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Inov8 CGA-S006 Replacement Digital Camera Battery for Panasonic | 
 enlarge | Brand: inov8
Category: CE
Buy New: £4.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2066
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 3.7 x 1.3
MPN: B1340
Model: B1340
EAN: 5060113561084
ASIN: B000E3K4UO
Release Date: August 6, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Replacement For Panasonic CGRS006E1B | | • | Replacement For Panasonic CGRS006 |
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Product Description
This Battery replaces the Panasonic part CGA-S006 and DMW-BMA7 is a Lithium Ion rechargable Digital Camera Battery. For use with: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30, DMC-FZ30-K, DMC-FZ30-S,
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| Customer Reviews:
Good only as an occasional spare April 16, 2008
68 out of 69 found this review helpful
This digital camera battery is designed as a replacement to the CGA-S006, a battery widely used by Panasonic cameras. Now anybody who has ever looked into the cost of an original battery (that is one manufactured by Panasonic) will know they are rather expensive, and these third-party replacements are a fraction of the cost. So the question is are they worth it.
I spend a lot of time traveling to places where I'm not in easy reach of a power point to recharge my battery, so I thought it would be sensible to invest in a spare one. And naturally I wasn't paying 46 when I could get one that's got a slightly higher mAh and voltage for 12. But to be honest I'm disappointed with this battery. The first thing I thought was strange was that the charging time is so much longer. With the charger it normally takes around ninety minutes to charge my original battery (the charger switches off when it detects the battery is full.) This replacement one however takes just on three hours to charge (three times longer for a slighter higher rating?). OK, so that may not really be a problem, but you would expect the battery to last as long, if not longer than the original. Sadly it's performance is well less. I've had my camera for nearly a year and with the original battery you can take roughly 300 jpgs which is actually quite good. However this replacement last for only around 200 photos if not slightly less. Finally it's rare but every now and again with this replacement I get an error message on the camera, which I can only fix by switching it off and removing and reinserting the battery.
Ok, that's the bad, now for the good. As I've already mentioned the price of these batteries are a fraction of the original, so they are really good value. Granted there are a few problems with it, but nothing is perfect. Maybe three stars is too generous considering, but I will only be using this battery as an occasional spare so yes, I'm disappointed but believe it or not I'm happy enough with it as it has already came in handy. If you've lost or damaged your original battery and want one just to replace it then I would actually recommend that you spend the extra money and get the 'real' one. But if it's a spare you're after and you're willing to put up with the problems then I guess that this replacement will do you fine.
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