Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

I understand that, but failures rates have decreased over time, especially with batteries from reputable suppliers.

Just the fact that we are having this discussion and that there is a dearth of real life example of battery problems such as leaking or explosion in these cameras, underlines the this fact about failure rates.

Can any battery fail? Absolutely. Will my battery leak, swell or explode? Almost certainly not; the chances of that happening are vanishingly small, unless you damage it. It's pretty hard to damage a battery that's inside the camera. When you remove it from the camera, all bets are off.

It's the same thing with SD cards. When they are in the camera, they don't go bad. But when you pull it out and put it in your lint trap (aka pocket,) or elsewhere, things can and do happen.

I have a couple of batteries for my camera; when one is drained, I immediately put the other in the camera and charge the first one. When it's charged, I remove it from the charger ASAP, put the cap on it and I store it in a pocket in my camera bag, protected.

I ALWAYS have a battery in the camera, as well as an SD card.

Joe Domin

I leave them in the camera and charge them every few months. No strict time schedule. And its best that you periodically use the camera.

Joe Domin

I leave them in the camera and charge them every few months. No strict time schedule. And its best that you periodically use the camera.

Joe Domin

I leave them in the camera and charge them every few months. No strict time schedule. And its best that you periodically use the camera.

Motorbones Loc: Fair Oaks, CA

There's a lot of information on line concerning Lithium Ion batteries, but I haven't found anything where they caused a fire problem in a camera. One article stated that there's an incident every 10-11 days on airlines in the United States with the batteries causing a problem. It is recommended that all the batteries be stored with a protective cover over the contacts and only be transported with carry-on baggage. I use a couple Anker battery rechargers for my iPhone and iPad. They can get a little warm during charging, but not too hot. I've never had a camera battery get warm that I can remember. So for me it's still one in the camera and two in the bag in plastic cases. I only remove the one in the camera for long term storage without use...

Now... with all that being said, awhile back Nikon did have a recall on EN-EL15 batteries for overheating issues. The problem was corrected and subsequently the EN-EL15a batteris are a result of that, making the batteries even safer. As for compatibility or functionality purposes, there are no other differences between the two of them...

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

They will on any camera. I don't know about yours, but my Canon's are very easy to reset.

Ernie Misner Loc: Lakewood, WA

Some cameras seem to put a bit more of a drain on batteries when just sitting than others. So to be safe remove batteries from the camera if you know you are not going to be shooting for a while. Don't leave batteries on the charger for long periods of time either.

dickparkans Loc: Arizona

At work we use D______l batteries. I have had them leak in their original packages. DON'T leave them in any electronic equipment!!!

Motorbones Loc: Fair Oaks, CA

It's OK to say Duracell...