DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Finally, 3rd party LP-E17 battery makers are...

Started Jul 22, 2018 | Discussions thread
Wayne Larmon Forum Pro • Posts: 10,694
Voiding warranty?

Marco Nero wrote:

I've seen WAY too many house fires caused by non OEM batteries.

A house burned to the ground about 8km away from where I live when a lady was charging a 3rd party Olympus camera battery.

Links please? I have been using non-OEM camera batteries since 2003 an I am not aware of any massive reports of fires caused by non-OEM batteries. I'm sure this would have been mentioned in these forums

Warranty is also voided with them.

Not in the US. We have the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) that forbids companies from voiding warranties when non-OEM parts are used. Unless there is specific proof that the non-OEM part caused a problem.

Several months ago the US Federal Trade Commission growled very loudly about companies that have been violating the MMWA.

Food for thought.
.
Additionally, Canon's Firmware updates for cameras have often locked out 3rd Party batteries in the past, rendering them inert or ...forcing you to accept an onscreen option every time you turn your camera on.
.
https://www.lightstalking.com/third-party-camera-batteries/

In the US, see MMWA, above.

With all this said, I have found non-OEM batteries to fail by losing their charge earlier than OEM batteries so I end up carrying around a bunch of them so I'm not caught short. Now when I get a new camera, I also get a single OEM spare battery to reduce headaches.

Wayne

Post (hide subjects) Posted by
MAC
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow