Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

What warranty? If you are not the original owner or if the camera is over a year old there is likely no warranty, so this would only be relevant if the camera is new.

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...all of my Z cameras work with after market. <shrug>

BebuLamar

Besides whenever I sent the camera to Nikon for service they always told me not to send the battery. So how would they know if it was used with non Nikon battery?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Sounds bogus to me. All of the most current Nikon batteries are available from third parties.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

I actually did think about that but forgot to write it in my previous post. The fact is, in my situation, I have never used third-party or aftermarket batter in any of my digital cameras. I stick with the brand and I have never had an issue. I was always concerned about leakage, poor performance, premature discharge, and short life. If any batter were to leak or swell, it will be a major repair job or the damage could be repairable.

I do, however, suspect, that a Nikon, Cannon, and others do not actually MAKE their own batteries. It's quite an involved manufacturing process. It would be funny if they were all made in the same place and simply relabeled. Anyway, why mess with success, I use my cameras in some difficult industrial environments and oftentimes in rushed time frames. I need reliable powere and so far- so good!

There are so many ways that all kinds of corporations seem to nickel and dime folks to death. I try to sort out the really bad ones but if I worry about all their strategies, I'll go nuts and become paranoid. In my business, when expenses rise, we add the increases to our overhead and costs of sales, and the clients end up paying more- INFLATION?!

Ollieboy

If chips are unbeatable why are there chipped aftermarket inks that work fine? I've been using aftermarket chipped ink for many years without any problems. Batteries should be the same.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yup.
Back in the 80s I had to get an electronic ignition module for our van. I called the dealer and it was like $200 plus $150 for installation (3 hours)....
I talked to a friend at work. He said to look at what color connectors it has (blue), go to to Walmart and get one with blue connectors.... less than $25. Three screws and 15 minutes to replace.
Turned out in the past he worked in Quality Assurance at the company that made the modules. SAME module goes into different branded cases... and a "generic" case, sold by Walmart.... It lasted past when I got rid of the van, like 10 years later.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I think the Canon rebel battery was $30.00 more so with what I have invested in gear $30.00 is nothing. After my bad experience that could have ruined an eclipse photo shoot of a life time I'll stay with OEM. I do have a few off brand I got from the purchase of a used camera and I'll use them but never in critical sessions. I also rotate my OEM batteries to even them out.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

There are technical differences and more significantly, there are liabilities which are the main driver for a manuf to want you to use approved batteries.

Because if a cheap battery catches fire, the victim will hire a lawyer to will sue the camera manufacturer. The lawyer will claim the manufacturer should have taken measures to prevent the victim from using the cheap battery. The lawyer will win a big $$$ judgement if the manufacturer has not tried to prevent the use of unapproved batteries.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

No they don’t make the batteries. However they buy batteries to higher quality standards to prevent the issues you cite. That does cost more $.

There is also a liability concern as I explained In a prior post. Camera manufacturers don’t want to get sued.

But are they making $ as well on the batteries sales? Maybe.

MJPerini

There have been quite a few instances of Bad aftermarket Batteries so I understand that, there has also been a long history of perfectly fine high quality after market batteries---especially in the cinema world (think Anton Bauer)
I generally buy the manufacturer's batteries, and my experience is that they last a very long time, so I just don't see it as a particular hardship.
Yes, the manufacturers make a good profit on the batteries, but I see that as somewhat of a zero sum game, if they are forced to allow after market batteries, the price of cameras & lenses will go up accordingly.
Now if manufacturers batteries did not last, I might feel differently, But I have Pro batteries from flagship cameras from both Nikon and Canon that are 10 years old and work about like new. Seems like a non issue to me.

Old Coot

From which reliable source did you get this info.
Is there a warning in the supplied manual ?

Horseart Loc: Alabama

I don't mind buying Nikon batteries but when you put one in your camera and use it only in the house for a while and it dies, then you try to remove it and it has swollen up so you can't get it out of the camera without digging it out and destroying it, that's another issue!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

He knows how the systems are designed. This is nothing new and it’s a common implementation for battery charging systems.

There are dozens of warnings in manuals about batteries.