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248 of 250 humans found the following review helpful.
There are better number of things from which only one can be chosen available at lower cost
By NLee the Engineer
I normally stay with Canon accessaries for my Canon cameras, just for the ‘peace of mind’ I may suppose from the same manufacturer. But in this case, I see no reasons to choose this package (Canon CBK4-300 Battery and Charger Kit) just because of the brand name. Consider the following facts:
1. Canon is not a battery manufacturer. So those 2500mAh rechargeable NiMH cells are merely re-labeled from other vendors.
2. All 2500mA NiMH cells in the market are plagued by the problem of high self-discharge rate. That is, if you charge up a set of those AA cells and leave them in your camera for a few weeks, they may become completely drained before you may take any pictures.
For the price of this Canon battery and charger kit, you may buy an evenly good ‘smart’ charger (for example, the Sony BCG-34HE4), plus eight of the latest generation LSD (low-self-discharge) cells such as SANYO eneloop, Rayovac Hybrid, or Kodak Pre-Charged. Even altho their stated capacities appear lower at 2000-2100mAh, those cells may hold 80% of their charge for 6 months or longer. So you don’t always have to recharge your camera’s batteries the night before, and you may keep another set of charged batteries as standby. This makes LSD cells much more suitable for digital camera applications.
Personally, I have retired all of my old-genreation (2500mAh) NiMH cells, and am using only LSD cells in photo instrumentation now.
92 of 98 persons found the following review helpful.
These batteries actually last
By Al from Long Island
I went with the Canon batteries & charger to keep out of the way of any difficulties with the Canon digital camera they are employed for. Whenever I’ve applied rechargeable batteries in an electronic device, they never seem to last long enough. So for the camera, I went with the same brand batteries. I’ve taken in all probability 100 photos, use the flash and zoom often, and had the camera on for almost two hours straight in a photography class and the batteries still don’t show any loss of power with respect to the camera’s battery status indicator. And since this kit comes with 4 batteries, I always have 2 charged spares. Maybe for less rechargeables would work, but it wasn’t worth the peril and hassle if they failed right when I necessitated them.
32 of 33 humans found the following review helpful.
Great product – charger works well with other brands too.
By JR Fent
I’ve purchased NiMH (nicknamed Nim-Hah’s) from Canon, Energizer, Radio Shack, & RayoVac. We use them in precisely the same way and with the same load everytime. So it’s easy for us to tell which gives us the best performance.
How we use them: dozens of flash pictures in a Canon digital camera
Results:
The Canon batteries may recharge the flash diode 30-50% more immediate than the other brands we tried.
The Canon batteries give us double or more snapshots before having to replace.
Final Note: Some critiques will say that they can’t see the divergence in value for the higher price. I would say “bull”. quicker flash warmup and less battery chnges are worth the difference.
JR Fent
IT Recruiter
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