Canon XL1 & XL1S Batteries / Battery Options

Hannu Honkela · July 1st, 2004, 05:55 AM

I bought one of those doulbe battery chargers... but I just got my XL1s today, so haven't had any chance to test it yet.

I will post in some days when I have charged the batteries some few times...

Here is the product, but I bought it from 47st Street Photo, New York

http://cgi.ebay.ch/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22788&item=3825028481&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

K. Forman · July 1st, 2004, 06:06 AM

I bought a cheapie Ambico charger, and it works ok. It's best feature, aside from being only $25, is that it comes with a power cord that will plug into the cigarette lighter, allowing me to charge in transit and remote locations.

Andrew Paul · July 1st, 2004, 02:38 PM

I have 3 of these as well as 2 canon ones and I see no difference what so ever in the usage time. Cost a third of the price of a canon original.

Heath McKnight · August 6th, 2004, 09:17 AM

I lost my friend's XL-1 battery in my move. D'oh! Can anyone recommend a good replacement that won't cost too much? Her camera is a few years old, so a new battery is probably in order.

Thanks,

heath

Carl Walters · August 6th, 2004, 10:31 AM

Try E-bay, there's always loads on there. I have purchased a few and never had any problems with any of them. Reasonable prices and brand new.

Rob Lohman · August 7th, 2004, 04:10 AM

Heath, you know how to use the search! <g>

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=27342

Lenmar is cheap and I had good experience with a battery of theirs.

Sunny Dhinsey · August 9th, 2004, 11:40 AM

Hi Heath,

Try this battery from Optex (I'm assuming they deiver to USA). I have had people recommend it, and have placed an order for one. It is yet to arrive so I cannot tell you how well it functions, but as soon as I've tested it, I'll let you know!

https://secure.xl1s.com/cgi-bin/shop/commerce.cgi?pid=502

If anyone else has this battery, could they provide an insight into it's run time, durability etc.

Thank You!

Danie Pretorius · August 10th, 2004, 01:53 PM

Hi Heath

I have purchased a Power2000 battery recently from www.bugeyedigtal.com for XL1
(see http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/ide-acd.html)

This time around their service was excellent and I am very happy with the battery. Price is good and shipping costs very low!

Regards
Danie

Tony Sellars · November 20th, 2004, 03:47 PM

I have read a lot of posts concerning batteries. Here's my question. Our XL1s is used for an outdoor fishing show called "The Christian Angler". What is the best extended life battery?/ time, cold weather, etc. It's no problem for us to change out batteries. I've read- Power 2000/BP945, Lenmar/BP945. Also, where is the cheapest place to purchase- cost, warranties, etc? Thanks- new to the forum

Rob Lohman · November 22nd, 2004, 07:02 AM

I've used the Lenmar replacement for the BP945 and it worked
fine. I haven't used it in very cold weather though (which will
influence the running time of the battery).

Don Palomaki · November 22nd, 2004, 06:31 PM

I've had reasonable success with the Lenmar 945 batteries.

Cold weather will reduce battery performance, as will very hot weather. Expect usable battery life to be 3-5 years if not abused. Beyond that is luck.

I buy batteries from www.dbldistributing.com, a real wholesaler, but you will need to establish a business account with them. They are in Scottsdale, AZ.

James Clarke · December 6th, 2004, 03:19 PM

I bought some Power 2000 batteries from B&H to use on my XL1 only to find that my canon charger takes almost 2 full day to charge them they are rated at 6000 ah

Can anyone tell me if this is normal

Don Palomaki · December 7th, 2004, 06:37 PM

Possible that the Canon charger has difficulty in detecting the charge state of the batteries, and that may be due to the fact that they are substantially larger than the Canon batteries, and may have somewhat different internal characteristics as seen by the charger.

Rob Lohman · December 8th, 2004, 06:58 AM

I had a 7500 (?, 7200? somewhere in the 7000 range) mAh battery
from Lenmar that charged in 4 hours or so (don't remember for
sure, and I don't have the setup anymore, so can't test), it was
definitely in under 12 hours!

Ron Lucas · February 2nd, 2005, 07:14 PM

I have three Canon cameras; 2 - XL1s and 1 - GL2. The XL1s cameras are 3 years old, and the GL2 is 2 years old.

All three cameras have their CCD prism replaced. This was to resolve dead pixels.

One XL1s had the CCD prism replaced 3 times, the other XL1s had the CCD prism replaced 2 times, and the GL2 had the CCD prism replaced once.

I only shoot about 12 weddings per year with these cameras. So they're not heavily used.

I purchased a bunch of Lenmar batteries three years ago and share those batteries between all cameras. I'm suspicious they may be the reason the dead pixels issue keeps coming back.

Is there any way for me to test these batteries to make sure they are all within spec?

Thanks,
Ron

July 1st, 2004, 06:06 AM	#302
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I bought a cheapie Ambico charger, and it works ok. It's best feature, aside from being only $25, is that it comes with a power cord that will plug into the cigarette lighter, allowing me to charge in transit and remote locations. __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

August 6th, 2004, 09:17 AM	#304
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	XL-1 battery I lost my friend's XL-1 battery in my move. D'oh! Can anyone recommend a good replacement that won't cost too much? Her camera is a few years old, so a new battery is probably in order. Thanks, heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 7th, 2004, 04:10 AM	#306
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Heath, you know how to use the search! <g> http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=27342 Lenmar is cheap and I had good experience with a battery of theirs. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 9th, 2004, 11:40 AM	#307
Sunny Dhinsey Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 127	Hi Heath, Try this battery from Optex (I'm assuming they deiver to USA). I have had people recommend it, and have placed an order for one. It is yet to arrive so I cannot tell you how well it functions, but as soon as I've tested it, I'll let you know! https://secure.xl1s.com/cgi-bin/shop/commerce.cgi?pid=502 If anyone else has this battery, could they provide an insight into it's run time, durability etc. Thank You! __________________ Sunny Dhinsey Director - www.filmlore.tv

August 10th, 2004, 01:53 PM	#308
Danie Pretorius Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pretoria South Africa Posts: 39	Hi Heath I have purchased a Power2000 battery recently from www.bugeyedigtal.com for XL1 (see http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/ide-acd.html) This time around their service was excellent and I am very happy with the battery. Price is good and shipping costs very low! Regards Danie __________________ Sony EX3 XD CAM EX, Canon XL1, Adobe CS6 Production Suite, Intel i7 950 (P6X58D-E Motherboard), 12GB RAM, Pretoria, South Africa

July 1st, 2004, 05:55 AM	#301
Hannu Honkela Tourist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 4	I bought one of those doulbe battery chargers... but I just got my XL1s today, so haven't had any chance to test it yet. I will post in some days when I have charged the batteries some few times... Here is the product, but I bought it from 47st Street Photo, New York http://cgi.ebay.ch/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22788&item=3825028481&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

July 1st, 2004, 02:38 PM	#303
Andrew Paul Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 130	I have 3 of these as well as 2 canon ones and I see no difference what so ever in the usage time. Cost a third of the price of a canon original.

August 6th, 2004, 10:31 AM	#305
Carl Walters Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Midlands Posts: 137	Try E-bay, there's always loads on there. I have purchased a few and never had any problems with any of them. Reasonable prices and brand new.

November 20th, 2004, 03:47 PM	#309
Tony Sellars Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Morristown, TN Posts: 46	XL1s batteries I have read a lot of posts concerning batteries. Here's my question. Our XL1s is used for an outdoor fishing show called "The Christian Angler". What is the best extended life battery?/ time, cold weather, etc. It's no problem for us to change out batteries. I've read- Power 2000/BP945, Lenmar/BP945. Also, where is the cheapest place to purchase- cost, warranties, etc? Thanks- new to the forum

November 22nd, 2004, 07:02 AM	#310
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I've used the Lenmar replacement for the BP945 and it worked fine. I haven't used it in very cold weather though (which will influence the running time of the battery). __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 22nd, 2004, 06:31 PM	#311
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	I've had reasonable success with the Lenmar 945 batteries. Cold weather will reduce battery performance, as will very hot weather. Expect usable battery life to be 3-5 years if not abused. Beyond that is luck. I buy batteries from www.dbldistributing.com, a real wholesaler, but you will need to establish a business account with them. They are in Scottsdale, AZ. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

December 6th, 2004, 03:19 PM	#312
James Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: BARBADOS Posts: 125 Images: 4	Battery Problem I bought some Power 2000 batteries from B&H to use on my XL1 only to find that my canon charger takes almost 2 full day to charge them they are rated at 6000 ah Can anyone tell me if this is normal

December 7th, 2004, 06:37 PM	#313
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	Possible that the Canon charger has difficulty in detecting the charge state of the batteries, and that may be due to the fact that they are substantially larger than the Canon batteries, and may have somewhat different internal characteristics as seen by the charger. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

December 8th, 2004, 06:58 AM	#314
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I had a 7500 (?, 7200? somewhere in the 7000 range) mAh battery from Lenmar that charged in 4 hours or so (don't remember for sure, and I don't have the setup anymore, so can't test), it was definitely in under 12 hours! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 2nd, 2005, 07:14 PM	#315
Ron Lucas New Boot Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 24	Testing Batteries I have three Canon cameras; 2 - XL1s and 1 - GL2. The XL1s cameras are 3 years old, and the GL2 is 2 years old. All three cameras have their CCD prism replaced. This was to resolve dead pixels. One XL1s had the CCD prism replaced 3 times, the other XL1s had the CCD prism replaced 2 times, and the GL2 had the CCD prism replaced once. I only shoot about 12 weddings per year with these cameras. So they're not heavily used. I purchased a bunch of Lenmar batteries three years ago and share those batteries between all cameras. I'm suspicious they may be the reason the dead pixels issue keeps coming back. Is there any way for me to test these batteries to make sure they are all within spec? Thanks, Ron