Sony NPBN1 Rechargeable Battery Pack - Retail Packaging

Excellent

No problems with the product

Bought this & another off brand compatible battery for a long vacation I took 2 months ago. So I was basically running around with 3 batteries at all times. I took thousands of pics & a few videos on my vacation & I did, at times, need ALL 3 batteries. I'd have convenient access at the end of each day to a charger. This battery lasted as long as the original OEM one & as long as the supposed extended capacity one that I also bought. Nothing sucks more than running out of batteries in a photo situation either on vacation or before/ during an important event. Do yourself a favor & pick up a few extras to charge & have ready for use on backup. The price for this one was a little more than the aftermarket one but rest assured this is an authentic Sony OEM battery & you can't go wrong with this one. I would DEFINITELY recommend one (or more) of these to a friend or family member.

There's not much to say about a battery, but I just wanted to drop my 2¢ for anybody who, like me, thought this price looked too good to be true for a genuine battery, and is suspicious it might be an aftermarket or even counterfeit battery. I'm accustom to Sony spare batteries costing a pretty penny.This battery is certainly the real deal -- Genuine Sony -- shipped in that annoying blister packaging with all the cardboard inserts. (For what it's worth, mine came from Amazon seller "Dependable Resource." Direct from Amazon wasn't a choice at the time, but is now. I can't vouch for any of the other sellers on here.)I felt this was worth mentioning because the price seemed a little too good to be true, and the photo Amazon was using at the time looked a little faded and... phony. And a quick scan of "that auction site" revealed a bunch of 3rd party and outright fake Sony batteries. So I was suspicious.So, good going Amazon and "Dependable Resource," whomever you are. Good to have one or two of these little spares on hand, because they don't last long in the TX9, and they seem to have a limited shelf life after topping off (compared to the battery in my Panasonic LX5, which seems to last forever).

When I first got my Sony DSC-TX20 camera, I bought an extra battery to supplement the included one (to ensure I had enough "juice" for the whole day when on vacation). Having both batteries fully charged has gotten me through every vacation day since then.For some reason, one of those two batteries completely stopped working about 2 months ago. I bought this one to replace it, and it's working like a charm. I had read somewhere to ensure you get a *SONY*-brand battery instead of the very similar-looking generic one. I followed that recommendation and have been very happy.(I'd recommend storing your camera when not in use--overnight or for longer periods--withOUT the battery in it. This battery seems to hold its charge much longer when not in use if it is outside the camera housing.)

I bought a second battery before a trip, having learned on previous vacations what a bummer it is for your camera to die in the middle of something beautiful. The order was painless, and everything arrived on time.I charged both batteries- this one and the one that came with my Sony DSC-TX5 - overnight. The first battery lasted about 2.75 days and a few hundred photos. On the third day, I discovered the camera's panorama feature, and the battery died a few hours later. This is no coincidence because the later panorama proved itself to be a battery life vampire.Over the next few days, I charged one battery overnight each night and never ran into an occasion where both batteries were dead, even though I was taking hundreds of photos a day.On the heaviest usage day, the freshly charged battery lasted from about 4:30 AM to about 1:30 PM, and I was grateful to have brought the backup battery along. I had taken over 400 photos, many of which were panoramas, and several short videos. I swapped batteries and made it through the rest of the day.One other note- once I arrived, I was charging the batteries overnight in South American power outlets. I didn't notice any issues caused by the voltage difference, but it's possible that this affected performance in ways of which I was unaware.

The first listing that comes up for this battery is Good as New Electronics. Do not trust them just because they are cheaper. Amazon has two listings that are slightly more money, but it is well worth it. GASE sent me a USED battery. It was grimy, scratched and dented in two places. They gladly took the battery back, but the hassle of having to return the battery and reorder from amazon right before my vacation was enough to really anger me. Batteries are not something you should mess around with, go with a reputable dealer or you may regret it.The battery itself (from amazon) came in retail packaging and works just as good as the one I got my with Cybershot camera. I am charging it now and if I have any problems with it, I will update this post. Otherwise, the battery is perfect. I needed a backup for vacation.

I was looking for a back up battery for my camera for a future vacation and knew this price was too good to be true. When I put the battery in my camera it works for only a minute but then shuts off. It also gets stuck inside the camera and I have to shake it out. I don't have that problem with my original Sony battery. It looks VERY similar to my original battery but there are some very minor differences. I am pretty certain this is not authentic. Unfortunately I put it up for a trip and it was too late for a refund by the time I found this out. I actually didn't even try so I can't say anything good or bad about the seller or customer support in that regard. Using batteries that are not authentic Sony batteries can damage your camera and I am not willing to ruin my $350 camera with a $25 battery. Suck it up and buy the real thing from a retail store.