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Sony NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Buyer beware
(2 out of 5) by Scrabo on Sep 19, 2007 (Arizona)Battery was shipped from Ace Digital Club. This battery is struck in my camera and can not be removed without the camera having to go back for repair. It appears that this Sony Branded battery is different in length from the original supplied with the Sony A100.Camera is currently at a Sony repair center(now 5 weeks) to have this battery removed.
So now not only am I without a camera, I wasted approx $45 on a Sony branded battery that is now useless.
Sony apparently seem to be aware of the battery size issue but has not nothing to recall these batteries before others have the same issue as me.
So now not only am I without a camera, I wasted approx $45 on a Sony branded battery that is now useless.
Sony apparently seem to be aware of the battery size issue but has not nothing to recall these batteries before others have the same issue as me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Obsolete battery
(1 out of 5) by Richard Bourgerie on Sep 28, 2008 (New York City)Given the problems that other reviewers have reported with this battery jamming in the camera, it should be avoided. Sony appears to have replaced it with the NP-FM500H. The FM500H is compatible with the Sony A100, although the A100 can't display the InfoLithium information. The new battery has the additional advantage of being less expensive.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Questionable quality
(1 out of 5) by Elgin Green on Oct 31, 2007Although this battery clearly was packaged as "Sony", it got stuck in my new Sony Alpha A-100 and did not fit well in my Sony charger for the same camera.
Looking at the back of the battery, commas were used instead of decimal points.
For these reasons, I believe that the batter that I received was what is called "gray market". It was not made for US market, and probably not even made by or for Sony.
However, I did receive a refund from the seller.
Looking at the back of the battery, commas were used instead of decimal points.
For these reasons, I believe that the batter that I received was what is called "gray market". It was not made for US market, and probably not even made by or for Sony.
However, I did receive a refund from the seller.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Useful accessory
(3 out of 5) by Aussie Abroad on Mar 8, 2007 (London, UK)Essential accessory for the Alpha to give you peace of mind when photographing away that you won't run out of juice. High capacity means you get lots of shots (including use of flash) out of each charge. However, it's not one of Sony's regular 'Infolithium' batteries which means the camera won't tell you the remaining life of the battery in minutes, only a approximate indication of battery life using a 4-segment display.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Sony Bad Batery
(1 out of 5) by Raymond Brady on Apr 14, 2008 (NIEW YORK)Amazon has to look into the Sony Brand Battery NP-FM55H
There is a major problem with some these batteries they do fit into the camera. If one forces it into the A-100 DSLR you can not get it out.
The Camera has to be returned to Sony. Someone has to get to the bottom of this Sony Problem. You should stop sales on the Battery until Sony corrects the Problem and removes the defective uunits from the market.
There is a major problem with some these batteries they do fit into the camera. If one forces it into the A-100 DSLR you can not get it out.
The Camera has to be returned to Sony. Someone has to get to the bottom of this Sony Problem. You should stop sales on the Battery until Sony corrects the Problem and removes the defective uunits from the market.