CANON LI-Ion Battery BP-511

[ngythanh]

My Canon 10D digital camera has been supplied with one piece of CANON LI-Ion Battery BP-511 7.4v 1390mAh. I just bought 2 more non-Canon pieces and the info on their back is 7.2v 1500mAh.

I know nothing about the difference or effect of those technical terms. Please advise me if it is OK to use the back-ups with less voltage and more mAh. If not a direct menace to the camera, what may happen in the long range of usage?

Thank you.

[Gix]

I haven't a direct experience with this particular battery, but don't worry, 7,2v is LOVER than 7,4v, in any case you cannot cause damage to the camera.
1500 mAh express the capacity (also the duration) of the battery, and is bigger (OK!).
I think that 0,2v minus soll be OK, is easy to try some test shots at home
Ciao, Giorgio

[Gix]

pps: mAh is 1/1000 of Ampere (misure a electric current) and h is hour, also your battery can provide 1500 milli Ampere for 1 hour at 7,2 Volts.

[ngythanh]

Thank you for your time to advise me, Giorgio.

So the less-voltage battery is SAFE to power the camera. However, please tell me if the 0.2 volts less may prompt the electronic circuits of the camera to malfunction, or will the camera computed system "misunderstand" and give the photographer some over- or under-exposures or the likes?

[Gix]

In teory no, because every battery lose some voltage during the use and a GOOD electronic project take in consideration this. If the circuit is SO sensible to malfunction with 0,2v loss over 7,4V, is also subject to many problems EVEN with the standard battery. But i can't personally guarantee that Canon function PERFECTLY all the time! (i have a Canon S40 but no second battery at the moment): perhaps what can appare is that the camera signal tha battery il low before the time... I think you can easily test that shoting a sequence of photos at home, with viewfinder on + flash etc. and control what happen. Take photos of a subject easy to control.
I'm confident that is all OK,
ciao, Giorgio

[anniegan]

What causes short lifetime of battery? How to prolong the lifetime of battery?
1)Reason:
a.Charger or electro circuit can't be fit for the battery.
b.Overcharge and overdischarge, etc.
c.Battery can't comply with the charging requirement
2)Solution:
a.Use the original charger.
b.Charge the battery after it automatically powers off , then full charge the battery.
c.Avoid erroneous usage of battery, such as heavy pressure, short circuit, fall off and so on.

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