Sony NPFS11 Digital Camera Battery | List Price: $81.45
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Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Up to 65 minutes of recording time
- 3.6V/1140mAh
Sony Says get a different Battery [Posted on 2004-12-18]
I have a DSCF505V camera that takes this battery. I contacted sony to see if maybe they had one that would last longer after reading the many bad reviews. They said, they didn't but they dont' even make this battery anymore, you should get the NPFS12 battery instead. Here's hoping they fixed some of the problems with the battery in this newer version. I did however do as one of the other posters sucggested on 'burning' the battery completely out b4 recharging and it seems to have worked at least temporarily so we don't have to get a new one right away. We've had the camera for about 4 years. The battery started giving us trouble after about 18 months and we have been 'crippling' it along ever since. When it indicates the battery is low we just shut it off and then turn it back on and that would give us enough time to take one or two pictures b4 the low battery indicator would start again. We could do this many time before the thing would shut down completely and fail to turn back on.
WOW! I'm not alone!! [Posted on 2005-01-01]
I have the same problems. Unfortunately it wasn't until AFTER the vacation that I found out the information on the battery. Quite honestly I wasn't having any problems with the batteries. Finally one day while on vacation after charging it up, the indicator started flashing. (The one with the battery with the slash through it). I have a Sony Cybershot DSC-P50.
Believe it or not as long as I have the flash on, I can take a bunch of pics as suggested. Unfortunately I didn't know this while on vacation so I missed taking some awesome pics. But it's ok. Glad to know I'm not alone!!
rj
sony blew this one! [Posted on 2005-02-05]
these batteries are brutal - the only thing worse is when you call Sony customer service and they "have never had a problem" and laughingly tell me to send in the battery for a test - which will cost me $61.00. if someone in my company took that action they would be looking for a job. do not buy ANYTHING with this battery. its to bad because Sony does do some things right - but have lost me....all due to a battery!
replace NP-FS11 with NP-FS12 [Posted on 2005-02-07]
following exchange with sony says to use NP-FS12:
user ken has entered room
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Marshall_> Thank you for contacting Sony Online Support. I will be glad to assist you.
ken> good. i read about a bunch of problems on amazon.com with NP-FS11 and wondering if i should buy a third battery cuz my first went weird and had to be replaced.
Marshall_> It is always recommended to use the batteries supplied with the camera.
Marshall_> We have not received any complaints regarding the battery.
ken> apparently, this is a common problem and the rumor is NP-FS12 works better. i am sure sony has heard of this problem cuz the people at amazon have complained to sony.
ken> go to the amazon.com website at type in NP-FS11 and read about the complaints.
Marshall_> I am not authorized to visit third party websites and comment on that.
ken> i also went to the sony website for the DSC-P50 and they do not even list the NP-FS11 battery anymore. the only infolithium battery i could find on the sony website is NP-FS12.
Marshall_> You can use the NPFS12 battery with your camera.
Marshall_> The NPFS11 has been replaced by the NPFS12.
ken> okay, that is the answer i was looking for, but it might help other customers if you could put this info on the DSC-P50 web page.
Marshall_> I appreciate your feedback.
Great recharging info [Posted on 2005-03-09]
I too had the low battery problem. I followed the instructions here about taking pic after pic with the flash until the battery runs out. I also saw the note about pausing and when I paused for a while the battery indicator came on with 77 mins left. Now dumping the pics off the camera and the timer went up to 106 minutes.
We will see how long the high charge numbers last......thanks for the posting, you saved me some bucks too!
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