bit-tech Shopping: Sony NP-FH70 InfoLITHIUM H Series Battery

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Lasts 3+ hours, size, charge time

Weaknesses: None

Summary: Hey, it's a quality battery and does what it should.It lasts for over 3 hours and charges fairly fast. It is the "mid-size" offered. There is a larger one but it sticks out a bit too much from camcorder which might be a problem fitting it in a case - the reason I got this one (and a second as backup).Beware of substitutes - they are not always of the same quality and "InfoLithium" compatible with a Sony camcorder.I've always used Sony batteries with Sony camcorders and never had a problem.

Rating: 8

Time with product:

Strengths: Slim size.

Weaknesses: None

Summary: This is a nice additional battery to have with your Sony HD camera. Biggest strength of this is that even though it last 50% more than the standard battery provided by Sony with the Camera, it is almost of the same thickness so it does not protrude too much out of the camera and you can carry it in the smallest case easily.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Week

Strengths: Size, longer life

Weaknesses: Cost

Summary: This battery is the same physical size as the NP-FH60 that came with my HDR-SR11 camcorder. What?s nice about that is it doesn't get in the way if you try to use the viewfinder. Although it?s the same size, it extends the battery life from about 1.5 hrs to 2.5 hrs. I would avoid any generic batteries. Most of the generic's have a wire coming out of the battery and may be larger and heavier then this battery. Plus, not sure how accurate the ?battery charge level? feature would be with a generic.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1

Strengths: Exactly the same size as the NP-FH60 that came with the HDR-SR11 so it doesn't stick out beyond the end of the camera.

Weaknesses: None so far - only time will tell if it holds up.

Summary: Not much to say about a battery, works as expected. Original NP-FH60 was spec'd at 7.2v, 7.2Wh, This one is spec'd at 6.8v and 12.2Wh. In HDR-SR11, a freshly fully charged the NP-FH60 says 95 minutes of runtime; a freshly fully charged NP-FH70 say 151 minutes of runtime. I've read these times are quite model dependent.Purchased from Amazon for $65, Best Buy price was $99.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 5 Days

Strengths: Charges quickly, extra battery life

Weaknesses: None

Summary: This battery works great with my SONY HDR-HC7 camera. It has approximately 180 min when charged completely. It works much longer then original battery that came with my camera. Definitely a must have!