Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Canon NB-5L and Canon PowerShot S100, S110, SD700 IS, SD790 IS, SD800 IS, SD850 IS, SD870 IS, SD880 IS, SD890 IS, SD900 IS, SD950 IS, SD970 IS, SD990 IS, SX200 IS, SX210 IS, SX220 IS, SX230 HS

This is the second set of Wasabi Power Battery set and charger that I've purchased. I lost my original set purchased a year ago. Both the original set and this set perform well in my Canon camera. The batteries charge relatively quickly and perform well under continuous recording conditions. I would purchase again from Wasabi.

Perfect.

This charger is compact and and easy to use. I liked that two batteries of the size I was looking for were included. I found to older Canon cameras and I doubted the the original Canon batteries could be revived. To my surprise, they both came to full charge with this charger, so I now have four usable batteries. A cord for plugging the charger in a vehicle and a conversion plug for European compatibility was a nice bonus. I've had experience with Wasabi power before. In my opinion, a great value.

First of all, I have nothing but the highest regard for the seller, Blue Nook. I've dealt with them in the past and their customer service has been outstanding. Indeed, that is one of the reasons I purchased this product was because of the seller's reputation. Now, onto the product. The charger works very well. It has foldable outlet prongs for easy packing. It has a red LED to indicate that the battery is being charged and a green LED to indicate that the battery is fully charged. While I didn't specifically test the charger, it seems to do the job in about as much time as the OEM Canon charger. I didn't try out the car recharger. (It's something that I have never resorted to - but, it's nice to have the option.) After 3 cycles of fully charging and fully discharging the batteries, I tested each of the two batteries against the factory Canon battery. Operating my Canon SX230 on HD movie mode, the batteries recorded the following times: Canon original _ 56 minutes, 10 seconds Wasabi no. 1 _ 52 minutes, 29 seconds Wasabi no. 2 _ 53 minutes, 06 seconds As you can see, both Wasabi batteries were consistent with each other, averaging 52 minutes, 48 seconds. This was 94% of the recording time achieved by the Canon original battery. So, while the Wasabi product is labeled as "1400 mAH" and the Canon original is labeled as "1120 mAH"; the Canon lasted longer in this test. YMMV. While the test results were a little disappointing, I'd still rate this as a good product at a good price. (Note: In actual use, the difference between the Wasabi batteries and the Canon battery was not noticeable.)

I bought these for a trip to Disney World. They work with either a Canon S100 or S110. I also have an STK battery and Canon OEM battery, so 4 total. I wanted to be certain to have enough battery life to make it through a whole day, and sadly, I don't think one exists for my camera, so I settled on having plenty of spares to swap between until I can get back to my hotel and recharge them. After spending a few days on each battery, here's my experience. All three brands seem to have a similar life. I didn't measure exact times, but in general, each got me through about 70% of the day before swapping them, where my camera was on for around an hour, for a handful of pictures and maybe a half an hour of video recording. That's not amazing, but I blame the camera design more than the battery design, since they all performed similarly. I also sway more to video than photos, which burns through power much faster. If I only took pictures, I would probably be able to make it through a whole day without swapping. So given the observed battery life, I feel like this is a pretty good deal since you also get a charger. This makes it so I can recharge two at the same time (one with the charger included with the camera). Both the charger and batteries seem to perform comparably to the Canon ones, so while I prefer purchasing first-party accessories, the price difference is so drastic that it's hard to ignore this set. I'm pretty happy with it overall. The STK also performed about the same, and is a little cheaper, but this bundle includes more so is probably the best overall value. If you don't mind spending more than double the price, you can go for the Canons, but otherwise these seem like a pretty good alternative.

As a backup, this package fits the bill. Wasabi battery longevity is all over the board, but trends mostly toward the positive. The package contains two, and one of mine barely holds a charge, but the others seem to go just as long as the original Canon battery, if not longer. With a spare charger for your car, this represents the best value for the money. If it is super important to you that you pay $60 for a Canon branded battery, go right ahead. If you feel like saving some scratch, and need the power to shoot all day, buy five of these packages of these any carry around ten spares for when your original dumps the bed. You'll still be out the same money as one extra canon battery, and you'll have 300-500% more on-demand power to play with. A+, would buy again.

Almost as good as Canon native batteries at a fraction of the price. I guess some batches are duds, too.

Worked perfect for my camera battery!

Excellent Product

Excellent product at a great price.

Charger and batteries seem to work like originals

Perfect!

It does not last as long as the original, but for the price its a good purchase.