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 Great value, ok battery June 13, 2008
I'd give this 2 1/2 stars if I could! For me, 2 1/2 stars means ok.
I bought this battery about a year ago. I never scientifically tested it, but it lasted as long as my canon battery at first.
I've noticed recently that it hardly holds a charge now.
I do use my camera a lot (Our fist baby was born about a year ago too!), but the official cannon battery has lasted just fine. I leave one battery in the charger and trade them when one goes dead, so I use them equally.
Now I'm not saying this is a horrible battery, and I still think it's worth it. I'm actually buying another one! Considering the fact that the official canon battery is 4 times the price, I still think it's a good value. I could be wrong, but I don't see how the cannon battery will end up lasting 4 years!
If you can deal with buying a new battery every year, this seems like a good deal for a secondary battery.
 Very affordable! June 12, 2008
The only reason that it didn't get 5 stars is because I haen't had it long enough to determine if it will last a long time. So far it works fine, just like the original cannon battery. It charges good, I didn't time it to see how long but plugged it in, and let it run its course. I bought another kind of replacement as well and cannot tell the difference between it, this one, and the original. So it gets two thumbs up! There are some other batteries on Amazon for way cheaper, like less than 2 bucks, but the shipping on those is way more expensive than this one, and they all work the same to me. Love this little guy! (I actually bought two so now I have three batteries and almost never seems like I am charging anything! Great for traveling when charging is not convenient!)
 Canon Replacement Battery June 10, 2008
I wasn't sure of the battery life so I bought an extra one. Although I don't think I will need it for some time, it's nice to have and well priced.
Died when I needed it June 8, 2008
I would estimate that I gave this battery maybe 20 charges.
It seemed to work fine, then last week when I needed it, it died and will no longer take a charge.
Might want to consider original equipment replacement battery if reliability is critical for you.
CTA Digital DB-NB4L Replacement Battery for Canon Digital Cameras June 7, 2008
I've used the CTA battery for a couple of months now in my Canon SD1000 camera and have found its performance (charge and camera function) to be the same as the Canon brand battery that came with my camera. And having paid about 1/5 the price of a Canon battery, I'm very happy with the CTA battery, not just as a back-up but as a primary battery.
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