Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
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Customer Review: Battery failure
Summary: 1 Stars
Very disappointed in the batteries. They do not retain their charge beyond about 48 hrs even when not installed in a unit. New rechargeable batteries purchased separately are much better but still only last one and a half rounds in my Garmin approach Customer Review: Surprisingly low quality for a Sony product - charger AND batteries
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't easily give 1-star ratings, and I'm surprising myself by doing this for a Sony product...
I bought this combo for our excellent Canon SX-10IS camera at work, thinking at that price and with the Sony name you probably can't go wrong...
On the upside, for roughly 30 bucks usually you don't get a set of brand-name batteries, and a charger with single-slot control (all the cheaper chargers only charge 2 cells at a time, so they'll overcharge or undercharge if you give them mismatched batteries), and microcontroller (the cheap chargers will only shut off with a timer boiling your batteries if they're full before the timer runs out).
Anyway, the batteries stink in that two of them give me only about half their nominal capacity.
And the charger stinks in that inevitably, if you just leave the batteries in, after a while one of the slots' LCD starts flashing fast indicating a defective cell. This happens with both the lousy Sony cells and my (good) Energizer cells.
The charger I have at home is a La Crosse Technology BC-700, a fantastic little unit that has served me well for 5 years now, with much better features and the ability to test cells for capacity (this is why I know that two of the Sony cells are bad...)
Customer Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I had the last generation of this charger and batteries, and it worked great. (it was stolen at a wedding). This forced me to buy this new set-up. The 2200 mAmp Batteries are very strong! MY flash on the Digital camera powers up in the blink of an eye with the extra punch from the amps. Great product. Love the digital display as to make sure you cycle the batteries correctly. One note, the first charge only lasted 30 min or so, but after that, I have taken 300 some photos on the next charge.Customer Review: Charger working well so far, never tried the free batteries...
Summary: 4 Stars
Ordered this charger about six weeks ago and it arrived promptly. So far, we have used the charger about four times and from what I can see, the charger has been doing a pretty good job of charging our two year old Ni-MH Sanyo 2500mAh batteries. Since the free Sony batteries that came with the charger had some pretty bad reviews, we never bother to use it at all.
The charger is sleek looking, small and compact making it a handy travel accessory.
Customer Review: What good is a "high capacity" rechargable that won't hold a charge???
Summary: 1 Stars
The Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries that I bought July 8, 2009 from Amazon for $31 is a hugh disappointment, to say the least! I bought these along with the Canon Power Shot SX1IS, a really great camera! But the Sony 2700mAh rechargeables will not hold a charge for 24 hours. The first 3 chargings worked fine.....and then, the batteries would no longer hold a charge...all gone within 24 hours! I used the vaunted "refresh" function of the Sony charger. That made NO difference. How frustrating. Of course, by that time the Amazon return window has expired. Ever try to get a "warranty" response from Sony? Forgedaboudit! On the positive side, it only cost me $31 to learn "NEVER buy ANYTHING by SONY". If they cannot market Sony branded batteries that work, or at least stand behind the defective ones that will not hold a charge, why on earth would I EVER consider buying a $4,000 TV with that same brand name?? Also, in the future, I will be more careful about Amazon's little "return window". My recommendation to not waste your money and time with Sony rechargeables, and to be cautious in buying anything other than books from Amazon.