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The charger charged my battery once. The second time I attempted to charge the battery it made a high pitched noise as if it was about to short out. I tried it several times over the course of the day. I threw it away because it was either going to ruin my battery (might be ruined - I have not attempted to charge it again) or start a fire (likely). Not that it has anything to do with evaluating a poorly made product, but I'm an engineer.

Also, it was not compact in any sense of the word. It is much larger and more awkward than the original charger from Sony. I would highly recommend buying the Sony charger and not wasting the time and money on this product or any other product by this manufacturer.

I bought this charger because my mother in law lost the original. This charger is smaller and easier to use than the original. I would have bought one years ago if I would have know it was so nice. Plus it came with a car charger plug - bonus.

Compact charger. Adapters are a great addition. LED light is funky, but battery has been charging thus far.

Works as well as original equipment so far as I can tell for a lot less cost.

Well you can't beat the price and it was good while it worked. But after using it for about 6 months or so, it has stopped working. The LED light just blinks while you are trying to charge and after charging all day and all night, the battery remains as dead as ever. But for the price and considering the fact that the original Sony charger that my camera came with also died after about a year and half of use, it is the best deal out there. If I can return it for a refund after all this time, I will otherwise I will just get another one.