Home > Consumer Reviews > Olympus LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium Battery for various Stylus & Camedia Digital Cameras (2 Pack)

Maybe some of the lesser cameras in the olympus line drain these at an acceptable rate, but the power intensive E10 and E20 will tear through them in a few sittings, worse if you use the flash (less than 100 pictures). While you won't change batteries as much as with alkalines which will last you maybe 10 pictures with the flash, these cost proportionally more, and you will soon find all your friends buying stock in battery companies. Do yourself and the environment a favor and buy a good set of rechargeable NiMH batteries and a charger. While these lithium batteries may have lasted twice as long as the early NiMH batteries, that is no longer the case as NiMH batteries have improved by about 30% in the last two years. It costs pennies to recharge the NiMH batteries and they do not have memory, so they will last for years.

Did the alkaline, ran through batteries like no tomorrow! Tried the rechargeables, they run out of juice over three or four recharges. Bought the Olympus C740 with these babies in them and used it for over 400 pictures, plus review/preview and deletions for FOUR MONTHS. Took the camera on a six day cruise and took over 200 pictures with no problem.
They are expensive (so four stars instead of 5)but after you mistakenly throw out your first set of rechargeable batteries, or find that they (eventually) have no more power than standard alkalines, you will regret not having spent the money on the Lithium technology.

I wasn't sure what to expect when using these batteries. I had received the Olympus C-720 Ultra Zoom digital camera as a gift and it came with these disposable batteries. I had heard that the digital cameras eat batteries for lunch and didn't expect too much. My wife had purchased an accessory pack that came with NiMH rechargeables, so I had them all ready to go before we left on vacation. After 9 days of vacation, I was shocked that these disposable lithium batteries were still working fine. I filled up my entire 128MB SmartMedia card and had often reviewed many of the pictures in the evening on the camera's screen. Many more shots were taken than the 200+ that fit on the card. Some I had erased after looking at the shot and took it over. On the last day of vacation, the batteries finally died and I was forced to put in the NiMH. I felt that I truly got my money's worth out of the disposables...

The CR-V3 batteries are without a doubt the best digital camera batteries ever produced! I have taken over 1,000 pictures and they just recently died. These are a great value! Why go through packs of AA batteries when you buy these two and they last for so long. Trust me, you will NOT regret buying these!!!

This batteries are a godsend! I was frustrated with my camera (d580 zoom) because the batteries didn't last at all. I used these on my tour through Europe - they lasted over 2 weeks of CONSTANT photo taking, reviewing, turning the camera on and off... They were great. I also have the rechargable AA's, but I would rather pay for these because they last so much longer. Worth the money.