The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) at DVinfo.net

John Mahoney · April 18th, 2013, 11:11 PM

I've had my HVR-Z1U for only a few weeks. Around about the time of purchase, I read somewhere of the experience of another owner concerning battery life. He said he was happy getting 7 hrs out of an NP-F970 battery. The one that came with my camcorder is an after market version and when it charged up to 7 hrs use showing up on the charger, I was happy. After 2 more charges that dropped to 6 hrs 33mins, so I fugured it better to get another battery than get caught.
I bought 2 new aftermarket batteries of the 970 type. The website said some batteries were fully charged ex factory so I checked both of mine. They showed just over 50% charge and a usage of LCD screen 277 mins and viewfinder 299 mins..
One never really knows what are the real facts in advertising, but when I put one battery on the charger, it showed a battery life of 40hrs +. That was over half an hour ago and now shows 47hrs 41 mins.
I wonder what the real figures are..??? lol. Guess I'll have to wait and see.
The website is Australian.

Noa Put · April 19th, 2013, 12:50 AM

My experience with aftermarket batteries and Sony camera's is that the read out for remaining battery life was never correct, they lasted a bit less then the original but if I wanted to know exactly how long I had left I needed to use an original one.

John Mahoney · April 30th, 2013, 05:58 AM

Can anyone tell me the best way of discharging a battery to recycle/recharge it, please? I am lothe to just run the camera as a way of discharging it

Adam Gold · May 1st, 2013, 01:58 PM

I think that's the best way. You don't have to run tape, just the cam.

Unless you have another device, like a deck or light, that uses the same batt.

John Mahoney · May 1st, 2013, 06:03 PM

OK Adam. Thanks for that. I don't have any other gear that uses that type of battery.

April 18th, 2013, 11:11 PM	#1
John Mahoney Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gympie Australia Posts: 47	The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) I've had my HVR-Z1U for only a few weeks. Around about the time of purchase, I read somewhere of the experience of another owner concerning battery life. He said he was happy getting 7 hrs out of an NP-F970 battery. The one that came with my camcorder is an after market version and when it charged up to 7 hrs use showing up on the charger, I was happy. After 2 more charges that dropped to 6 hrs 33mins, so I fugured it better to get another battery than get caught. I bought 2 new aftermarket batteries of the 970 type. The website said some batteries were fully charged ex factory so I checked both of mine. They showed just over 50% charge and a usage of LCD screen 277 mins and viewfinder 299 mins.. One never really knows what are the real facts in advertising, but when I put one battery on the charger, it showed a battery life of 40hrs +. That was over half an hour ago and now shows 47hrs 41 mins. I wonder what the real figures are..??? lol. Guess I'll have to wait and see. The website is Australian.

April 19th, 2013, 12:50 AM	#2
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Re: The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) My experience with aftermarket batteries and Sony camera's is that the read out for remaining battery life was never correct, they lasted a bit less then the original but if I wanted to know exactly how long I had left I needed to use an original one.

April 30th, 2013, 05:58 AM	#3
John Mahoney Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gympie Australia Posts: 47	Re: The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) Can anyone tell me the best way of discharging a battery to recycle/recharge it, please? I am lothe to just run the camera as a way of discharging it

May 1st, 2013, 01:58 PM	#4
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) I think that's the best way. You don't have to run tape, just the cam. Unless you have another device, like a deck or light, that uses the same batt. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

May 1st, 2013, 06:03 PM	#5
John Mahoney Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gympie Australia Posts: 47	Re: The Best Is Yet To Come..(Maybe) OK Adam. Thanks for that. I don't have any other gear that uses that type of battery.