This is a No name battery from Ebay , was the cheapest money could buy .
Claimed capacity is 2200 mAh
My cheap nasty Canon charger came ( 3rd party ) and it was exactly as I wanted it to be …
A simple + - charger …
I gutted it and put in a lead to connect it to my hobby charger dis charger …
I charged the battery in a genuine Canon Charger …
After some rest the battery was 8.22 volt
There are very few actual discharge tests , if any …
Some tests are timed tests , ? So dont know how good they are ?
I think this is about as accurate and reliable as I can make it .
But battery capacity or the exaggerated capacity has been around for quite some time …
Who wants to buy a lower capacity battery ? , I think the people that put the BS labels on know this …
Unfortunately there are people on Youtube (?) and else where quoting these labels like gospel giving people advice on what to buy !
( The blind leading the blind )
I meant to do this years ago , test camera batteries . ( Oh well ! Time to throw the cat among the pigeons )
No , it would power the onboard flash …
Not sure how well it would do on current capability ( didn’t test that ) …
This is more capacity …
It’s right about where I expected it to be ( Capacity ) …
Most of these batteries are not Rubbish , they just don’t match the genuine batteries for capacity …
Otherwise they are quite usable , especially as a back up battery …
Throw a couple in your gear bag ( fully charged ) and your set .
Canon Batteries ( genuine ) are a bit of a RIP … ( As are all genuine batteries )
I would love to see a grip that takes 2 x 18650 … That would be something …
My older Canon 1DsMkII still uses the proprietary NiCad pack, 10 x AA’s! I did find an upgraded decent pack that has NiMH cells so it’s higher capacity for sure over the old original packs, but for a wedding I use a converted Li-Po belt pack with 5000mAh capacity, thing will run for several days on this old camera!
I was only thinking a few days ago about an 18650 pack for my go pro.
Surely with 3d printing, it would be fairly simple to rig something up for the Canon?
I certainly can …
I have two Canon cameras ( 60D and 70D ) and both have 1 genuine battery …
I thought it was time to buy a back up battery ( or a few ) …
And doing research on what to buy I just found a load of BS ! ( Well presented BS , but BS never the less )
Here is what I don’t know … I don’t know at what voltage the Canon cameras stop working ?
Do they stop @ 6v ( for some reason I don’t think so )
I really don’t want to damage expensive genuine batteries , so I might shoot of a Email to Canon about the cut of voltage …
But I do want to discharge the Canon Batteries to see what I get .
I have contacted Canon Australia regarding the end voltage , and they were of little help …
So I am currently using my 60D in video mode to run down the battery …
When the camera stops working I will know approximately what the terminal ( end ) voltage is …
This is important because it will tell me at what point one should end a discharge cycle to match what happens in the camera .
( How much of the battery does the camera utilize - to maintain proper function - might be a power buffer )
You don’t normally get this stuff in a camera review … ( Not that I have seen )
Nor does anyone talk about power consumption …
Though the power consumption would be tricky to measure due to the chipped batteries …
Just a heads up, Nitecore just released a USB battery charger that charges Canon LP-E6/LP-E6N as well as Nikon and Sony models. This can be a lifesaver, allowing you to recharge a down cell in the car, on a solar panel, or from a battery bank. They’re only like $15 each. Just got 3 of em in today, have a pack on it and it’s showing the voltage at start, current voltage, mA in as well as charge rate (1A max) pretty cool on Nitecore!