Battery question

In theory the 1200mAh battery will give you about 30% extra shots , in practice it maybe similar to or even deliver less power than the original Pana, particularly after a few charges.
The reason is very simple, just because it is stamped "1200" mAh it does not mean that it is…
The general rule is : the cheaper the price the higher the claim.
To know the answer you need to find review on that exact battery .
Generally they are safe to use but results can vary a lot between battery and battery , even from the same brand/supplier because usually the cheaper the item the less quality control is applied.

Franco

Hi Jack,

There's a broad spectrum of aftermarket batteries, some perfectly fine and others, not so fine. I stick with 3rd party batteries sold by major retailers who have tried them out, themselves (e.g., B&H, Adorama, etc.). It's worth the hunt, as still seem to run as low as a quarter the OEM price and work fine.

Cheers,

Rick

p.s. The newest "chipped" batteries are tougher to clone, but it can be done. Just got two batteries and a charger for my E-M5 for half the price of the still unavailable OEM cell. The battery meter works, so somebody reverse-engineered the thing.

Thanks for the info guys. This is the web page I was looking at.
http://www.bestbatt.com/Panasonic-DMW-BCG10-Battery-p/bbbcg10.htm
Sorry it won't let me post a hyper link

I've used two strategies over the last 10 years. Back when I was buying genuine Nikon batteries for an Coolpix 880. All of the alternative aftermarket batteries were junk, so I used Ebay to get used versions of the real thing. Fast Forward to now and Canon S90 and S95's at Amazon. The aftermarket batteries are 1/4 the price of new ones and last long enough, recharge, etc to make $10 a buy option. But beware shifting sands of sellers etc. So far it has not led to me buying OEM despite the fact that we are running 3 of these cameras at once. How goes it? Missing your posts, man?