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- Battery Pack for use with Canon EOS 550D and EOS 600D
- Approximately 440 shots per charge
- 12 months manufacturers warranty
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Canon battery pack LP-E8 for use with the Canon EOS 550D and the EOS 600D. This battery approximately gives 440 shots per charge.
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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Official Canon accessories are rather overpriced but are of good quality, so buying a second LP-E8 battery for my 550D at a substantial discount on Amazon Marketplace seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately it appears that there are some counterfeit batteries doing the rounds, whether the Marketplace sellers are aware of it or not! I only received what I believed to be a genuine Canon battery upon ordering the product for the third time...
The two seemingly dodgy batteries that I received first of all did look quite reasonably convincing in their packaging, but when removing them and comparing them with the battery that came with the 550D there were some very obvious differences: the dodgy batteries were both slightly more grey than white, had a different texture, featured less well defined text (one of them tellingly had a spelling mistake on it as well!), did not feature a sticker over the indented panel on the end of the battery above and to the right of the electrical contacts, both featured the date(?) "200912" and the code "VLYA" at the bottom right of the face with the voltage and capacitance figures printed on it, and just had an outline of a triangle with a black exclamation mark printed inside it on the 'warning' face instead of a solid black triangle with the exclamation mark in white inside it.
The genuine battery looked exactly the same as the battery that came with the 550D and was presented in sealed packaging that caused some minor damage to the cardboard backing when removing the outer plastic case, whereas the case for the other two batteries had un-clipped from the cardboard without breaking a seal or causing any damage. Also, the Canon hologram on the packaging of the genuine battery had an opaque bar top and bottom with a translucent bar in the middle with Canon printed on it, whereas the dodgy batteries had 100% opaque holograms.
Hopefully these details will be useful in determining whether a genuine Canon LP-E8 battery has been delivered!
The two seemingly dodgy batteries that I received first of all did look quite reasonably convincing in their packaging, but when removing them and comparing them with the battery that came with the 550D there were some very obvious differences: the dodgy batteries were both slightly more grey than white, had a different texture, featured less well defined text (one of them tellingly had a spelling mistake on it as well!), did not feature a sticker over the indented panel on the end of the battery above and to the right of the electrical contacts, both featured the date(?) "200912" and the code "VLYA" at the bottom right of the face with the voltage and capacitance figures printed on it, and just had an outline of a triangle with a black exclamation mark printed inside it on the 'warning' face instead of a solid black triangle with the exclamation mark in white inside it.
The genuine battery looked exactly the same as the battery that came with the 550D and was presented in sealed packaging that caused some minor damage to the cardboard backing when removing the outer plastic case, whereas the case for the other two batteries had un-clipped from the cardboard without breaking a seal or causing any damage. Also, the Canon hologram on the packaging of the genuine battery had an opaque bar top and bottom with a translucent bar in the middle with Canon printed on it, whereas the dodgy batteries had 100% opaque holograms.
Hopefully these details will be useful in determining whether a genuine Canon LP-E8 battery has been delivered!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I have bought other, cheaper, batteries for my Canon EOS 550 but this is the real thing with far superior capacity. Dont be tempted to buy inferior substitutes - it's false economy in my view. Quick delivery too.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I just purchased this battery from Stark Tch. It looks like a fake to me. The text is a different colour to my existing 550D Canon battery. I'm sending it off to Canon to see if it is fake and will keep you posted.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
STRONG SUSPECTION THAT THIS ON IS FAKE
I ahve bought this battery as second battery for my Canon, when arrived I compared it with the original battery I got with camera and realised that this one is different,... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Miroslava Adamicova
Battery
I bought this as a spare needed as a back up should my current one fail in cold Arctic.
I haven't used it yet but was pleased that it came in original branded packaging... Read more
I haven't used it yet but was pleased that it came in original branded packaging... Read more
Published 1 month ago by SJ
Battery - Canon???
I wrote an uncomplimentary review of the two battery packs I received via the Amazon "market place" route. That review is not now viewable and I wonder why??. Read more
Published 1 month ago by An Dulan
battery is not genuine but a copy
battery not genuine but a copy - dosent charge or work in genuine charger. cheap but no good as will not work or charge
Published 2 months ago by uk guy
Genuine battery, great price
Genuine battery, had a life as good as the one I received with my 550d. Highly recommended and a great price too.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. T. Rickards
Useless
After about 5 or 6 charges this battery wouldn't charge so sent it back after being advised to do so and have heard nothing since. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jena
Canon Battery pack
After reading earlier reviews I was keen to make sure this was the genuine article. Other reviewers had said the battery differed in appearance to their original. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Herman99
Canon battery pack: LP-E8
The battery did not work, so the supplier agreed to refund me. It was a faulty batch and I think they said that product had been withdrawn. Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. J. Newham
no as good as original
the battery pack selling as an Canon, and pictured as Canon, is not the Canon LP-E8,
battery itself doesn't have any manufacturer name, have got a different voltage values and... Read more
battery itself doesn't have any manufacturer name, have got a different voltage values and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by bandy.k
Does the job
This battery pack does the job as required, powering the camera for a decent amount of time with heavy use. I managed up to 4 days taking many pictures and HD video clips.
Published 9 months ago by Penelope M. Shuttleworth
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