Sony NPFH70 H Series Actiforce Hybrid InfoLithium Battery for most Sony Camcorders

If I received this product I'm sure I would give it a good review. But since I recived a generic version, and it was a brand I have never of. So DON'T EVER ORDER FROM E-Z BUY DIGITAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will not receive what you order... They advertise the name brand and will send you something else... I wish I had this product.. I really needed it..

Purchased the battery from TechGlobal, monitored the arrival date on Amazon and waited 14days and had not shipped. Emailed seller twice with no response, and suddenly the battery showed up from a private residence in a small bubble envelope with no packaging, shipping invoice or guarantee. Contacted Amazon and was told to return the battery for refund at my expense to the seller. The battery looked like it had been used when it should have been new. Sony and Sony accessories are top quality products, but beware of some of sellers on Amazon.

So I get this battery new in the mail, and what is the first thing I do when I open the package? I dropped the thing (unintentional) on a cement floor, but it survived. It has the stamina to run with NightShot Plus all night, fill two 60 minute tapes and keep on going...

I bought it a month ago and I haven't ran out of battery ever since. It's bigger than the OEM battery but quite handly.

The battery came in the matter of no time. It lasts so much longer than the battery that came with the camcorder. Thanks

My feedback is more about the seller than about the product. Slow, slow, slow shipper!!! Normally, I have found that when you pay the regular price for shipping, the item arrives within 2-3 days. Not this time; 7+ days and still waiting (from Colorado to Albuquerque)! I'm not ready to only blame the USPS - the seller should know which shippers are historically prompt and which shippers are historically inept.

I have ordered a fair amount of stuff from Amazon over the past week, and have noticed some major changes in the MO of how Amazon seems to be treating customers, prompting me to do these reviews, the first I have ever done. At the time of doing these reviews, I haven't even received some these products, but I feel I must share my experience and opinions with other all of you who spend money with Amazon and make its executives very rich! Please check out some of my other reviews relating to Amazon changing the vendor, price and shipping rates on the same web page/product several times within a 24hrs period. What I now call Amazon roulette shopping.

This review is related to choosing I "FREE Super Saver Shipping". It seems to me that if one opts for "FREE Super Saver Shipping", Amazon will intentionally hold up some of your orders at their distribution warehouses. The evidence for this with this product is that at the time of writing this review, on the product page they make the following statement. "Want it delivered Monday, October 27? Order it in the next 39 hours and 9 minutes, and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout." I ordered this and other products 'Order Date: October 21, 2008' and my shipping date is given as "Shipping estimate: October 27, 2008". Amazon can get the product to me by October 27, if I pay so clearly these items are in stock NOW and ready to ship, yet I am having to wait until October 27, before Amazon will even start to ship my product. It seems obvious to me that this has nothing to do with shipping speed and all to do with Amazon holding up the processing on purchases that use "FREE Super Saver Shipping".

The reason seems equally as obvious, Amazon are trying to coerce it's customers into paying for shipping (which seems to have really increased these days) or to sign up for "Amazon Prime membership" and gouge customers annual membership fee of $79. With the other issues mentioned in my other reviews in Amazon service and sales ethics, it makes one wonder about doing business with such a company.

The Sony NPFH70 H Series Actiforce Hybrid InfoLithium Battery is a great addition to anyone who shoots a lot of video, and needs that extra power for the long haul. This is my second NPFH70 and I am very happy with this product. It provides at least 3 - 4 Hours of power for my SONY HDSR7 HD Camcorder, as I shoot a lot of sporting events in the Highest quality HD setting...

Long story short, I highly recommend this SONY battery.

I'm using this battery in my DCR-DVD108. If I do not use the 2.5 inch view finder I can get 6.5 hours out of this battery.

Great for long videos.
I would recommend this battery!

Purchased this battery as a back up for the Sony Camcorder supplied one.
The NPFH70H worked on my trip to Rome for nearly two days each use without
having to recharge. The Camcorder supplied battery worked about half a day each time. Highly recommend the NPFH70 H for its reliability and longevity.
It is almost a necessity if you plan to shoot for more than a few minutes a day.

i'm too exasperated to make this into a decent review. i have no clue why Sony feels the need to have proprietary issues over its downloading software. this makes this machine EXTREMELY frustrating for those that work on different computers or need to transfer video to other sources. i wish someone or SONY would just let me know, WHAT'S THE POINT? WHAT DO YOU GAIN? i feel like throwing this camcorder against the wall.

I'm giving it four starts because:
1. lasts longer than the supplied battery but disappointing since it's advertised to provide 6 hours of usage.
2. Doesn't stick out of my camcorder (HDR SR11)
Overall I'm pleased with my purchase but wished it could last longer.

I bought Sony camcorder HDR-CX7 that came with NPFH60. The battery only lasts 90min. That is too short for me to take a movie for my family. Therefore, I ordered NPFH70 from Amazon. I'm now satisfied with the shooting time from this battery that can last more than 2 hours.

This is an essential accessory for the camera. I don't have to worry anymore about the battery, it lasts about 3.5 hours and charges very quickly.

Money well spent !!!

I bought this battery for the DCRDVD610 camcorder and was much better than the one that with it. I went on a trip to London and was able to record videos using the LCD for a whole day without running out of battery.

This is one great battery. My wife and I recently went on a 9 day cruise and took this battery along to be used as my main battery for our camcorder while using my old battery as a backup. I never used my backup battery and I charged this battery only once throughout our whole trip! What a great buy. You can't go wrong with this one.

I recently bought the HDR-SR11 and was recommended to buy this battery. The battery that comes with the camcorder is the FH-60, but that only lasts 96 minutes if you use it for continuous recording, and while using the viewfinder and not the lcd screen. On average, the stock battery only lasts about 40 minutes.

The FH-70 lasts up to about 150 minutes. It doesn't stick out the back of the camcorder (at least for my SR11), looks exactly like the stock FH-60 battery. The FH-70 usually lasts a whole day for me, and I use it to record basketball games, swimming, skateboarding, and everything in between. With both the FH-70 and stock FH-60, they should be able to last for a whole day of recording.

Excellent battery. Exact match for manufacturer battery, but saves at least 25%. Info Lithium sends battery charging information to the camcorder, so you aren't surprised with a dead battery.
Charges quick with excellent battery life.
I would recommend this product

I haven't had the backup battery very long so I can't say how durable and lasting that it is. If you are wondering if it will work with your camcorder - it worked with my Sony DCR-DVD610 DVD Camcorder perfect.

We purchased a battery a few weeks ago from you and when we went to use it, it wouldn't charge-at all. We tried several times, no luck. We contacted Amazon customer service and they set up the return of the defective battery and sent us another battery right away, even before they received the defective one back. The new battery charges right up and we will test it out this weekend. This return was handled professionally and we are satisfied.

This is the same battery that costs over $100 at Best Buy. It works great, so great in fact that I have bought two of them since the initial purchase. I would recomend this to anyone needing a long life battery for their Sony Handycam.

FYI, this NP-FH70 indicates 149 minicamcorder mode)) 211 min (photo mode), though it meets the claim in the package 3.5 hrs, however this is only for photo mode, not recording time, I did not buy NP-FH100 because it is too huge, and total recording time on default (NP-FH60 90 min) and this battery should be enough for a day's trip. it is up to your decision if you want carry 2 or 1(NP-FH100). I prefer to carry 2 batteriesD

Battery is shipped in just 3 days in good packing box..no damage nothing.
I got it just a day before i was about to leave for Las Vegas... battery works fine and helped me a lot for shooting videos...since the standard supplied NPFH-60 battery with my camcoder HDR-SR11 gives only 60min of backup. However this batter (NPFH-70) gives almost 150min backup on my camcoder.
Thanks amazon for making it in just in time.

The battery works quite well and lasts as long as expected. Small and relatively light.

what can you say about a battery? It holds a good charge and has proven to supply the correct current as specified. works great with my SR10

Can never go wrong with Manufacture Batteries these lasted about 6 hours of continous shooting on HDFQ and I was glad I got a spare!

Great product, when fully charged it displays over four hours of battery life in my HDD camcorder, which should handle any foreseeable situation.

I bought it to replace the original NP-FH60 that came with my Sony HDR-UX5 camcorder. The NP-FH70 lasts more that twice the original battery. Now I can record at least two mini-DVD full of short sequences, even indoors with an attached Sony HVL-HL1 video-light of high consumption. And yes it also charges faster!

I bought the featured deal of battery + charger. I bought it specifically from this seller and not one of the others b/c the combo + free shipping offered made it cheaper. They couldn't supply the charger and were slow on shipping the battery. Interestingly, they still advertise the charger! So, I have to buy it again, I didn't get the combo discount and now I see they are offering the battery for less here. Not satisfied with the service.

Awesome battery, its 50% cheaper here than anywhere else, lasts for at least 4 hours, never got close to losing power, buy with new camcorder(stock battery is a joke)

This is totally worth the money. It lasts for several hours of video. I wouldn't own my camera without this battery if I wanted to go anywhere.

In Mini-DV, the tape size is short enough that a long-life battery isn't all that important, but I use my camcorder for underwater video in a housing. If you snorkel for hours, you need the longer battery-life because you have to leave the camera on in case something come by. The price was really good on this battery and it doubled my cruising time.

The battery has about 3 to 3.5 hour life. This is about what I expected after reading some other reviews. The only way you will get 6 hours is if you turn the camera on and do not touch another button. Once you start zooming and changing settings, the life of the battery decreases. Good product and I am happy with my purchase.

We recently bought this battery for our Sony HDD Camcorder. I was very please with the length of charge and how it performed while skiing at Crested Butte, CO.
I would definately recommend this battery for your camcorder! Great Purchase.

Solid replacement, holds a good charge, worth several hours of recording time. My only issues with the battery are (1) if possible it is even bigger than the "factory" battery and (2) the "fit" is not quite perfectly tight on the camera. It is acceptable, but it doesn't seem to fully lock into place. This does not impact performance, but it doesn't feel solid.

The sony battery falls short of the promised storage capacity (6-hours).
This battery is alleged to have a storage time of 6-hours but it barely lasts for 3-hours. I do not mind paying this price for a battery as long as it performs as promised. Looks like another Dud product from over seas.
I used to believe that you get what you pay for, but not in this case.

This item was given as a gift. When ordering it I pushed 2 in stead of 1.
They billed me for two and am waiting for the credit on the one I did not get.

The person I gave it to for Christmas was excited about having it and has used her camera constantly since Christmas.

Please forward this question about getting my acct credited to the proper department so I may receive credit ASAP.

Thank you. Dorothy May

I really haven't been able to gage the life of the battery as yet though the LCD claims 149 min everytime I use it after a full charge in my HDR-SR5.

The NPFH70 is the perfect battery for the DCR camcorders. It's not to expensive like the NPFH100 and it gives a pretty good amount of recording time. I have averaged about 220 minutes with this battery which is great for beginners to intermediate users.

I'm absolutely disappointed with the battery and the service provided by the seller. I bought this battery as Sony NP-FH70 and after delivery it turned out it is replacement for original Sony battery. When I called to the seller, he told me that original battery wasn't on stock, so he sent me that one. I don't believe this story. I think he sells that battery using Sony brand. It's a deception. Be careful!!! That battery is bigger and more heavy than original Sony one (I compared the products details). I assume that it is also less efficient. Then when I returned it, I had to wait 2.5 week for reimbursement. And I had to remind the seller all the time to return my money back. Stay away from this seller and that battery!!!!!!!!!!!

Great product - Great price - Great delivery! It's wonderful not having to recharge during an important event.

The original battery that came with my Sony DCR SR-62 sucks!.. It lasts for just 1 hour 15 minutes and so i decided to buy one on my own. NPFH70 last for a cool 5 hours and 30 minutes and is worth every penny. (for under 60 it is a great buy) Sony should seriously consider making this one the default battery atleast in their 500$+ camcorders

This battery pack is ideal for long day trips. I used it for my Sony SR82 camcorder on a month long trip to Asia and it provided me a little over 4hrs of recording time. This is an ideal size battery packed with more than enough power for a day trip.

The Sony NP-FH70 battery is well worth the investment. It provides 6.5 hours of record time with a Sony MiniDV camcorder. Amazon's price is a lot less than if you purchased it from any other vendor. Word from the wise, do not purchase those after market batteries made to replace the NP series batteries. The after market batteries require a piece of wire to conncet from the battery to the camcorders DC input in order to work with the camera. You will only save $10 over the Sony original but will be poked in the eye a bunch of times by the stinking wires. Also the aftermarket batteries do not display the battery time on the camera screen. So you have to guess when the battery will die. Sony did well with this product, though I wonder why stupid batteries are so damn expensive??????????????!!!!!!!!

Highly recommended

Nathan

Product charges quickly (as advertised),only provides 170 minutes of available time ( 6.5 hours advertised) on my DCR SR300 camcorder ( which is correctly stated in my Camcorder manual),. So recording time is Camcorder specific

Sony used to be a good brand, but not any more. Now they are average technology with worst customer service, and high price.

This one is bulky, and not very powerful. It takes long time to charge, and loses power if not used. If I had the choice, I would buy a generic brand. Also, is this one risky for an explosion? Who knows, and I regret my purchase.

I purchased this as a backup battery for my new Sony Camcorder for a tour of Israel. I used it as the primary battery because it had twice as much life as the battery that came with the camera I purchased. It actually lasted for all day tours and lots of video and I am very pleased with it.

It's a battery.

If you want a long recording time, you need a bigger battery. It's not heavy, but it does protrude a bit more from your camera, but that's to be expected.

Charges well... Works well... Amazon's price is very good compared to the local big-box store... so why not give it a 5-star rating?

Sony claims that this battery would be providing 6.5 Hrs of recording time but after full charging it shows up for only 4.5 Hrs. Such a reputed company like Sony should not be making such false claims about it's product.

Good buy,....stays for long hours in the hour of need. I would say its a must to get a spare batt. when you get your cam.