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Lumix POWER KIT DMW-BCG10 for the Panasonic DMC-ZS1, DMC-TZ7S, DMC-TZ7T, DMC-ZS3, DMC-ZS1K, DMC-ZS1S, DMC-ZS3, DMC-ZS3A, DMC-ZS3K, DMC-ZS3R, DMC-ZS3S, DMC-ZS3T, DMW BCG10E, DMW BCG10PP.
Posted by Gadget as Camera
- The Digital Matrex POWER KIT includes the following:
- 1) Two of the 3.7V 1200mAh Batteries each with a battery case.
- 2) One mini AC/DC 1-3 hour battery charger
- 3) Auto power cord for charger
- 4) European AC adapter plug
Product Description
Your BCG-10 POWER KIT has been designed as the ultimate Power upgrade for your Panasonic Lumix Digital Cameras. Your kit includes: *2 Professional Digital High-Output DMW-BCG10 non-OEM batteries each with its own protective plastic case to insure the contacts do not get damaged. **1 mini charger (110/240V) with retractable AC outlet prongs for easy storage ***and coiled auto cord to connect your charger to your cars DC/lighter outlet for maximum flexibility. **** Al… More >>
5 Responses to Lumix POWER KIT DMW-BCG10 for the Panasonic DMC-ZS1, DMC-TZ7S, DMC-TZ7T, DMC-ZS3, DMC-ZS1K, DMC-ZS1S, DMC-ZS3, DMC-ZS3A, DMC-ZS3K, DMC-ZS3R, DMC-ZS3S, DMC-ZS3T, DMW BCG10E, DMW BCG10PP.
A. DeGuzman
June 9th, 2010 at 10:58 am
The charger puts out more amperage than the stock charger, so it charges the batteries faster. Both batteries come with higher capacitance than Panasonic’s, so they do last longer, as advertised. They come fully charged out of the box. I’ve charged each battery twice now…so far I’m impressed, especially since the kit comes with 2 batteries and a charger and a car adapter and a European adapter for less than the price of 1 battery from Panasonic. Oh, I bought my Lumix ZS3 at the same time I bought this kit; I didn’t have to do any firmware upgrade or downgrade or anything.
Rating: 5 / 5
Kantw8
June 9th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Purchased this for a new Lumix ZS5 camera. I was concerned after reading about the firmware that Panasonic uses that disables third party batteries, but these work perfectly (note: the ZS5 firmware is shown as ver 1.0). Two batteries and a charger for less than the cost of a single Panasonic battery is an excellent value. I haven’t used one long enough to know how many pictures can be taken on a charge, but with two batteries I don’t expect it will be an issue.
Rating: 5 / 5
Donald Strahan
June 9th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Arrived as expected. Works with Panasonic DMC-TZ7S Camera. Great price for the product.
Rating: 5 / 5
KHA
June 9th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
I e-mailed the vendor to check if this kit would work with the newer DMC-ZS5 (since it wasn’t listed), and the vendor responsed “yes”, so I ordered the kit. It came with two Power2000 batteries, and I’m using the first one right now — works fine. Battery came fully charged. Haven’t tried the charger yet, but if it works okay, then this is a fantastic value — 2 batteries and a charger that also works in the car, for just $29. (Some places sell just one battery for more than that.)
Rating: 5 / 5
S. Crawford
June 9th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Panasonic has joined the bunch of sleazy operators who try to force you to buy only their batteries by keying them. Fortunately, these batteries worked in my camera even with the updated firmware. The pair of batteries are priced far lower than a Panasonic branded battery so throwing in the charger is just icing.
Though the batteries are listed as a higher capacity than the original, I have no way of testing their exact mAh capacity. However I ran several tests leaving the camera running in video-mode and found no substantial difference in run-time between the original battery and these replacements.
The batteries and original Panasonic charger have 4 terminals. I have not found a definitive diagram, but believe that the extra terminals are used to monitor battery temperature. The power-kit charger is larger than the Panasonic charger and lacks the two extra terminals so it may not be monitoring some conditions handled by the original charger. However it does correct a deficiency in the Panasonic charger. The light shows red when charging and green when charged so you always see a light when the charger is plugged into power and the battery is installed correctly. The Panasonic only shows green and off leaving some uncertainty. For now, I’m using all three batteries (original and replacements) in rotation and charging using the Panasonic charger. I’ll keep the power kit charger as a backup.
Rating: 4 / 5