Digital Concepts CH-1800 Overnight AA/AAA Battery Charger with 4 AA 2500 mAh Batteries
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Digital Concepts CH-1800 Overnight AA/AAA Battery Charger with 4 AA 2500 mAh Batteries
Customer Review: Long-lasting rechargeables, great for digital cameras
Summary: 4 Stars
Got tired with repeatedly purchasing alkaline AA batteries for our two digital cameras, and not being very satisfied with the battery life. So before embarking on an out-of-town trip (a national softball tournament) where we'd be taking hundreds upon hundreds of photos, I purchased these 2500mAh rechargeables. Got great performance from them (maybe double the amount of photos than using regular alkaline batteries?). The charger is nice & convenient, but the charge time seems kind of lengthy. But, if you plan well, it's easy enough to recharge overnight and get plenty of shots from a single charge. I'm guessing I was able to get around 500-600 shots per charge with them from my point & shoot digital. That was with a considerable amount of zooming in & out, although I rarely used the flash and the LCD screen. Use of the flash/LCD will definitely affect battery life.Customer Review: TERRIBLE PRODUCT
Summary: 1 Stars
Do not buy this charger. The first one I got broke after one use. It took 3 calls to customer service to get a new one, which took almost 6 weeks to get to me, plus I had to pay for shipping to get the defective one back to them. The second one broke immediately as well. They will NOT offer a refund, only a third product of the same model. They even said "this is our most economical model, so you get what you pay for." Of course, I have to pay to ship the second defective one back as well. So after shipping of three items, I have more than paid for the cost of the item. I am not even shipping this one back - I am just going to eat the cost and buy from another company. To make matters worse, the average "hold time" for their 800 number is about 15 minutes. Then you get very unpleasant CSRs in New Jersey on the line with no compassion whatsoever.Customer Review: NiMH AA's on the cheap
Summary: 3 Stars
The AA batteries were purchased for a camera flash, well, 3 flashes. The initial impression was they were holding a charge and doing the job. I read some really horrible reviews about the charger so I used a couple of known working units. I charged and discharged the batteries 3 times(like you should to condition the batteries) and was quite pleased by the performance. I'm a professional freelance photographer and shoot sports. Being a freelance, I have to purchase my own equipment so I try to save some $$ whenever possible. The batteries held up right after a charge but if they are charged and sit for more than a day or so, they start to discharge. After about 3 days, I got about a 75% capacity out of them. Bottom line is that they are inexpensive but should hold up for most applications. BUT...charge them as close to use as possible.Customer Review: Good product/price - wrong image/info
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought three of these on a Friday sale for 5.99 each and a Sanyo GES-MQH02WU-S 1 Hour Super Quick Charger w/ 4 AA Batteries for 11.99 + free shipping.
You get the CH-1800, not the CH-1800-AMX as stated, there is no button to push and flip down the AAA adapter. See my two pictures above.
When charging 4 AA batteries with the CH-1800, the left LED goes out (the right stays on) when fully charged. Final charge was 1.38 volts.
When charging 4 AA batteries the Sanyo, the single LED goes out when fully charged. The final charge was 1.41 volts.
The CH-1800 charger and batteries are designed for digital cameras. They fit easily into my Cannon PowerShot A75.
Customer Review: False Technical Details (Compatible with AA type batteries only, comes with 1 Year warranty)
Summary: 4 Stars
Amazon should update the tech detials of this device b4 bringing this item in friday sales. The device that is shown in picture is different (model) than what Amazon is actually selling to its customers. The device is only compatible with AA type of batteries (cannot be used for AAA battery types) and comes with only 1 year warranty instead of 5 years mentioned in tech details. The charging time for batteries is upto 20 hours (2300-2500mah) depending upon the type (mAh)of rechargeable batteries used.
Despite all these facts I am rating this device 4 stars, because for a "Dirt Cheap" sale price of under $7 (with free shippping) you are getting a battery charger plus 4 AA type rechargeable batteries, with no separate adapter to carry on (wall mount).