Help! Battery dies quickly, what to do, replace or repair?

AnthonyL wrote:

sleibson wrote:

If you got eight years from your original Canon battery, you have done well indeed!

For a new battery, if you can order from Amazon, that's the place where I go. As others have said, I've had good results with Wasabi batteries (less than half the cost of a Canon battery) but original Canon batteries always do better for me and can talk to the Canon charger. The other batteries do not have Canon battery gauges built in so they can go from full to empty in the camera's display in a few minutes. My best results come from having a Canon battery in the camera at the beginning of the day and a Wasabi on hand as a backup.

That wasn't my experience with the inov8 battery for my 450d/XSi. I alternated that with the original Canon, wasn't particularly aware of which battery was in the camera and the charging and charge indication seemed fine. There may have been a difference but not one I noticed without taking test measurements etc.

I'd say similar for the Hahnel HL-E in my 700D - couldn't tell you without looking which is in the camera at the moment, that or the original.

+1 The Wasabi batteries have always functioned the same as genuine Canon batteries in all of the cameras I've bought them for (incl Canon chargers).

I used to always play it "safe" and bought only Canon batteries, but the reports on Wasabi batteries online were always so positive, so I gave them a try.  Now I automatically buy the 2 batts + charger kit whenever I buy a camera, and that way I always have a charger for the car too (charger also includes car plug-in).  And the whole kit costs half of what a single Canon battery costs.

The only difference I've ever found is that the Wasabi batteries give me about 80% the capacity of the genuine Canon batts.  But having a couple of spares around is really nice.  The Hahnel batteries I've used do provide the same capacity (and same functionality) as the Canons, but around here they cost just as much as the Canons.

I have certainly heard reports of bad batteries found online, but I now include Wasabi on my "trusted" list.

To the OP, you certainly can't go wrong with the OEM Canon batteries.  You'll get all of the capacity, and the peace of mind that goes along with it.  I do usually pick up a spare Canon or Hahnel battery to throw in the rotation as well myself.

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