There's a "big cheap battery" thread on the SD support forum - check
it out, it has all been said exhaustively there, including sources.
Register and frequesnt the forum, as there are firmware updates now
and then and they don't alway notify all users in my experience...
But great customer service otherwise!
I got a Sony and a cheap alternative L battery, both 6600 mAh, and
they work equally well, and give my 744 between 6 and 8 hours
recording, depending on the number of channels and lights on or off.
I think not problem, but check them out carefully - the first chinese
one I got had the terminal pull off right away, but I got a
replacement quickly.
It is kind of silly that the 7xx will not stand up with the larger
batteries - they could have put the battery in the center of the back
- but when I use the big batteries it is usually over the shoulder
anyway.
Never seen a silver one, though!
Lou
On Apr 4, 2007, at 5:11 AM, evs wrote:
> hi,
> now i have my 702, and i have to buy more Batterys.
> i=B4m a bit confused, because the sony M- Series Batterys are shorter
> than the L-series, (which are as long as the Battery shipping with
> the 702, a CTA Battery..)
> The original sony Batterys may be really good, but also very
> expensive. there are a lot of cheap alternatives, like the CTA
> Battery sound devices sell.
> Anybody tried those alternatives? are they SO much worse?
> i would buy one of those:
> http://www.akku.net/AKKUINFO/Sony%20Typ%20NP-F970/1.30.2.SON.999.52
> (its a sony L-series ripoff)
>
> anyone sees here any mistakes?
>
> beside from not just lasting long, can alternativ batterys damage my
> 702 in any way?
>
> all the best
> emil
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