Rating: Good, but not as good as the Sealife branded
Reviewer: Heather H., - View all my reviews
I got this battery as a backup for my trip to the Great Barrier Reef. I charged both the name brand (that came with my camera) and this in camera before I left the US. When I got to Australia, I discovered that while the battery that came with the camera would charge in camera on 240V this one would not. Luckily my live-aboard had 110V available, otherwise I would have been SOL
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43 out of 88 people found this review helpful.
Rating: Battery Life
Reviewer: Vincent B., - View all my reviews
I gave this Battery 4 stars because I dont know if there is a better one out there. I made sure to charge the battery then use it up and recharge before going on my shark dive 7/28/11 @ stuart coves Bahamas. I have a Sealife DC1200 Elite with Pro Flash. On the dive I began video as soon as I hit the water and only stopped it to adjust zoom a couple times, and didnt stop till I was getting back on the boat. I shot 47 mins of good usable, watchable video and was able to watch most of it play back on the camera before it ran down. Definitely lasts way longer than the original it comes with. If you do a 2 tank type of dive I recommend using the regular battery on the first dive and shoot mainly photos and some video and switch to the longer battery for the second dive and shoot mainly video. This strategy served me very well and you have no worries about ever losing power!
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64 out of 135 people found this review helpful.
Rating: Great idea to have a spare
Reviewer: Steven E., - View all my reviews
Ive been doing photography for years and have learned the lesson of having spares of everything. The last thing you want to have happen is to spend money on your dream dive trip only to get there and have your battery die or fail to hold a charge and not have a spare.
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104 out of 200 people found this review helpful.
Rating: Lithium Batteries
Reviewer: (Ms.) R., - View all my reviews
Great batteries - Ive ordered them before and found them excellent for my underwater Sealife strobe.
Rating: sealife battery
Reviewer: Philip Argabright, - View all my reviews
seems to work fine. Just be sure to cycle it a few times before taking it underwater.
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53 out of 110 people found this review helpful.
Rating: DC1400 / DC1200 Extended Life Lithium Battery
Reviewer: Samuel K., - View all my reviews
Twice the battery life. Ever try to change a battery at 90 ft?
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43 out of 87 people found this review helpful.
Rating: DC1200 Extended Life Lithium Battery
Reviewer: Robert A.,
Long Life, quick recharge. Ran over 70 12meg pictures and 30 minutes of video on one charge. Very satisfied
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Rating: Good to have an extra
Reviewer: Nancy Castro,
Always good to have an extra battery for your sealife underwater camera.
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Rating: wrong battery?
Reviewer: Mari H., - View all my reviews
this battery does not seem to work. Maybe it is just me.
Thanks, Bill. The upgrade option sounds perfect, except that I still need 3 extended life batteries and I already have a charger, so I dont need any chargers. If I buy one battery with the included AC charger and the additional car charger, plus one additional battery for $10, I would only have to throw away two chargers (the two that are included with the upgrade). To get the third battery, however, it appears I would need to buy another one at $30 and throw away two more chargers for a total of four throw-aways, right? In that case it would probably be more cost effective to buy two of the upgrades (four batteries) at $80 and throw away four chargers. Unless you can offer a three battery upgrade for $50. Any chance of getting the latter deal?
Bill (Certified Scuba Instructor at Scuba.com)
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Send an email to info@scuba.com to see if they can work something out. Right now the two upgrades is what is available.