Power2000 LP-E8 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery, 7.2 volt 1500mAh, for Canon EOS Rebel T2i Digital Camera
Posted by admin | Posted in Digital Camera | Posted on 04-07-2010
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Product Description
Replaces Canon LP-E8 / 7.4v / 1500 mAh / For Canon Rebel T2i Digital SLR Camera… More >>
To go with my new Canon Digital Rebel T2i, I looked around for a third-party LP-E8 battery. Yes I know the argument–”why would you put $4/$8/$10 battery in a $800 camera, it’s worth it for the peace of mind to go with the genuine Canon battery,” etc. Well having been using digital cameras and DSLRs for well near 10 years now, and having used plenty of third-party batteries (including “name brands” like SterlingTek and other no-name ones), I don’t have any qualms about using third-party batteries. They work just as well for a fraction of the cost. Really, when was the last time you’ve heard of a digital camera exploding or catching on fire because of the third-party batteries?
I have a Power2000 brand LP-E5 equivalent battery that I’ve been using in my Digital Rebel XSi for the past two years with great results, so I wanted to get the same brand for the T2i (LP-E8). I bought it through Amazon.com’s Marketplace, from a vendor called TheMemStore. They shipped it promptly, and I had it a few days later.
The battery charges fine in the T2i-supplied battery charger, and works fine in the camera. It is rated for 1,500mah capacity as opposed to the genuine Canon’s 1,120mah, so in theory it should give you approx. 35% more shots per charge. As I tend to recharge the batteries whenever I return home, and not necessarily let the batteries go until they are fully discharged, I haven’t really noticed a difference yet–but it certainly seems to last just as long as the Canon battery that came with the camera. The T2i seems to eat up battery power rather quickly while shooting video, so I may end up getting another one for a full day’s shooting/recording. One difference between the Power2000 battery and the Canon OEM battery is the rated voltage: 7.4V for the Power2000 and 7.2V for the Canon battery. A cursory web search indicates that this is within acceptable fluctation range for the battery.
I’ve uploaded a couple of pictures of the battery package and the battery itself. Notice the package states 7.2V, but the battery itself states 7.4V (same as the item description).
Overall I’m pretty happy with this battery–a great value for 1/5 of the Canon battery’s cost.
Rating: 5 / 5
This battery seems to hold its charge as long as the Canon version. The only thing I don’t like is that it dies when the meter still reads half-full. Don’t know how it’ll be long-term. My advice is to buy 2 and get the free shipping.
Rating: 4 / 5
I purchased this as a spare battery for my T2i. It is more powerful and works perfectly on the camera. The only thing I have noticed is that when charging, the charger light always blinks. After it has had a couple of hours to charge, if you take the battery out of the charger and reinsert it, in a couple of minutes the charger light stops blinking and turns solid green, indicating a full charge. Aside from that it performs very well.
Rating: 4 / 5
Owned this for about two weeks and its been a great battery. on its first two charges its held them longer than the standard Canon battery, and for this price, thats amazing. I’m just hoping it continues to perform this well for a while. To be honest though, at this price it doesn’t need to.
Rating: 5 / 5
After 3 charge cycles here is what i know: You will get close to the same shots per charge as you would with the OEM battery. Only trouble I had was the charge indicator does not work perfectly, I had a low batt warning pop up when the charge indicator was showing half full. For the $$ you can’t complain.
Rating: 5 / 5