3rd party/generic Canon Batteries

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Lamont

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I bought a 3rd party battery for my Digi Rebel last night at Best Buy and it drained my other battery when I put it in with the Canon battery (I have the battery grip). I didn't leave the camera on, I put the battery inside this morning, turned it on to see if it was ok, and put it in my bag. By the time I got to Riverside to shoot a wedding (1 hour later), it was dead. The cam has an auto-off feature, but the switch was in the off position.

What I want to know is if this is common when you mix generic with regular batteries? Should I have kept it out till I was ready to shoot?

I shot with a Canon XL1 and it said there was no tape inside when there was a generic battery. Is this something Canon does on purpose?
 
Damn... no one answers the phone at that office. I'll just start documenting phone calls and send a couple of faxes, wait a week and go from there.
 
was the other battery dead or close to it?

why replace one battery and not both/all? (i know camera batteries are expensive)

i think most batteries have warnings about mixing with different brands/types/charge
 
No the other battery was fine, I charged it the night before, snapped two pictures of my comp case, and went to bed.

And I've covered every electronic shop in Oceanside/Vista.. no genuine Canon BP-511's.
 
To go through the steps to try and make the company replace my camera isn't worth the time, and they are in China. Had it been a US company.. different story. I went and bought a new Digi Rebel with battery grip and starter bag that came with another battery.
 
I've had a lot of bad issues relating to generic batteries with higher end electronics.

Sony Camcorders actually quit working sometimes after using a generic battery.
Hopefully nothing is damaged and you can find some legit batteries.

Btw Did you bring the battery back to Best Buy yet?
 
I got the $$ back for the battery and tossed the damaged body on eBay for $75 bucks. And I put a bunch of other things up for sale, hopefully to put the $$ back I spent on the Rebel XT I ordered.
 
http://www.sterlingtek.com/
i've bought my batteries from here and they are really cheap and have not had a problem with them yet in over a year (also if you go to pricegrabber and put in your batter model # and buy it on pricegrabber from sterlingtek it will be a couple of bucks cheaper too)
lots of people on broadbandreports.com in digital imaging recommended so do i after personal use!!
 
Well when I was looking for my model number all I got was generics, and I was trying to avoid them in the first place. So I settled on the one I got from Best Buy. But I have an original Canon battery now from Newegg, I don't think this will happen again :D.
 
basher said:
http://www.sterlingtek.com/
i've bought my batteries from here and they are really cheap and have not had a problem with them yet in over a year (also if you go to pricegrabber and put in your batter model # and buy it on pricegrabber from sterlingtek it will be a couple of bucks cheaper too)
lots of people on broadbandreports.com in digital imaging recommended so do i after personal use!!
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I agree. Bought my XT and 30D batteries here. Never had a problem..
 
Back in the day, I bought a battery for my PowerShot S45 that was CLEARLY sold as a "Genuine Canon Battery" with NO indication of it being generic (the site even had a picture of the real thing as representation AND the same model number). But, when it came, it was generic. I was steamed! It was also smaller in physical size, so it took AGES of fumbling to get it to work with the Canon battery charger (assuming I COULD get it to work). It also didn't last as long. But I needed a battery ASAP.

I am STILL miffed about that experience... It cost just as much as a REAL Canon battery too... I'd say stay away from ANYTHING generic that is high tech. Inkjet inks included.
 
ShnikeJSB said:
I needed a battery ASAP... It cost just as much as a REAL Canon battery too... I'd say stay away from ANYTHING generic that is high tech. Inkjet inks included.
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Same. I am done with generic anything. But the case is resolved with the help of some [H] members and eBay.
 
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