How long does the battery hold a charge when it is not being used (and not in the camera)?
1817388
I don't know but I was in England for 10 days in Early July and was packed 4 days before I left with battery packed & charged. It was my reserve battery and I never used it. I returned in July and was signaled some time in mid Aug that the battery in the camera was low.We were looking at the abundance of pictures I took in England. I then put in the reserve battery and charged the deficient one. Looks like it stayed charged and in reserve for at least 2 months. Hope this helps. But I didn't know and I took my charger along even though I never unpacked it. Good luck and peace of mind Betty
1817389
As a general rule, I would try and charge the battery at least once every 30 days, but not more than 60. The longest I have let my battery be stored between uses is about two weeks, and the batteries never lost their charge. I really like these batteries as they last longer than stock batteries.
1817390
I couldn't say exactly, but definitely a long time! I don't change my battery often. I have 3 batteries: 2 Wasabi and 1 Lumix, and I haven't noticed a difference between them. They're always full-power according to the camera indicator when I switch to a new one. I'd say on average I change my battery every couple weeks, but the one I randomly replace it with may have been sitting a month at least.
1817391
I don't know. I haven't had one completely run down. Their effective use time will get shorter as time goes by. I always charge my battery about every time I use my camera or take along a extra charged battery just in case.Don
1817392
I really can't say. I just make it s point to recharge every day when I have used the camera.
247071
They will retain their charge for several months if they are not used, and not stored in the camera. If the battery is stored in the camera, it will lose its charge in about 1 week -- apparently the camera (at least my S570) draws some current even when the camera is shut off. I suggest to take the battery out of the camera if you are not using it. How many pictures a battery will take depends on many factors -- like whether the flash is used, how hard the auto-focus has to work, size of the images, etc. With the flash off, and using full resolution jpg images, I can get at least 1500 shots on a battery charge.
314577
Sorry, I can't really say because I haven't used it much. It seems to be working well and holding a charge, but I recently upgraded to the Canon 70D so the Rebel XT is my back up and doesn't get as much use.
402503
The lithium battery will hold a charge for up to 18months when not in use. No memory effect so charge away!
1393669
I don't typically use it for more than 3 hours or so at a time but it seems to hold a charge when not in use pretty well so I would say 6 hours or more would be fair.
1282119
Yes. You leave the battery in the camera to charge it. You can either plug it into your computer or wall outlet. I've found that it holds a decent charge, and doesn't take more than about 1-1/2 to 2 hours to recharge. My initial charge may have been closer to 3 hours.
1344350
hmm- good question. I did not pay attention to that. I have been using the battery for a few weeks now and its working fine-holds a longer charge than the default camera battery that comes with camera from Sony.
2177878
The battery is small. It takes charge in an hour and lasts for 2 or 3 picture taking mode. If video, then 1/2 hr. It is a plug in, is flat, comes w/ charger.
1903856
Remove the battery tray any time the camera will not be in use. The camers draws power even when turned off. You will find the batteries will hold their charge,if you remove the tray from the grip
1371323
I haven't specifically used video that long, but with a couple of short (less than a minute vignettes each) with several hundred stills, 400+, and shooting off of the screen on the back and reviewing each shot as long as needed, I was able to do all that and the battery held up fine. That was over a couple of days even, and finally charged it when it got to about 5% after all that. Hope that helps.
216859
I have not timed the battery's ability to hold a charge, but I have had it attached to the camera for about a month while I carried it around in my bag. It stayed fully charged.
2125072
In my experience it does hold a charge. I have not had any issues. I have had it sit in a camera bag for 2 months and it was still fully charged.
1830615
Hard to say. Sometimes the camera can lay there for weeks, and then the battery does run down. Old camera, but have not had problems with using it and the battery failing. Taken upwards of 40 pics and still had some juice to it. My camera is old and charges thru the USB port so when I copy the pics I just charge it up then.
1446879
The camera for which I bought this battery is still new to me. I bought the battery as a back-up and have only charged it once. It is new and my past experience with other lithium-ion batteries for other cameras leads me to believe that this one will continue to do its job for at least two or three years. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
1608652
With a full battery charge, you can film up to three hours (180 minutes) using the battery that comes with the camera. I have recorded well over 2 hours of footage at one time, and still had battery charge left. If you're not going to use the camera for awhile, charge the battery and then take it out of the camera for storage - this will reduce the amount of time you will have to recharge the next time you use it. I've never bought replacement batteries, since I've never needed more than 3 hours of battery life. The last time I looked at them, there were two options - a lower capacity battery (60 minutes, I think) that was about $20, and a 180 minute battery that was about $45-50. I would suggest buying the Samsung brand batteries, as I've heard that other brands do not work with this camera. Supposedly Samsung has something in the firmware that will recognize an off-brand battery and refuse to use it. I have not tested this, so I don't know if it's true.
535181
The charge takes less than two hours after the initial charge. My batter lasted me almost two weeks of non continuous shooting, so all in all probably 8-10 hours of serious continuous shooting. However if you are shooting a lot of indoor shots, it might last less as the live mode seems to burn battery a bit more than auto.
2076555
I used the battery on my last trip and had the camera on for long periods. It last for two days, probably around 8 full hours of use. Bought this as a backup battery.