D90 Battery- Gold Chip?

[Stella76]

Ihave a EN-EL3e battery for my new D90, but it doesn't have the little gold chip on the back, like the genuine Nikon Batteries. Will it damage my Nikon D90 if I use it. What does the gold chip do?

 

[JTatyosian]

It will blow up your camera.

Absolutely nothing will happen if you use a third party battery for your camera. I do... it cost me $12 to order a 2,700 mAh battery for my D90, and I could have ordered three more for the same price as a single Nikon stamped battery. I don't recommend a third party battery grip, but I do recommend third party internal battery replacements.

Ihave a EN-EL3e battery for my new D90, but it doesn't have the little gold chip on the back, like the genuine Nikon Batteries. Will it damage my Nikon D90 if I use it. What does the gold chip do?

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[tarnish]

Well there weren't any relevant google hits when I searched "Nikon battery RFID" so I think that idea doesn't hold any water. There aren't any contacts in the battery compartment in that particular area either. So it doesn't seem to be any kind of circuit.

I think it's a pretty sticker like your teacher gave you when you did a good job in grade school.

More literally, it's a holographic sticker like in your credit card which proves authenticity. I suppose Nikon is concerned about cheap counterfeits.

 

[PhotoLeon1935]

Ihave a EN-EL3e battery for my new D90, but it doesn't have the little gold chip on the back, like the genuine Nikon Batteries. Will it damage my Nikon D90 if I use it. What does the gold chip do?

It is just a decorative holographic sticker to give you a warm feeling of value and authenticity. A cheap knock off manufacturer would not be so brazen to copy the sticker especially if he manufactures the Nikon version as well. It is part of brand merchandising.

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[Stella76]

Thanks for your replies, I will use the 3rd party battery in my new D90

 

[summerfunk]

I've bought D90 batteries from EBAY and they work without problem.

Just make sure that the person listing explicitly says D90 so that you have some comeback and you're sure you're ordering the correct thing.

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[masiguy]

It will blow up your camera.

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[JTatyosian]

This guy used a third party grip! See what happens! They don't even make grips for this camera, but he forced it.

It will blow up your camera.

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[Wayne Moses]

I don't recommend a third party battery grip, but I do recommend third party
internal battery replacements.

Any particular reason why?

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[Jeremy Fincher]

I don't recommend a third party battery grip, but I do recommend third party internal battery replacements.

Why the hell not? A third party battery grip is just wires and plastic. A third party battery, on the other hand, is a precise mixture of potentially explosive and certainly reactive chemicals. Believe me, the battery is far more likely to cause a problem than the battery grip.

 

[JTatyosian]

I've owned three third party replacement batteries for the numerous camera bodies I've owned in the past few years. I have not seen a difference in performance when using a third party replacement battery. I also purchased a third party battery grip for my D90 last year. When connected, the battery grip shows a very noticeable slow down in autofocus and playback performances (as well as other slow downs). Also, the battery grip had a "sweet spot" where it would only work when it was tightened to a certain extent. If it was looser than this "sweet spot," the camera would turn off. If it was tighter than this "sweet spot," the camera would also turn off. Problem being, the "sweet spot" left a reasonable sized gap between the body and the grip - probably about 1 millimeter or so - enough to see light pass through. If you pushed the grip too hard toward the body, you would exceed the "sweet spot," and the camera would turn off. This is why I do not personally recommend a third party battery grip.

I don't recommend a third party battery grip, but I do recommend third party internal battery replacements.

Why the hell not? A third party battery grip is just wires and plastic. A third party battery, on the other hand, is a precise mixture of potentially explosive and certainly reactive chemicals. Believe me, the battery is far more likely to cause a problem than the battery grip.

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[chh55]

I just read a very thorough test of Olympus 3rd party batteries which was very interesting. As you might expect the quality and capacity varied quite a bit from one unit to the next. I wish someone would do a test on Nikon knock offs for us. If anyone knows of such a test let me in on it. Anyway, price did not necessarily dictate quality. A couple out performed the "real" Olympus at about a third of the price.

Uniross and Energizer. Uniross makes a unit for the D90, not sure about Energizer. I have not seen a Uniross on ebay in Europe (where I live) but they have them at Amazon. I'm going to get a few.