question re: minidv aftermarket batteries

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

my battery for my sony minidv sucks. i can film (using the viewfinder) for 5-10 minutes until it dies. so, usually, i film using the a/c adapter plugged in to a power inverter. now that i have a housing for the cam, i'm gonna need a long lasting battery.

i've seen some off-brand name batteries. are they as reliable as sony brand batteries? they're cheaper (on ebay) than the sony ones, but i think i'd spend the extra dough if they're not as reliable.

thanks for the help.

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

ii have 3 batteries for my new panasonic 120 and only the one it came with is panasonic the other 2 are off name and work great. i have never even used the one that came with the camera. i bought 2 extended life and just switch them out. bought them off of ebay not sure of the stores name but i can find out for ya if you want. they have a positive rating of like 30k...

WakeboardNebraska · Posted: Dec 02, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject:

Joe

I have an extra battery from my old camcorder. It's a Sony M Series battery. 4 hours w/o viewfinder 2 hours with. Does your cam use M Series batteries? I also have a hot shoe lamp and a wide angle lens, too if you are interested. Hope you are enjoying the housing!

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

yeah, my cam uses m series batteries. how much for the package?

and what the heck is a "hot shoe lamp"?

DC · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 456

WakeboardNebraska - Selling off all the equipment?

"Hot Shoe" means that the light is powered off the camera battery...

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

Joe,

It sounds like you've got a bad or wornout battery. All of the Sony's I've owned/used last for hours even when using the LCD and that includes the M series as well as the L. But to answer your question I've also used various aftermarket generic batteries over the years and have found them to be reliable and adequate. Check out Ebay as you'll find every generic brand under the sun. If you're really fighting this (or you buy that lamp! Smile

) you could also look into a belt pack.

WakeboardNebraska · Posted: Dec 03, 2004 7:48 am Post subject:

DC- Yea, I sold my Sony equipment and picked up a Panasonic gs400. I've been really impressed with it so far, too.