batteries: I have recently purchased a Sony A6000 but the batteries (3 Wasabi) that came with it have such a short life and I am always worried about not having enough. Sony battery is...

paige1209

I have recently purchased a Sony A6000 but the batteries (3 Wasabi) that came with it have such a short life and I am always worried about not having enough. Sony battery is expensive so I am wondering if anyone can suggest another brand that might have longer life than the Wasabi.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

I have had good performance from the Promaster brand. They are rated at 7.2 volt, 1100 mAh / 7.92 Wh. Made in China so the price might be going tariff up.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

paige1209 wrote:

I have recently purchased a Sony A6000 but the batteries (3 Wasabi) that came with it have such a short life and I am always worried about not having enough. Sony battery is expensive so I am wondering if anyone can suggest another brand that might have longer life than the Wasabi.

You don't define "short life". The Sony E-mount cameras ALL suffer the poorest battery performance of any interchangable lens cameras. Its a major issue with Sony products due to very small batteries and high usage screens and EVF's. 300-400 shots per charge has been about average, however up to 600 shots per charge can be attained in many of these cameras by limiting the time the rear LCD is active and turning the camera off when not actually shooting with it.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

paige1209 wrote:

I have recently purchased a Sony A6000 but the batteries (3 Wasabi) that came with it have such a short life and I am always worried about not having enough. Sony battery is expensive so I am wondering if anyone can suggest another brand that might have longer life than the Wasabi.

What do you mean by "short life"? I never recommend that anyone by aftermarket batteries for anything, especially cameras. Their known to have a short life span, your better off to bite the bullet and by Sony batteries.

Stardust Loc: Central Illinois

If 3rd party batteries came with the camera I assume you bought it used or from the gray market, etc. Therefore the batteries may be used or old. I have had good luck with Wasabi and Watson. BTW be prepared to hear 50% UHH to tell you to only use the OEM batteries and the others 50% to list a couple dozen different brands. This topic is a perpetual discussion here.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Does Lenmar make an equivalent?
I have five for my Canon. They work fine.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I have had nothing but good experiences with other brand batteries. Specifically, I have Vivitar, and CS - Power.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

paige1209 wrote:

I have recently purchased a Sony A6000 but the batteries (3 Wasabi) that came with it have such a short life and I am always worried about not having enough. Sony battery is expensive so I am wondering if anyone can suggest another brand that might have longer life than the Wasabi.

You bought a Sony a6000 from an authorized dealer and it came with Wasabi batteries?

paige1209

Thank you. I will certainly check it out.

Lila

paige1209

Thank you for your suggestion.

Lila

paige1209

I bought it on Amazon from and it was supposed to be absolutely brand new. It seemed brand new and I have not had any issues other than the batteries. Tomorrow I will contact the seller (Focus Camera) and Amazon. Thanks for your reply.

Lila

paige1209

On Amazon from Focus Camera.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

paige1209 wrote:

On Amazon from Focus Camera.

There we have the probable issue. Unreputable seller supplying grey market products withh off brand accessories.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

paige1209 wrote:

I bought it on Amazon from and it was supposed to be absolutely brand new. It seemed brand new and I have not had any issues other than the batteries. Tomorrow I will contact the seller (Focus Camera) and Amazon. Thanks for your reply.

Lila

It helps if you use the Quote Reply feature so we know who you're responding to.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

MT Shooter wrote:

There we have the probable issue. Unreputable seller supplying grey market products withh off brand accessories.

For what its worth their site indicates they are a Canon and Sony authorized dealer. and Focus Camera is on Canon's Authorized Dealer list, so maybe the're not that bad.