Battery Capacity Information

Please Note: The Specification of replacement Camcorder and Digital Camera Batteries will often vary slightly from the original battery. The voltage of our replacement batteries may be 0.1v higher or lower than the original, (eg. 3.7v instead of 3.6v or visa versa).

This does not affect the performance of the battery and it is perfectly normal to have such a variation in spec. In actual fact the voltage delivered by a battery varies according to the state of charge so a fully charged battery pack has a slightly higher voltage than a battery which is almost out of charge.

The mAh or capacity of the battery may also vary widely and again may be higher or lower then the original. If for instance the original battery is 700mAh our replacement may be 800mAh and this again is perfectly suitable. Indeed camcorder batteries are often available in different capacities, as a rule of thumb, any significant increase in battery capacity will require the battery itself to be thicker as it will require more cells inside to generate the increased capacity. Therefore a higher capacity battery will protrude further from the body of the camcorder, if the battery fits inside a battery compartment on your camcorder check there is room inside for a thicker battery or check the instructions for compatible models.
A higher mAh = longer battery life.

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