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Hello,

New digital camera owner here.

I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.

One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
"blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.

Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?

Thanks
 
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On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:58:26 GMT, Beerguy <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>New digital camera owner here.
>
>I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
>batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
>
>One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
>"blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
>batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
>claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
>and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
>
>Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
>there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
>blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
>
>Thanks

I use a non OEM BP-511 for my G-5 and can't tell the difference.
In fact, the only way I know which I'm using is to read on the
battery to see. The non OEM BP-511 is labeled 1250 mAh
whereas the Canon BP-511 is labeled mAh but I see no
noticeable difference.

Jack Mac
 
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"Beerguy" <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote in message
news:cr2ob0t0pqqdmhl34imrnplae781lu4756@4ax.com...
> Hello,
>
> New digital camera owner here.
>
> I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
> batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
>
> One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
> "blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
> batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
> claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
> and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
>
> Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
> there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
> blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
>
> Thanks

Did they have batteries blow up in the camera? Or in a charger? Using the
wrong charger may sometimes do things you don't want to happen.
 
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"Beerguy" <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote in message
news:cr2ob0t0pqqdmhl34imrnplae781lu4756@4ax.com...
> Hello,
>
> New digital camera owner here.
>
> I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
> batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
>
> One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
> "blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
> batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
> claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
> and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
>
> Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
> there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
> blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
>
> Thanks

I recently purchased a dRebel which uses the BP-511. I've tried two
different no name non OEM BP-511 replacements from different sources. Both
appear to charge correctly in the Canon charger but refuse to work in my
camera. I don't know if it's a problem with my camera, defective batteries
or there's something in the camera that senses a non OEM battery.

A friend of mine has a Canon Camcorder (not sure of the model#) which uses
the BP-511. I've tried his OEM battery and it works OK. I don't know anyone
that has a non OEM battery to try.

I would like to have an inexpensive spare battery but with my current
experience I am reluctant to purchase another no-name replacement to try.
 
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>
> "Beerguy" <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote in message
> news:cr2ob0t0pqqdmhl34imrnplae781lu4756@4ax.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > New digital camera owner here.
> >
> > I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
> > batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
> >
> > One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
> > "blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
> > batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
> > claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
> > and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
> >
> > Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
> > there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
> > blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I recently purchased a dRebel which uses the BP-511. I've tried two
> different no name non OEM BP-511 replacements from different sources.
Both
> appear to charge correctly in the Canon charger but refuse to work in my
> camera. I don't know if it's a problem with my camera, defective
batteries
> or there's something in the camera that senses a non OEM battery.
>
> A friend of mine has a Canon Camcorder (not sure of the model#) which
uses
> the BP-511. I've tried his OEM battery and it works OK. I don't know
anyone
> that has a non OEM battery to try.
>
> I would like to have an inexpensive spare battery but with my current
> experience I am reluctant to purchase another no-name replacement to try.
>
I've been using non OEM BP-511's in my D60 for quite a while without any
problems at all. Can't remember the make, but I got them from 7DayShop at
about a quarter of the price of the Canon ones.
 
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> >there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
> >blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
> >
> >Thanks
>
> I use a non OEM BP-511 for my G-5 and can't tell the difference.
> In fact, the only way I know which I'm using is to read on the
> battery to see. The non OEM BP-511 is labeled 1250 mAh
> whereas the Canon BP-511 is labeled mAh but I see no
> noticeable difference.
>
> Jack Mac
>
Good to hear, Jack. I'll look around for one for me...

Eddie
 
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I use some from sabahoceanic.com with no probs in my canon 300d and my sony
camcorder
"Beerguy" <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote in message
news:cr2ob0t0pqqdmhl34imrnplae781lu4756@4ax.com...
> Hello,
>
> New digital camera owner here.
>
> I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
> batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
>
> One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
> "blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
> batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
> claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
> and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
>
> Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
> there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
> blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
>
> Thanks
 
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On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:38:02 +0000 (UTC), "terry"
<terry.parker@btinternet.com> wrote:

>I use some from sabahoceanic.com with no probs in my canon 300d and my sony
>camcorder
>"Beerguy" <Stein@morebeer.com> wrote in message
>news:cr2ob0t0pqqdmhl34imrnplae781lu4756@4ax.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> New digital camera owner here.
>>
>> I have heard two different sides to purchasing non OEM lithium
>> batteries--specifically, Canon BP-511.
>>
>> One camp says to always buy genuine canon batteries as they do not
>> "blow up"; while the camp has never had a problem with third party
>> batteries and recommends them without reservation. In fact, they
>> claim third party batteries last longer, can withstand more charges,
>> and cost anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 less than Canon OEM BP-511.
>>
>> Obviously, I do not want to risk a battery "blowing up" my G2. Are
>> there any insights here? Are there real problems with batteries
>> blowing up? If so, under what circumstances?
>>
>> Thanks
>


Sorry I haven't been able to stay on top of this thread. Thanks for
all the replies. It seems there is a fair amount of positive
experience with non-oem batteries. I think I will give it a shot.
 
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