Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
Digital camera Review: 2700 mAh
Summary: 4 Stars
Be careful when shopping for your batteries. When first shopping for batteries I figured "a battery is a battery, right?" Wrong. You want to look at the mAh (milli amerage hours -- or something like that.) The higher the mAh, the better. These ones are 2700 mAh which is about the highest I've seen. I bought these for my Canon SX110IS, and the life on these batteries totally exceeded my expectations. And from my understanding, the charge life will improve with more frequent use.
PROS:
Battery Life
Charging indicator
Refresh function
CONS:
You can't plug the actual charger directly into the wall. The only option is a ~6ft cord that plugs into the wall from the charger.
Charging time wasn't really relevant to me. My camera requires two batteries, so I just charge one set while I'm using the other set. It takes a couple hours for these batteries to charge, so my spare set of batteries ends up sitting around in a drawer for a long time while I am trying to drain the juice in the batteries in my camera.
Digital camera Review: 2700mah batteries defective?
Summary: 1 Stars
Purchased this charger in Sept 2006 which came with Sony Brand 2700mah rechargeable batteries. First recharge was great. Used the refresh feature and charged the Sony 2700mah batteries as directed. Batteries held charge even 2 weeks without use (digital camera). When I did use the camera, i got close to 300 shots with flash. Little use since that initial use/charge.
Recently things have not been so good. Refresh and charged the 2700 batteries, put in the camera and everything starts up fine and i take 1 test picture. Put away the camera (to be used in a couple of days); bring the camera, power-it-up and "low battery" indicator turns on. Refresh and recharge the 2700's again, can power up and take shots immedicately, but after about a day or so, the batteries are dead. Refresh and recharge a set of Sony 2500mah with the same charger and they work great(hold charge).
Used a non-brand charger for the 2700s; charges fine, but after about 2 days, the batteries are dead again. My only conclusion is that my unit was shipped with defective Sony 2700s that now can't hold a charge for more than 1 day. Will need to see if i can claim something under warranty, but knowing Sony, the warranty probably expired 90 days after purchase....bummer!
Digital camera Review: 3 day charge
Summary: 1 Stars
I was excited to get these batteries, because I had a set of old sony batteries that lasted me 5 years with consistent power.
I got these batteries in the mail and immediately charged them and went outside and took a couple of pictures. I then put my camera away, and a week later I went to take some shots, and the camera wouldn't turn on. I thought maybe my camera drained them, but when I put in the replacements, they were dead too.
This happened multiple times, with the length the batteries worked lasting between 3 and 5 days. That is completely unacceptable in my opinion.
I would highly recommend getting "Pre-charged" Rechargeable batteries, because their shelf life while not being used is much longer.
Digital camera Review: A Great CHarger
Summary: 5 Stars
Was looking for a charger for a trip to New Zealand, wanted a dual voltage charger. Discovered this charger after some research and ordered it. Was thoroughly pleased with this choice, it fully charges the batteries in about 4 hours ( I know, not too fast but well worth the wait) the batteries then lasted a full week with me taking pictures daily. These batteries are far superior to all the other batteries I have tried. There is a screen to see the charging process and this charger will first drain the battery then charge it if you like to remove the memory effect. I would just plug in the charger in the evening and by morning my batteries were ready to go. If you need a super fast charger don't buy this one. If you don't need super fast charging but great battery life, I recommend this unit.Digital camera Review: A good charger with really bad included batteries
Summary: 1 Stars
Good charger but the included batteries are complete and utter garbage. They don't hold charge even when not used. Duracell and Energizer work great. I got this charger August 5, 2006.