Help with 3rd party batteries

raider · 05-19-2015, 04:41 PM

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Hi,

Pentax Q-S1 really eats batteries and for that I bought a Fuji NP-50 from ebay as a backup. But that backup battery appears to be depleting even faster than the original L-LI68 battery that come with the camera.

Could you please share which particular third party batteries you have successfully used on the Q and if those last as long as the original OEM battery?

Thanks

DaveInPA · 05-19-2015, 05:24 PM

Raider,

I have had really good experience with Wasabi brand batteries. I don't have them for my Q7, but for a few of my other cameras. I'm at the point where those are now my default purchase.

reh321 · 05-19-2015, 05:35 PM

I have the one Pentax D-Li68, rated at 940 mAh, that came with my Q-7,
and two Wasabi BTR-KLIC7004-JWP, rated at 1100 mAh.
I don't have any way of measuring how much stress I put on each battery,
and I don't necessarily run each one completely down (I recharge when convenient for me),
but my sense is that the Wasabi batteries last at least as long as the Pentax one does.

hnikesch · 05-19-2015, 07:02 PM

+1 for the Wasabi just as good as the OEM

**ramseybuckeye** · 05-19-2015, 07:10 PM

Agreed with everyone above, I had a Q and Wasabi batteries, they were as good as the OEM.

raider · 05-19-2015, 09:48 PM

I had 4 wasabi batteries for my canon s95 and I find that they don't hold charge as good as the original OEM batteries....

Do you guys use other batteries apart from wasabi?

**pepperberry farm** · 05-20-2015, 03:12 AM

Originally posted by raider

I had 4 wasabi batteries for my canon s95 and I find that they don't hold charge as good as the original OEM batteries....

Do you guys use other batteries apart from wasabi?

I use Watson batteries as an replacement for the battery in my K-50, and I can't tell any difference between them and the OEM battery... B&H carries the Watson replacement for the Q-S1:

Watson D-Li68 / NP-50 / KLIC-7004 Lithium-Ion Battery B-3705 B&H

raider · 05-20-2015, 03:23 AM

Thanks for that. I will google the Watson battery.

Do anyone know if this is a genuine Pentax D-LI68? It has very different packaging to the one I am holding now.

Genuine Original Pentax D LI68 Battery Optio S10 S12 A36 A40 VS20 Q Q10 Q7 | eBay

spinno · 05-20-2015, 09:18 AM

It's a replacement third party battery not an original
edit unless it's an old battery- the one in my recently acquired QS-1 shows that Pentax belongs to the Hoya Corporation(!)
So that's why I don't think it's genuine- anyway the batteries are made in China not Japan but I stand to be corrected.

Piotrek K · 05-20-2015, 12:20 PM

I have one branded Patona which works quite good.

reh321 · 05-20-2015, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by spinno

It's a replacement third party battery not an original
edit unless it's an old battery- the one in my recently acquired QS-1 shows that Pentax belongs to the Hoya Corporation(!)
So that's why I don't think it's genuine- anyway the batteries are made in China not Japan but I stand to be corrected.

The internal cells (the part that actually make electricity) are made in Japan, and then the pieces are assembled into a complete battery using (cheaper) Chinese labor. That is also true of my Wasabi batteries.

spinno · 05-21-2015, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by reh321

The internal cells (the part that actually make electricity) are made in Japan, and then the pieces are assembled into a complete battery using (cheaper) Chinese labor. That is also true of my Wasabi batteries.

Just shows you shouldn't believe all you read

CWRailman · 05-21-2015, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

Agreed with everyone above, I had a Q and Wasabi batteries, they were as good as the OEM.

+1 on the Wasabi batteries. I use them in all my cameras that do not take AA.
I get them from: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Pentax D-LI68, D-LI122 and Pentax Q, Q7, Q10, Q-S1, Optio A36, Optio S10, Optio S12, Optio VS20 : Battery & Charger Kits

magkelly · 05-21-2015, 08:51 AM

Halcyon and Wasabi via Amazon are what I use in most of my Pentax cameras. They work pretty well and I've had no problems with them.

SteveNunez · 05-21-2015, 09:14 AM

Look for the Kodak branded ones- very high quality- works great on my P Q7.

05-19-2015, 04:41 PM	#1
raider Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,989	Help with 3rd party batteries Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Hi, Pentax Q-S1 really eats batteries and for that I bought a Fuji NP-50 from ebay as a backup. But that backup battery appears to be depleting even faster than the original L-LI68 battery that come with the camera. Could you please share which particular third party batteries you have successfully used on the Q and if those last as long as the original OEM battery? Thanks

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05-19-2015, 05:24 PM	#2
DaveInPA Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bucks County, PA Photos: Albums Posts: 499	Raider, I have had really good experience with Wasabi brand batteries. I don't have them for my Q7, but for a few of my other cameras. I'm at the point where those are now my default purchase.

05-19-2015, 05:35 PM	#3
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	I have the one Pentax D-Li68, rated at 940 mAh, that came with my Q-7, and two Wasabi BTR-KLIC7004-JWP, rated at 1100 mAh. I don't have any way of measuring how much stress I put on each battery, and I don't necessarily run each one completely down (I recharge when convenient for me), but my sense is that the Wasabi batteries last at least as long as the Pentax one does.

05-19-2015, 07:02 PM	#4
hnikesch Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,316	+1 for the Wasabi just as good as the OEM

05-19-2015, 07:10 PM	#5
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,295	Agreed with everyone above, I had a Q and Wasabi batteries, they were as good as the OEM.

05-19-2015, 09:48 PM	#6
raider Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,989 Original Poster	I had 4 wasabi batteries for my canon s95 and I find that they don't hold charge as good as the original OEM batteries.... Do you guys use other batteries apart from wasabi?

05-20-2015, 03:12 AM	#7
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766	Originally posted by raider I had 4 wasabi batteries for my canon s95 and I find that they don't hold charge as good as the original OEM batteries.... Do you guys use other batteries apart from wasabi? I use Watson batteries as an replacement for the battery in my K-50, and I can't tell any difference between them and the OEM battery... B&H carries the Watson replacement for the Q-S1: Watson D-Li68 / NP-50 / KLIC-7004 Lithium-Ion Battery B-3705 B&H

05-20-2015, 03:23 AM	#8
raider Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,989 Original Poster	Thanks for that. I will google the Watson battery. Do anyone know if this is a genuine Pentax D-LI68? It has very different packaging to the one I am holding now. Genuine Original Pentax D LI68 Battery Optio S10 S12 A36 A40 VS20 Q Q10 Q7 \| eBay

05-20-2015, 09:18 AM	#9
spinno Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 119	It's a replacement third party battery not an original edit unless it's an old battery- the one in my recently acquired QS-1 shows that Pentax belongs to the Hoya Corporation(!) So that's why I don't think it's genuine- anyway the batteries are made in China not Japan but I stand to be corrected.

05-20-2015, 12:20 PM	#10
Piotrek K Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,384	I have one branded Patona which works quite good.

05-20-2015, 12:39 PM	#11
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by spinno It's a replacement third party battery not an original edit unless it's an old battery- the one in my recently acquired QS-1 shows that Pentax belongs to the Hoya Corporation(!) So that's why I don't think it's genuine- anyway the batteries are made in China not Japan but I stand to be corrected. The internal cells (the part that actually make electricity) are made in Japan, and then the pieces are assembled into a complete battery using (cheaper) Chinese labor. That is also true of my Wasabi batteries.

05-21-2015, 01:48 AM	#12
spinno Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 119	Originally posted by reh321 The internal cells (the part that actually make electricity) are made in Japan, and then the pieces are assembled into a complete battery using (cheaper) Chinese labor. That is also true of my Wasabi batteries. Just shows you shouldn't believe all you read

05-21-2015, 07:03 AM	#13
CWRailman Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Photos: Albums Posts: 510	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye Agreed with everyone above, I had a Q and Wasabi batteries, they were as good as the OEM. +1 on the Wasabi batteries. I use them in all my cameras that do not take AA. I get them from: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Pentax D-LI68, D-LI122 and Pentax Q, Q7, Q10, Q-S1, Optio A36, Optio S10, Optio S12, Optio VS20 : Battery & Charger Kits

05-21-2015, 08:51 AM	#14
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Halcyon and Wasabi via Amazon are what I use in most of my Pentax cameras. They work pretty well and I've had no problems with them.

05-21-2015, 09:14 AM	#15
SteveNunez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 230	Look for the Kodak branded ones- very high quality- works great on my P Q7.