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 It's the original, and now for a fair price July 8, 2009
ubat (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
109 out of 110 found this review helpful
The bottom line about the BCG10PP: It's identical to the one that ships with the Panasonic ZS3 and behaves just like it.
On buying the BCG10PP: In mid-June, when I needed a spare battery for my Panny ZS3 (because the camera's battery life is so-so and I didn't want to run out of juice with no backup at hand), the BCG10PP was nearly impossible to find. Panasonic.com didn't sell them, and none of the resellers the site recommended had them in stock. I ended up finding it on Amazon, via one third-party reseller. Since he seemed to be the only one on the planet to carry the battery, I was charged (no pun intended) an arm and a leg for it. Supply and demand, they call this phenomenon.
I'm happy to see more resellers now have this battery in stock and the price has come down significantly. I hope it continues like this and that soon it'll be very easy to find.
One word of advice: If you're planning to get a cheaper third-party battery (a BCG10PP compatible model, but not manufactured by Panasonic), do not update the ZS3's firmware. The update addresses original vs. not original batteries and you'll only be able to use the Panasonic battery after installing it.
Alert vendor canceled this transaction September 15, 2009
TennWriter
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
As others have noted, Panasonic is updating the firmware for many of its cameras to prevent the use of non-Panasonic batteries. Even though the description and photo for this item indicate that it's a genuine Panasonic product, it isn't. It's a generic battery, and the vendor emailed to inform me of this before shipping. After exchanging a few more emails with me, the vendor decided he didn't want to take the chance of shipping me a product that might not work, so he unilaterally canceled the order and refunded my money.
At first, I was annoyed ... but in retrospect I appreciated the vendor's initiative in canceling an order that most customers would have ultimately had to return.
Use caution when buying batteries for recent Panasonic products, not just the ZS3. Verify that the firmware you have (or are willing to downgrade to) allows the use of generic batteries. Annoyingly enough, genuine Panasonic batteries are in very short supply. In fact, I haven't been able to find them in stock anywhere.
Panasonic DMW-BCG10PP Battery rates well November 29, 2009
Cheryl Andre (CT)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I recently purchased a Panasonic DMC-ZS1 digital camera and needed to order additional batteries for travel. They were hard to find, and expensive - but I finally found a company that actually had them in stock - through Amazon, and they worked beautifully on my recent trip. I was glad I had gotten 2 extra batteries, though I seldom needed the third one when on a day's outing taking LOTS of pictures - frequently with the camera on for long periods, and doing lots of zooming in and out, and viewing and deleting photos as I went. The batteries recharged in a couple hours time each evening, and were easy to change on the fly. Though I dislike "dedicated" batteries only good for one product, these did the job beautifully.
Battery from Good-As-New works with the new LUMIX DMC-ZS7 !! April 1, 2010
P. Monahan (Mays Landing, NJ)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
4/9/10 (re-write)- So after buying this battery from Vortex Cable and having to return it because it did not work with my new DMC-ZS7 (as several other ZS7 owners have recently had to do), I ordered one from Good-As-New Electronics (after they assured me they carry only Panasonic batteries). Works like a charm! They are the real deal from Panasonic. No more "this battery cannot be used" messages on your screen!!!
Maybe the following info will help. This is the reply I received from Good-As-New on 4/2/10 when I inquired about the authenticity of the battery they supply.
"...we received our latest shipment from Panasonic, so I would assume they are the latest version available."
When I asked if they always buy directly from Panasonic, their reply was:
"Always. Everything we sell comes directly from its respective manufacturer
- no exceptions. To the best of my understanding, there aren't any alternate versions of this
model" [referring to my question about 'version problems' mentioned by Vortex]. "There are however a vast supply of imitations / 'knock-off' brands. Perhaps the version matters on one of those units? After a bit more research, I am comfortable in saying that the DMW-BCG10 we are selling will be compatible with the new DMC-ZS7, to the point where I believe that even if you had one of these batteries from a year ago, it would still work just fine in the new camera. As I told you before, we did just get our new supply of these batteries in last week, so these will most certainly work just fine."
And it does!!! So just to be safe, I would buy from Good-As-New. There could be others who sell the 'real' Panasonic battery, but it was way too much work just trying to find this one!
Perhaps it would be a good idea if reviewers would mention the seller's name in their reviews, making it easier to tell who's selling the real Panasonic batteries and who's not. Quite a few reviewers said this battery works with their ZS3, but the ZS3 is not the ZS7 (apparently Panasonic has snuck in a little security feature recently that rejects fake batteries!). And if the battery I buy doesn't work with the ZS7, then it's not a real Panasonic (the 'real' Panasonic battery works with both models). Frankly, I don't care if Vortex's 'version' issues are resolved with their undisclosed 'vendor' (obviously NOT Panasonic). I want what was advertised on Amazon and what I paid for - a REAL Panasonic battery. The fact that Amazon isn't screening their sellers better and therefore causing all this confusion among potential buyers is appauling! Well I hope this clears it up. Thank you, Good-As-New Electronics, for staying honest!
True Product (at least when Sold by Amazon) February 5, 2010
R. Santor (Irvine, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I ordered 3 days ago and received today two true Panasonic DMW-BCG10PP batteries. The weird thing is now the product is only sold by a third party reseller called Vortex Cable. I imagine maybe they're the reseller that everyone has been complaining about, but can't be sure. It's really strange that Amazon was selling it just a couple of days ago (with Prime shipping available), but now it's only via some other seller...
I feel very lucky I bought it when I did because after reading all the negative reviews I mightn't have risked buying if from anyone but Amazon. If you really need a replacement and see this sold by Amazon, I say buy it immediately, but if it's sold by someone else, I leave that gamble to you.
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