Nikon D500 Battery: I have three Nikons that all use the EN-EL15 battery,one of which is the D500. I have a Watson battery that was a freebee from B&H with one of my cameras and has...

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

I have three Nikons that all use the EN-EL15 battery,one of which is the D500. I have a Watson battery that was a freebee from B&H with one of my cameras and has seen a lot of use,but the D500 does not recognize it. I think somebody else may have reported this as well.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

DaveO wrote:

I have three Nikons that all use the EN-EL15 battery,one of which is the D500. I have a Watson battery that was a freebee from B&H with one of my cameras and has seen a lot of use,but the D500 does not recognize it. I think somebody else may have reported this as well.

The D500 requires full communication with the battery, the Watson battery does not have the upgraded chip necessary to communicate with the newer technology, nor do most of the aftermarket batteries have this ability. Eventually they will catch up.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

This was discussed within the past week or so. The same results came with the Wasabi battery too. I'm sure Watson and Wasabi will have a cure soon. Most likely they will be made to specify D500, because the present ones work in other Nikon cameras. I use Nikon and Watson/Wasabi batteries. For now you will have to dish out some extra bucks for the Nikon Brand.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I believe the EN-EL15 battery that comes with the D500 has been upgraded

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

DaveO wrote:

I have three Nikons that all use the EN-EL15 battery,one of which is the D500. I have a Watson battery that was a freebee from B&H with one of my cameras and has seen a lot of use,but the D500 does not recognize it. I think somebody else may have reported this as well.

Yes. Like the chip in most ink cartridges, the chipped battery seems to be a growing trend - until the aftermarket catches up. I had that problem with a Sony camcorder, but now the generics work fine.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Does it not work to power the camera at all, or does it just not show the battery info?

If the former it seems another case of Nikon screwing the customer to try and ,ake a few extra $. When will they ever learn?

See thread on Nikon failing.

wolfman

MtnMan wrote:

Does it not work to power the camera at all, or does it just not show the battery info?

If the former it seems another case of Nikon screwing the customer to try and ,ake a few extra $. When will they ever learn?

See thread on Nikon failing.

Here's the answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPiePWEbYok

Festus Loc: North Dakota

DaveO wrote:

I have three Nikons that all use the EN-EL15 battery,one of which is the D500. I have a Watson battery that was a freebee from B&H with one of my cameras and has seen a lot of use,but the D500 does not recognize it. I think somebody else may have reported this as well.

The most current information you can find on the Nikon D500 is on Thom Hogan's site. He is following the battery issue in great detail.

http://www.bythom.com/

Click on the hyperlink " D5/D500 mini blog"

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Festus wrote:

The most current information you can find on the Nikon D500 is on Thom Hogan's site. He is following the battery issue in great detail.

http://www.bythom.com/

Click on the hyperlink " D5/D500 mini blog"

Can you provide the hyperlink? I couldn't find it.

Festus Loc: North Dakota

http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/the-d5d500-blog/

Hope this helps. The link is about 4 lines down and is D5/D500 mini blog.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Thanks, Festus.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Interesting link,Festus. Appreciate it!