cameras -- Which ones are best? In spite of Panasonic's attempts to force G1 / GF1 / GH1 owners to use only [hi-priced] ID-secured Panasonic batteries in these cameras, the ever-industrious aftermarket has quickly developed "decoded" or "upgraded firmware" batteries that apparently successfully mimic Panasonic's OEM batteries.
Here are the brands (that I have found thus far) that (according to various internet forums) are claimed to work with the May-10-2010-released Panasonic-G1-Firmware-Version-1.5...
1) Bestbatt (bestbatt.com)
2) Maximalpower (maximalpower.com; currently available on eBay from "digi-battery", and maybe other vendors)
3) SIDO (e.g., available on eBay from "etimeuk" and "etimeau" and maybe other vendors)
And here are a couple of [hi-volume, 99+percent] eBay vendors who, when queried, have replied that their "no-name" generic BLB13 / BLB13E batteries are compatible with Panasonic-G1-Firmware-Version-1.5 ...
4) suddenawk
5) hi-etech
Any other brands or vendors that should be added?
Are all of these batteries of about the same quality or are there significant differences? [longest-lasting in one charge-cycle, longest-lasting over many charge-cycles, best value for the money, etc]
Please share your experiences with any of these battery brands, or unbranded generics, especially when used in the G1 / GF1 / GH1 cameras.
Thanks for your feedback!
[NOTE: There may be some slight risk associated with associated with using aftermarket batteries (compared with OEM batteries), but I have noticed very little mention of cameras being damaged by aftermarket batteries on the cam/photo forums.]
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Here are the brands (that I have found thus far) that (according to various internet forums) are claimed to work with the May-10-2010-released Panasonic-G1-Firmware-Version-1.5...
1) Bestbatt (bestbatt.com)
2) Maximalpower (maximalpower.com; currently available on eBay from "digi-battery", and maybe other vendors)
3) SIDO (e.g., available on eBay from "etimeuk" and "etimeau" and maybe other vendors)
And here are a couple of [hi-volume, 99+percent] eBay vendors who, when queried, have replied that their "no-name" generic BLB13 / BLB13E batteries are compatible with Panasonic-G1-Firmware-Version-1.5 ...
4) suddenawk
5) hi-etech
Any other brands or vendors that should be added?
Are all of these batteries of about the same quality or are there significant differences? [longest-lasting in one charge-cycle, longest-lasting over many charge-cycles, best value for the money, etc]
Please share your experiences with any of these battery brands, or unbranded generics, especially when used in the G1 / GF1 / GH1 cameras.
Thanks for your feedback!
[NOTE: There may be some slight risk associated with associated with using aftermarket batteries (compared with OEM batteries), but I have noticed very little mention of cameras being damaged by aftermarket batteries on the cam/photo forums.]
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