain't likely dangerous.

 

The price is right, so pitch it and get another, or try a different 3rd party. My anecdotal experience with DTSE's is good (no failures or loss of capacity). The Sony branded batteries are ridiculously expensive, you can absorb an occasional early 3rd party battery failure and still come out way, way ahead.

 

There aren't all that many battery manufacturers, that makes it very likely that some, but not all, of the 3rd party batteries are coming off the same assembly line as the Sonys. Manufacturing lines tend to pause just long enough to change the label that goes on the outside and keep cranking out product. My "genuine" Sony batteries that shipped new with cameras are Chinese, just like 3rd parties.