Lenmar DLC5L Lithium-ion Digital Camera/Camcorder Battery Equivalent to the Canon NB-5L Battery
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Customer Review: Completely useless
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this battery on April 29, 2008. Since it's intended to be a spare battery, I hadn't needed to use it until last weekend when I went on a 3-day trip. I used it for the first time and it doesn't work. I charged it to full (the green indicator in the original Canon charger came on indicating that it was supposed to be "fully charged"). However, it just didn't work in the camera. After coming home I recharged the original Canon battery, and it works, which means that it's not the camera or charger's problem, but the Lenmar battery's. I was quite frustrated by the poor quality of this battery, as I never used it before last weekend, and kept it in a cool, dry, safe corner of my home. It was most inconvenient to me because it's completely useless when I need it the most. Yes, it's cheap, but it's not worth the hassle. Now that the 30-day return period is over, I can only get partial refund. Figuring in the time and postage on the possible return, it's not even worth the return or refund. I will NEVER EVER buy this batter again.Customer Review: Won't Charge
Summary: 1 Stars
The battery worked great for the first few months I had it. Last week I noticed when I put the battery into the charger, the charge indicator light was red, but after a few minutes, the charge light was green. However, when I put the battery into the camera, the camera indicated that the battery needed to be changed. It looks like a couple other people have had similar problems. There's a 3 year warranty on this battery, so I emailed Lenmar to ask if I could get a replacement. Lenmar responded quickly, providing me with a return authorization number and detailed information on their warranty policy. However, since my battery was purchased more than 90 days ago, there's a $7.50 shipping and handling charge for the new battery. Since I only paid $12 for the battery itself, I didn't think it was worth the trouble to get a replacement, especially since I could run into the same problem with the replacement. Anyway, I think it'd be wise to spend the extra bucks for the Canon battery.Customer Review: Works with SD790 IS!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this battery to have a spare for my SD790 IS.
I didn't receive a Lenmar battery; I received a generic battery with less than advertised battery capacity (mAh). I contacted the company (the one with the cheapest price, hint hint), and they told me that they'd refund me and let me keep the battery. Great customer service! They probably figure that most won't notice the difference, but I did.
So far, the battery hasn't died yet. I charged it to full, took over 300 pictures and the Canon battery meter is still showing 2/3 full. Perfect! I'm glad I purchased this over the oem, because I saved so much money and I get basically the same battery life as the Canon battery. Perfect spare!
This battery works fine with the SD790 IS. No dreaded "Change battery pack" message, so I believe that this is one of Canon's cameras that isn't nit-picky about what battery you use. Of course, you can't beat an oem battery, but this one gets pretty close!
Customer Review: battery okay but broke within 1 year
Summary: 3 Stars
I switch between this battery and the canon battery that came with my camera for my Canon Powershot sx200 IS. I have noticed no difference in the battery life and it is great having a backup battery for when I need to charge the other one. So far have charged/discharged the battery about 5 times, so I cannot comment on the lifespan of the battery. For the price though, it is really worth it for a backup.
update: almost a year after buying this backup battery I have noticed a slight difference in the charge - it does not last as long as the canon battery, although it isn't unbearable... it will at least last until the canon battery is charged. What I do have an issue with though, is that I recently noticed that the side of the battery is split open... since I don't want to stick a broken battery into my expensive camera, I'm done with this one. I will be paying the extra 15 bucks for the canon battery this time.
Customer Review: Great battery
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided to try my luck with this 'generic' battery for my Canon SD800. Over the course of a week, I had the chance to test and compare performance of the generic battery to the Canon battery a couple times.
From my experience, there is absolutely no reason to buy the more expensive canon branded battery over this one. The lowdown: this battery is the same in every respect except for brand name and price. Charging time was the identical, battery life was identical, size was identical.. Do not waste your money on the higher priced batteries. This one is a keeper.
UPDATE 7/23/09: Still using this battery a couple years later, and it's still just as good as the canon battery. Thank you Lenmar for a great quality product :)