Olympus BLM-01 Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery for C7070, C8080, E1, E300 & E500 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging) by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus BLM-01 Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery for C7070, C8080, E1, E300 & E500 Digital Cameras (Retail Packaging)
Digital camera Review: Power to spare
Summary: 4 Stars
I knew that I would need a backup battery for my Olympus E500. This is identical to the battery supplied with the camera. I wanted to use an Olympus battery after reading some BAD reviews of knockoff replacements. The battery seems to have plenty of reserve power even though the E500 has a full color display that does all functions instead of the 2 displays that most dSLR have (one usually is a low power LCD display for exposure settings). I only have long term experience with NiMH batteries with a point-n-shoot so I really can't make a final review of the longevity of Lithium-Ion batteries. Laptops seem to lose holding power over time. So far I'm happy, but if something goes bad, I'll update my review
Here is an update (10/05/08), I upgraded to a Olympus E3 which uses the same battery. No problems! I'm very happy with the longevity of the battery. It may be my imagination but it seems that the E3 is a bit more efficient on battery power which is confusing because it has both the color and a monochrome LCD display.
Digital camera Review: Reliable, long lasting powerhouse
Summary: 5 Stars
I take 20,000+ pictures per year, so I go through a lot of batteries. I bought a "longer lasting" knock off as a second battery for my C8080 in 2004. It was slightly higher capacity but failed after <2 years. After that I bought a second Olympus BLM-01, and haven't regretted it. On the C-8080 I consistently got 400+ pictures per charge while using the LCD, and 650+ using the viewfinder only. I now have an E-510, and on my first outing I started with my now 4 year old 40,000+ shot BLM-01 from the C-8080. I took over 1000 photos before needing a battery change, including several sessions where the camera was on for several hours (the e-510 has good power save settings). This is a long lasting, very reliable battery and I'm glad Olympus is still using it.Digital camera Review: SO FAR SO GOOD
Summary: 5 Stars
THE BATTERIES THAT I RECIEVED ARE GREAT PRICE EXCEPT TAG COLOR DIFFERNT , BUT GENUINE OLIMPUS .Digital camera Review: Works as expected
Summary: 5 Stars
This battery is identical to the one shipped with my E-520 and lasts just as long. I have three batteries (two Olympus, one Digipower) and can see no discernible differences in their durability -- all have quite a lot of stamina, 800 photos or more.Digital camera Review: Works as expected
Summary: 4 Stars
More or less what is expected from a battery from the manufacturer. Works and recharges well so far, and take a ton of pictures with my E-510. No real complaints other than it being a little costly, but it's the price you'll pay for quality.