Charging 3dparty batteries for Canon M5
Dec 10, 2019 06:18:14 #
Daniel Max
Loc: Melbourne Australia
Just received a set of third party batteries for Canon M5 via eBay. They
don’t have a small hologram on one end. The one original Canon battery I
received with the camera has this little hologram. Otherwise the batteries
appear identical to the original. They are one quarter of the price. From
my reading on the Net these batteries don’t last as long and don’t
show a battery icon on the LCD SCREEN. That’s ok given the price. My
problem is that the Canon charger that came with the kit won’t charge
them. I have just purchased a generic charger which the literature says
should work but I am going away and this may not arrive in time. Does
anyone have any ideas as to what I could do to get these batteries to
charge on the Canon charger? Any help appreciated.
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don’t have a small hologram on one end. The one original Canon battery I
received with the camera has this little hologram. Otherwise the batteries
appear identical to the original. They are one quarter of the price. From
my reading on the Net these batteries don’t last as long and don’t
show a battery icon on the LCD SCREEN. That’s ok given the price. My
problem is that the Canon charger that came with the kit won’t charge
them. I have just purchased a generic charger which the literature says
should work but I am going away and this may not arrive in time. Does
anyone have any ideas as to what I could do to get these batteries to
charge on the Canon charger? Any help appreciated.
Sent from my iPhone
Dec 10, 2019 07:49:35 #
If the Canon charger doesn't charge it then it doesn't work. I charged third party batteries with OEM charger all the time.
Dec 10, 2019 09:12:13 #
Daniel Max wrote:
Just received a set of third party batteries for C... (show quote)
Canon does one of their tricks with that LP-E17 battery and charger, they need a communication chip in each to work. Aftermarket batteries do not contain that chip so must have their own charger. Thank Canon for that and buy the needed charger.
Dec 10, 2019 12:56:09 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Canon does one of their tricks with that LP-E17 battery and charger, they need a communication chip in each to work. Aftermarket batteries do not contain that chip so must have their own charger. Thank Canon for that and buy the needed charger.
Really? Wow - they all seem to come up with tricks to make us spend money.
Dec 11, 2019 05:29:15 #
cajunjames
Loc: Prairieville, La
The aftermarket charger will charge the Canon batteries but the Canon charger will not charge the after market ones
Dec 11, 2019 06:11:09 #
Dec 11, 2019 06:16:10 #
miked46
Loc: Winter Springs, Florida
I use 3rd party on my Canon M50, and all I use is the Canon charger.
Dec 11, 2019 06:17:24 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Daniel Max wrote:
Just received a set of third party batteries for C... (show quote)
Many studies have been done on 3rd party batteries. They all say much the same, in the long run, your better off with OME batteries.
Dec 11, 2019 08:29:14 #
I have used 3rd party batteries for all my Canon cameras: 40D, 60D, 5d Mark II, and 5DS. Had good luck with all of them. Some were bundled with their own charger but the Canon one worked for all. Yes, they do not last as long; maybe 75-80% of the Canon battery at 1/5 the price. So I carry an extra battery and seldom need to use it unless on a special vacation trip. Note: that 3rd party charger will also charge your Canon battery. All lithium batteries have the same voltage and the same charging requirements.
Dec 11, 2019 09:23:57 #
OllieFCR wrote:
All lithium batteries have the same voltage and the same charging requirements.
Absolutely not. My Lithium batteries are 3.7v, 7.2v, 11.1v, 14.2v, 18v, and 24v. Where do you come up with this ridiculous idea???
Dec 11, 2019 09:30:51 #
That is because you have batteries connected in series. Single cell lithium batteries all have the same voltage since they use the same chemistry.
Dec 11, 2019 09:36:50 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Absolutely not. My Lithium batteries are 3.7v, 7.2v, 11.1v, 14.2v, 18v, and 24v. Where do you come up with this ridiculous idea???
I have this idea because I am a Ph.D. chemist. You are referring to general lithium cell batteries that may power a variety of devices. They consist of a number of cells connected in series. Camera batteries consist of a single cell lithium, which have a nominal voltage between 3.6 and 3.7. At least for common cameras. There may be some I am not aware of with specialized applications, i.e. high speed cameras, that require higher voltages. But we are talking about batteries for DSLR's here so I stand by my statement. Maybe not so ridiculous after all??
Dec 11, 2019 09:39:21 #
OllieFCR wrote:
I have this idea because I am a Ph.D. chemist. Yo... (show quote)
A correction here. All Canon batteries are actually two cells in series for 7.2 Volts.
Dec 11, 2019 10:18:22 #
OllieFCR wrote:
A correction here. All Canon batteries are actually two cells in series for 7.2 Volts.
Just digging a deeper hole!
Dec 11, 2019 10:28:14 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Just digging a deeper hole!
Not really. As far as Canon and all DSLR batteries go I forgot that they had two cells in series. My bad. The main point is correct: 3rd party batteries all have the same voltage and require the same charging voltage. In principle, without a special security chip, any 3rd parties charger should work on any of these batteries. This is true for Canon, Nikon, Sony etc. Of course the configuration and dimensions of the battery will mean many different shapes for the chargers. There are small details of construction in the cells that make Canon batteries slightly better than 3rd party in terms of total number of shots you get. If you think that that small difference is worth the premium price then go for it.
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