Sony NPBN1 Rechargeable Battery Pack - Retail Packaging

I received the battery in the mail on Wednesday. I was shocked to see that it came in Sony packaging and that it only cost me $15.36. At the end of last year I started getting an error on my camera that said "battery incompatible ". It was the exact battery that came with the Cybershot camera I have. I took it to Best Buy (which is where I purchased it from over 2 years ago) and the Greek Squad worker saw the message and told me it was the motherboard. I have a degree in Information Systems and once I heard that I was like I might as well purchase another camera. I had a backup camera so I was not quite in a rush but something told me not to throw away the Cybershot. Finally a couple of weeks ago I took it into a place and was shocked to see that by simply getting another battery it would work. But every place I went to or looked up the battery cost was $40-$50. That's almost half way to a new camera. I got on to Amazon and looked for the battery and chose this company because of their high rating and for their price. By finding them that saved me from having to come out of pocket for a decent camera that still has some good use.

This is a good product. It is an authentic SONY battery that I use for my SONY Cybershot digital camera and it came in original SONY packaging. As predicted, the battery that came with my camera did not last as long as I needed it to for a special air show event. This battery was ready to go and I was able to get photos and video of the entire air show. In the past, I would have had to resort to lower quality cell phone pictures or I would have been out of luck for shooting the whole event from beginning through to its end (the whole event was about five hours in total - I used the back-up purchased here for about 15 minutes video time and twenty to thirty photos through the end of the event). It is exactly the same battery as the one that came with my camera. The only reason I am giving it four stars rather than a perfect five is that I believe that the battery that came with my camera should last longer and this back-up should not be necessary. This is, however, the perfect back-up battery to have on hand. It recharges well and properly in the recharger that came with my Cybershot. It does take a bit longer than I would expect to recharge any of the batteries in the recharger. I believe this has more to do with the recharging device and is not a problem with the battery itself. Again, having a back-up helps because one could be used to continue taking pictures while the other recharges.

There's not much to say about a battery, but I just wanted to drop my 2¢ for anybody who, like me, thought this price looked too good to be true for a genuine battery, and is suspicious it might be an aftermarket or even counterfeit battery. I'm accustom to Sony spare batteries costing a pretty penny.This battery is certainly the real deal -- Genuine Sony -- shipped in that annoying blister packaging with all the cardboard inserts. (For what it's worth, mine came from Amazon seller "Dependable Resource." Direct from Amazon wasn't a choice at the time, but is now. I can't vouch for any of the other sellers on here.)I felt this was worth mentioning because the price seemed a little too good to be true, and the photo Amazon was using at the time looked a little faded and... phony. And a quick scan of "that auction site" revealed a bunch of 3rd party and outright fake Sony batteries. So I was suspicious.So, good going Amazon and "Dependable Resource," whomever you are. Good to have one or two of these little spares on hand, because they don't last long in the TX9, and they seem to have a limited shelf life after topping off (compared to the battery in my Panasonic LX5, which seems to last forever).

When I bought my Sony Cyber-shot point and shoot camera, it came with only one battery. I wanted a backup so I wouldn't be out of power on a picture-taking excursion for more than the few seconds it takes to change batteries. I tried to buy another Sony battery, but at the time I could only find non-Sony batteries made for Sony. Since they were fairly inexpensive, I bought one. It lasted roughly a year before it died while my original Sony battery is still going strong.When I went to Amazon looking for a new battery I found Sony was available and immediately bought one. While the price, roughly $20, was roughly 3 times what I paid for the non-Sony battery, I figured it was worth it.I've only had it for close to 2 months now, so I can't speak to its longevity--but I'm hoping in spite of what another reviewer said about it dying out after 20 or so re-charges.If I find it's not up to snuff anytime in the future, I'll post an update. Here's hoping you don't hear from me again about this battery ever again!

Bought this & another off brand compatible battery for a long vacation I took 2 months ago. So I was basically running around with 3 batteries at all times. I took thousands of pics & a few videos on my vacation & I did, at times, need ALL 3 batteries. I'd have convenient access at the end of each day to a charger. This battery lasted as long as the original OEM one & as long as the supposed extended capacity one that I also bought. Nothing sucks more than running out of batteries in a photo situation either on vacation or before/ during an important event. Do yourself a favor & pick up a few extras to charge & have ready for use on backup. The price for this one was a little more than the aftermarket one but rest assured this is an authentic Sony OEM battery & you can't go wrong with this one. I would DEFINITELY recommend one (or more) of these to a friend or family member.