A6600 aftermarket battery

[floydbloke]

I'll have my hands on my shiny new A6600 on Thursday. :-D :-D

Intention is to buy a couple of 3rd party batteries, given they are less than 20% of the price of OEM in this part of the world.

Notwithstanding the undoubtedly lesser capacity, are there any showstoppers that should prevent me from going this way?

One of the local listings for these mentions something along the lines of cameras being 'chipped' to prevent the use of 3rd party batteries and they may not work. Is this so or is it more of a disclaimer from the seller?

(Apologies if this topic has been covered. I did search the thread but found nothing explicit for FZ-100/A6600).

 

[DirkPeh]

Bought cheap batterys for my Alpha 6400 nearly a year ago. No restrictions, as good or better than the overpriced originals. Read the reviews before buying. Some are not that good, but the majority is as good or better than the originals. It isn't rocket science, it is a battery.

Sony would sell us wall sockets for 450,- , if only there would be enough customers thinking that only Sony branded wall sockets could deliver the energy necessary to take good pictures with their cams.

 

[Joachim Wulfers]

Once I Picked up my A6600 back in December, I placed an order online for 2 aftermarket batteries with a dual charger. So far I have not noticed any difference in output capacity. The units I purchased are branded Powerextra and I use the same charger to also charge the OEM battery.

 

[floydbloke]

Thank you. I've got an A6000 with a couple of aftermarket batteries and they work fine also. Just wanting to confirm that with the change of battery type in the 6600 that Sony haven't implemented some form of lock-in to OEM.

Love Sony kit but yeah, their price-gouging, especially for peripherals and accessories can be infuriating.

 

[LouisKruger]

I also have had good luck with the after market batteries for my A6600

 

[sybersitizen]

Check out Kastar brand on eBay.

 

[floydbloke]

Check out Kastar brand on eBay.

Thank you. Typically not many Ebay sellers here in NZ but I can find Kastar brand on the NZ equivalent trading site so will go with that.

 

[Joachim Wulfers]

Thank you. I've got an A6000 with a couple of aftermarket batteries and they work fine also. Just wanting to confirm that with the change of battery type in the 6600 that Sony haven't implemented some form of lock-in to OEM.

Love Sony kit but yeah, their price-gouging, especially for peripherals and accessories can be infuriating.

It's not unique to Sony. All camera manufacturers charge exorbitant prices for their OEM batteries

 

[maccam]

I'll have my hands on my shiny new A6600 on Thursday. :-D :-D

Intention is to buy a couple of 3rd party batteries, given they are less than 20% of the price of OEM in this part of the world.

Notwithstanding the undoubtedly lesser capacity, are there any showstoppers that should prevent me from going this way?

One of the local listings for these mentions something along the lines of cameras being 'chipped' to prevent the use of 3rd party batteries and they may not work. Is this so or is it more of a disclaimer from the seller?

(Apologies if this topic has been covered. I did search the thread but found nothing explicit for FZ-100/A6600).

I have one OEM spare for my 6600. I will remain with OEM. My reasoning is thus: for my RX100m6 I purchased 2 Wasabi spares. I have a Sony charger for the RX model (BC-TRX). The Wasabi batteries must be put in upside down because the label is on the wrong side. The physical size is slightly smaller than the OEM that came with the camera. They don't fit in the camera snugly and I was told they are physically smaller because of battery swelling issues. I didn't hear that from the company that made the batteries but from DPR forums. I paid $1200 for the RX100m6 and $1400 for the 6600. I refuse to compromise expensive equipment with cheap suspect batteries. YMMV.

JAW

 

[Camera.Ken]

I've had mixed results with aftermarket batteries over a 20-year period.

While some have excellent capacity and long service life, others have crapped out in less than a year.

It's a gamble.

But the decidedly overpriced Sony batteries are consistently a known quantity.

 

[jjdp]

How are aftermarket NP-FZ100's in terms of battery life reading? One thing I noticed about the Watson NP-FW50 is that the battery life icon can be inaccurate. I've seen it turn yellow indicating no life left but then suddenly read 4%, then 8%, then yellow again.... The Sony ones are more reliable in that regard.