New BP-819 Li-Ion 4-Hour Rechargeable Intelligent Battery for Canon VIXIA HF10 HF11 HF100 HF20 HF200 HF S10 S100 S20 S21 S200 HG20 HG21 M30 M31 M300 Camcorders
- Chemistry: Lithium-Ion
- Capacity: 2000mAh
- Color: Black
- Dimensions: 40.0mm x 30.0mm x 38.0mm
Product Description
New Canon BP-819 replacemnt Li-Ion rechargeable Intelligent battery. Rated with 2000mAh, the battery lasts 4 hours. THE BATTERY IS MADE BY INFO-CHIP, WHICH CAN SHOW BATTERY REMAINING TIME ON CAMCORDER LCD. It also can be charged by Canon original charger and camcorder…. More >>
HOT Electronic Gadgets deal of the Month - 8GB Apple IPOD
Click here to get the cheapest Apple 8GB Ipod deal online - Includes free delivery.
Click here to get the cheapest Apple 8GB Ipod deal online - Includes free delivery.
Posted in Camcorders | 
Tags: 4Hour, Battery, BP819, Camcorders, Canon, HF10, HF100, HF11, HF20, HF200, HG20, HG21, Intelligent, LiIon, M300, Rechargeable, S100, S200, VIXIA
I got it about two weeks for my Canon HF S200. I used it last two weekends. Here is what I found:
Pros: It is indeed recognizable and chargeable by Canon camcorder that earns it two stars.
Cons: The battery time is much shorter than that it claimed, and gets even shorter after a few recharging. Out of box, it shows 155 min after first recharging. But it shows only 128 min after second charging. The Canon menu says BP-819 is about 165 min for FXP resolution that is what I use. However, I more concern for this downside trend. In addition, the discharging is much faster than Canon’s OEM battery, especially, in the second half of the working period. For instance, it only took about 10 minute FXP recording before completely dead when the batter status showed 68 minutes left, while the original Canon BP-808 could still take about 30 minute FXP recording after status shows 64 minutes left.
Rating: 2 / 5
I bought this specifically for my Canon Vixia HG21, it’s only slightly larger than the orignal battery (BP-807) and doesn’t stick out at all.
The battery does indeed communicate with the camera and will estimate remaining power. After a full charge I was able to get about 190 minutes (just over 3 hours) worth of continuous recording. Although this isn’t as much as advertised, the Canon manual states that their own BP-819 lasts the same amount of time. So it’s not really worth spending the extra money on the OEM canon battery.
I am thinking about purchasing another one. I personally rather have two of these than a single bulky BP-827 (5-6 hours).
Rating: 4 / 5