Nikon EN-EL9 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery for Nikon D40 and D40x Digital SLR Cameras by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon EN-EL9 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery for Nikon D40 and D40x Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: A Basic Battery
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a basic battery that is used for a few Nikon DSLR cameras. I have a Nikon D40 and this battery works perfectly fine with it. It even comes with the standard battery holder to keep the connections covered.Digital camera Review: A Fine Battery
Summary: 4 Stars
This works fine, charges quickly and holds its' charge to allow you to take several hundred photos (phew!). Only real grumble is the price, but given it's made by Nikon (which means it'll be reliable), what do you expect?Digital camera Review: A must for a long day of taking pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
A must have for a long day taking pictures, especially if you like to use VR.Digital camera Review: A preference for the name brand battery
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked the price on amazon, so I bought this Nikon brand battery for my new Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens. So far, so good. The battery charges fairly fast and lasts a long time.
I'm a firm believer in having at least one extra rechargeable battery for a digital camera. If you take a lot of pictures, you have a good chance of your battery running low while you're out and about. If you don't use the camera often, you might take it to a special occasion without realizing that the battery's getting low. In either case, having a spare fully charged battery will help you avoid the frustration of having a dead camera at the wrong time and place.
I'm okay with paying a few extra bucks for the Nikon branded battery, based on my experience with two "no-name" rechargeables I bought a few years ago for my Nikon Coolpix 7900 camera. The "no-names" cost less than the Nikon brand battery. They charged up and worked just fine at first, and I rotated all 3 batteries through the camera, with roughly equal amounts of use and recharge cycles for the batteries. All rechargeable batteries eventually lose their ability to hold a charge, after going through a number of charge/discharge cycles. In the case of the Coolpix camera, the original Nikon battery outlasted both of the "no-name" generic batteries.
So based on my experience with those batteries, I'm sticking with the Nikon brand for the extra battery for my D40x, because I expect it to last through more charge/discharge cycles over its lifetime than a generic (and cheaper) equivalent battery.
Digital camera Review: Always nice to have a spare
Summary: 5 Stars
The charge seems to last forever... hundreds of shots anyway. My first digital camera could only take about 20 shots per battery charge. Things have come a long way!