Canon Battery Pack BP-511 Rechargeable Camera Battery

SterlingTek Battery

Strengths: - Price (dirt cheap compared to canon genuine batteries) - According to the mAH, longer run times than canon batteries

Weakness: - Doesn't come with battery covers

We have a winner on price and performance but I wish they came with battery covers. I have yet to test them in the cold winter seasons but we'll see.

By rcheung07 - Jun 22, 2007

Very Nice

Strengths: Solidy built, longer lasting than the actual Canon batteries

Weakness: Packaging not that attractive

Canon overcharges for their proprietary hardware. In that sense, they are like Apple. That's companies like Sterlingtek--which produce many generic items like these batteries--play a very vital role in the market. The performance from these batteries is excellent and on par with the original Canon product.

By maudlinjester - Jun 4, 2007

I bought this battery as a backup...

Strengths: can take lots of pictures before the battery drains

Weakness: none so far

I bought this battery as a backup battery and for the times when i cant easily charge up my other battery that came with my camera. I have been able to take over 400 pictures with my canon 20d camera before the battery was nearing the time to be recharged and that was with me using the lcd screen alot to go through different features of the camera. I would definately recommend this battery for...
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I bought this battery as a backup battery and for the times when i cant easily charge up my other battery that came with my camera. I have been able to take over 400 pictures with my canon 20d camera before the battery was nearing the time to be recharged and that was with me using the lcd screen alot to go through different features of the camera. I would definately recommend this battery for someone who has a camera or camcorder which uses this kind.

By skiorules - Jan 2, 2005

I bought this battery to have as a...

Strengths: Extremely good capacity - 500-1000 pictures on one charge with normal use. Charges relatively quick in my G5 - about 90 minutes

Weakness: Very heavy. It'll weigh down your camera, but for the capacity it provides, I personally think it's worth it.

I bought this battery to have as a backup for the identical one that came with my Canon Powershot G5. The battery is fabulous. I've always been very displeased with the shooting capacity of digital cameras in general - they would run out of battery in a very short time. This battery was one of the deciding factors for me buying a Canon Powershot G5. According to a test on dpreview, it's the best...
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I bought this battery to have as a backup for the identical one that came with my Canon Powershot G5. The battery is fabulous. I've always been very displeased with the shooting capacity of digital cameras in general - they would run out of battery in a very short time. This battery was one of the deciding factors for me buying a Canon Powershot G5. According to a test on dpreview, it's the best performing battery (when used in the G3) out there for any digital camera (at the time of testing).

I've taken a few thousand pictures with it so far, and I'm very pleased. When using the LCD display for a mix of movies and pictures (on my G5), I get around 600 pictures out of one fully charged battery. I've never completely "emptied" the battery with the LCD screen off (preview only), but based on my experience so far, I would think that you'll get somewhere between 600-1000 pictures out of one fully charged battery - maybe more - when the LCD is not on all the time. If you take a lot of pictures (I can easily take 500 on a weekend trip), I would still recommend buying an extra battery though. I'm panicked about ever running out of battery (or memory) while I'm shooting.

Should you buy a cheaper non-Canon brand equivalent battery? I've not tried an equivalent for the BP-511, but I've got a DigiPower equivalent for my Canon Powershot S200 (Elph II), and it's crap. I would never buy and equivalent for my G5 camera, because in my experience, it's quite apparent that you get what you pay for.

By ao9927 - Dec 23, 2004

This battery can be charged...

Strengths: Works with Canon ZR camcorder, no special separate charger is required, equivalent of the original Canon BP511

Weakness: Does not come with a cover for a contact surface

This battery can be charged exactly as the original one - while it is attached to ZR camcorder (in my case - ZR10) connected to electrical outlet. The technical characteristics are identical to those of the original Canon battery. For example, the playback time (using the LCD screen) is about 2hr. 10 min., the full recharge time is about 1hr. 35min., which is precisely the figures that given in...
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This battery can be charged exactly as the original one - while it is attached to ZR camcorder (in my case - ZR10) connected to electrical outlet. The technical characteristics are identical to those of the original Canon battery. For example, the playback time (using the LCD screen) is about 2hr. 10 min., the full recharge time is about 1hr. 35min., which is precisely the figures that given in ZR10 manual for the original Canon BP511.

By EasyTrade - Sep 28, 2004