I recently bought this battery for my Vixia HG20 and as soon as I plugged it into my camcorder, it started complaining about changing my battery pack and doesnt show any battery level. Does anyone have the same issue? I recently bought this battery for my Vixia HG20 and as soon as I plugged it into my camcorder, it started complaining about changing my battery pack and doesnt show any battery level. Does anyone... » Read More I recently bought this battery for my Vixia HG20 and as soon as I plugged it into my camcorder, it started complaining about changing my battery pack and doesnt show any battery level. Does anyone have the same issue? « Show Less
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I have never had a bad experience with Wasabi batteries. I have found they are just as good or better than original equipment.
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Assuming you fully charged the battery prior to plugging it into your camera my guess is you have a defective battery.
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I bought this same battery for my HF G10 and it works great. To my knowledge, these 3rd party batteries may not work with anything past the G20. I'd be curious to know if a recent firmware update possibly is denying your battery. Thoughts?
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I'm assuming this is the model I bought since I've received the question, but my cam is the Canon HF-100. Battery works as original factory with power level indicators, etc. I seldom use the camera but about a year later it still holds a charge much longer than the lower capacity factory original. Used at an airshow last summer with no problems the entire duration.
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The battery was, yes. So was the camera we bought it for. But it turned out moot anyway since we discovered the reason that model camera was discontinued after we bought it. No complaints about the battery though.
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I have this camera and I had the same problem, when it says the battery is low, it's means really low, only for some more shots. So I bought another battery and I carry it in the camera pack. I did this because I know how much time I can take pictures in "extreme pictures situations", like going in museums for one day for example. Two bateries for me is enought. You need to test and know "your limits". :-) Another good thing I did was turning off the LCD most of the time in this situations. According to the manual this saves a lot of energy: from their tests you can shoot 160 picts with it on and 600 with it off!
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Unfortunately, no it does not work in my camera. I thought my battery was bad that is why I ordered a new one but it does not work either. So I am not sure if it is my camera or if the new battery doesn't work (probably my camera).
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I had a similar situation for which I promptly emailed the shipper and am awaiting an answer. Part of my email to them goes like this: "The original (battery) says: 7.2V 1120mAh 8.1Wh(Li-ion) while the ones you sent have a slightly different label: 7.4V 1350mAh Li-ion". I wonder if the shipper even knows about batteries or just sells stuff. We'll see I guess. At least no one that I've read (so far) says their camera is ruined, other than the one person whose battery is stuck inside. Mine seem to work fine (are easily installed and released) and fit on the charger without a problem.
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Ralph, on my Canon Vixia HF R400 Camcorder, the factory battery which was included with the unit shows 94 minutes total recording time on a full charge. Both of the batteries in the Fully Decoded Pack with charger are recognized properly and each one shows 190 minutes recording time on a full charge. All of these times seem accurate in actual use. Before getting this item, I had some problems with other cheaper batteries not being recognized and not showing the battery condition properly, but these have been fine for me so far. I hope this helps.
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Sorry I do not have any personal experience with the sx260. I do like the sx280 a lot except for the movie function. In movie mode the battery managment is very bad and actually shuts the camera off after only minute or two of recording even on a freshly charged, high capacity battery. I followed the instructions to update the camera firmware, but it made no dofference with this problem on my camerra. Some people claim that their camera was fixed using this update but mine was not. My movie mode is virtually useless to me because of the battery issue. For the SX 260 I could only suggest reading other peoples reviews. I hope this helps. Sorry I do not have any personal experience with the sx260. I do like the sx280 a lot except for the movie function. In movie mode the battery managment is very bad and actually shuts the camera off after only minute or two of recording even on a freshly charged, high capacity battery. I followed the instructions to update the camera firmware, but it made no dofference with this problem on my camerra. Some people claim that their camera was fixed using this update but mine was not. My movie mode is virtually useless to me because of the battery issue. For the SX 260 I could only suggest... » Read More Sorry I do not have any personal experience with the sx260. I do like the sx280 a lot except for the movie function. In movie mode the battery managment is very bad and actually shuts the camera off after only minute or two of recording even on a freshly charged, high capacity battery. I followed the instructions to update the camera firmware, but it made no dofference with this problem on my camerra. Some people claim that their camera was fixed using this update but mine was not. My movie mode is virtually useless to me because of the battery issue. For the SX 260 I could only suggest reading other peoples reviews. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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It appears the problem is not with discharge, but with the software that tells you the battery is discharged, and then shuts the camera off automatically. The battery is actually fine. Problem is, Canon says the issue requires a firmware upgrade for certain serial numbers, not others. So I have a camera with a serial number that supposed does not require an upgrade, but it still has the problem. So now I have to deal with customer support and that whole thing. Not something I'm eager to do on a brand new product.
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I did not notice that either... my best educated guess would be that it can charge up to 8.4v, but will also be able to handle the 7.2v by automatically charging at a lower voltage... i could be completely wrong though... i bought this kit a few months ago for a sony handycam that i bought to record my engagement. the charge on the batteries lasts a long time! even if the charge hasn't been topped off recently. i charged both batteries when i first bought this and really only used and recharged 1 so far. i decided to pull the 2nd one out of my bag pocket and it still had full charge. it had only been like 2 months since it was charged last, but it was still fully charged... hope this helps. I did not notice that either... my best educated guess would be that it can charge up to 8.4v, but will also be able to handle the 7.2v by automatically charging at a lower voltage... i could be completely wrong though... i bought this kit a few months ago for a sony handycam that i bought to record my engagement. the charge on the batteries lasts a long time! even if the charge hasn't been topped off recently. i charged both batteries when i first bought this and really only used and recharged 1 so far. i decided to pull the 2nd one out of my bag pocket and it still had full charge. it had... » Read More I did not notice that either... my best educated guess would be that it can charge up to 8.4v, but will also be able to handle the 7.2v by automatically charging at a lower voltage... i could be completely wrong though... i bought this kit a few months ago for a sony handycam that i bought to record my engagement. the charge on the batteries lasts a long time! even if the charge hasn't been topped off recently. i charged both batteries when i first bought this and really only used and recharged 1 so far. i decided to pull the 2nd one out of my bag pocket and it still had full charge. it had only been like 2 months since it was charged last, but it was still fully charged... hope this helps. « Show Less
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Dear Gerald: I've got the same message error, and I Just Don't know what can I Do about It. I Have a Sony DSC HX20V and works perfectly with my old batteries. If you have some Info, I appreciate that you could share it to me.
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I've never timed it, but I went for an extended horseback ride with friends, shooting video every few minutes, for sometimes a few minutes at a time, and never ran down the battery. Did probably a dozen little vids, and still pics, too. I've never run out of battery, but after I've used the camera quite a bit, I put it in the nifty wall charger, so that I don't get out there and find a dead battery. Hate that! Love my camera!
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I haven't had any issues that I know of. The nice thing is the camera doesn't really eat battery power anyway, but I always carry the extra one when I'm out. I don't pay attention to which one goes in, and I couldn't tell you a difference. My only suggestion is you ALWAYS take care of your batteries, and they'll last.
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It shows all the time because the battery is not actually recognized by the camera. It's a third party battery and does not have the "chip" in it that the camera would use to reveal battery percentage. You have to go on a guess as to how long the battery will last. I have gotten up to 2 hours of filming time on one of these.
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In all honesty I haven't used my camera all that much and I haven't recorded videos, which I imagine would drain the battery quicker. With that said, I charged my camera two months ago when I got it and I haven't re-charged it since. I've used it intermittently for fishing pictures and haven't noticed any issues with the battery life. My old Olympus camera had great battery life and stayed charged for several days of use, and from what I've seen with this one, I don't expect the battery life to be much different (although this camera is 12 MP and my old one was 4 MP - perhaps my old camera didn't use much juice in comparison???).
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Robert, I said I would get back with you after taking more pictures. I just hit photo number 30 since you asked and no...it is not flashing that I need new batteries. I use regular Energizers. Nothing special. I too think you may have a problem with the camera. Although, I have gone through a couple pair of batteries very quickly, and it occured to me that the store may have just sold me old batteries. Not all have experation dates on the packging. Good luck, I love the pictures I am getting, I hope you do to.
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My experience has been very good... Over Christmas for example, I had a battery last me for a few days, and that's with shooting probably 20 photos and a little video each day. On trips where I'm doing a lot of shooting I may go through a battery each day and recharge at night. Since I have two batteries I just cycle them through and am never lacking a charged battery. When I got my camera, a firmware update made battery life significantly better... Could be the same for you. Best of luck!
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I just bought my Sx110 IS yesterday--and after taking about 15 pictures and trying out the video, I got the battery low warning. I can only hope that the problem is with the batteries being old. According to my manual, I should get 140 images and 5 hours of playback time with them. The only other batteries they recommend in the manual are AA-size NiMH-3AH. I'd like to use Lithium batteries, but I'm worried that they are not listed in the manual as OK. I see that Canon Chick uses them, what about the rest of you?