Panasonic HDC-SD5 or SD7 spare battery?

[feeder]

Anyone had any trouble finding spare batteries for these camcorders?

I believe both the SD5 and SD7 use the VW-VBG130 batteries, anyone found a source for either an official spare or decent generic ones?

[paul623]

Originally Posted by feeder

Anyone had any trouble finding spare batteries for these camcorders?

I believe both the SD5 and SD7 use the VW-VBG130 batteries, anyone found a source for either an official spare or decent generic ones?

Owners are waiting for china to come on stream with a choice of OEM units

currently they're are only Panasonic branded available at the usual silly prices

Paul

[rhubarbe]

I bought mine from http://www2.computeruniverse.net/default.asp

Just do a search on the battery code. It's 87 Euros which is by far the cheapest I could find when I was looking.

Computeruniverse speak English, take credit cards and even let you pay with Paypal. I can't recommend them highly enough.

[feeder]

Originally Posted by rhubarbe

I bought mine from http://www2.computeruniverse.net/default.asp

Including shipping they're about 72UKP, that about right? Was planning on buying 3 which comes to nearly 200UKP! For some batteries.

May just wait a bit longer for those unbranded OEM ones to start filtering through.

[kronenbourg316]

i have recently bought a HDC-SD5 but it didnt some with a battery ( which i knew hence the price ) , are there any cheaper batteries available anywhere at the moment , cheapest so far is £60 from jessops but 10days waiting time
the ones on ebay arent compatible

[kronenbourg316]

would this work ?

http://www.usa-battery.org/panasonic...l?currency=GBP

[rogs]

No, I don't think so -- it's too big to fit inside the SD5. All the models listed have external battery location, which can take the '260' size of this battery.

[kronenbourg316]

found a place in germany that does the VW-VBG130 delivered for 27.90euro

http://www.akkushop.de

[A n d r e w]

Originally Posted by kronenbourg316

found a place in germany that does the VW-VBG130 delivered for 27.90euro

It's a "compatible." The German ("Die preiswerte Alternative zum Original Panasonic Akku inklusive Ladegerät") actually uses the word "alternative" (translates as "The inexpensive alternative to the original Panasonic battery including charger"). My guess is that it either won't work, because it doesn't have the Panasonic chip, or there's some kind of annoying work-around.

The fact that it comes with its own charger is a bit of a give-away. If it doesn't work in the Panasonic charger, there's something different about it.

[kronenbourg316]

yeah it comes with a charger but does that mean it wont fit into the camera`s battery compartment
this is really strange , any other SD5 owners out there plumped for a cheap import yet ?

[A n d r e w]

Bearing in mind that the SD9 and SD5 take the same stock battery (VBG130), take a look at this thread from the SimplyDV bulletin board: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/v...p?f=33&t=20802

[kronenbourg316]

i can`t thank you enough for your infomation , i`ll probably plump for a genuine battery from jessops as the time i take to order a cheapo and for it to arrive and then probably be useless i`ll have a proper one from jessops in my possession and i do need one as my SD5 aint got a battery and i`m itching to test it out

[A n d r e w]

Computer Universe (mentioned above in this thread) has the VBG-130 in stock according to its website, for about 68 quid including postage: http://www2.computeruniverse.net/pro...30e-k-akku.asp. Works out a few quid dearer than Jessops (I think Jessops charge 4 quid for postage) but might be worth contacting CU to see how quickly they can deliver. Looks like they're based in Germany.

[kronenbourg316]

jessops are £59.99 but i have found a 5% off voucher on a voucher site plus they are doing free delivery on orders over £50 so i might as well do that and wait til it arrives

one other thing i have noticed by cross referencing is that the CGU12 is a similar battery so would this work even though its only rated at 720mah

CGU Dims - 41 X 36 X 17
VGB130 Dims - 40 x 33 x 22

i`m probs just clutching at straws here in tryin to get a cheaper alternative , i am popping into my local jessops tomorrow as they just night have a battery in stock

[kronenbourg316]

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