27-08-2013, 07:34 AM
Crafty blighters!
I've had a Lumix DMC-FX9 for several years - I guess it's well obsolete by now.
It's served me well and I've never been aware of the need to update the firmware, how to go about it, or what advantages an update would confer (unlike for example, a Sat-Nav say). I only have the original battery, which still seems fine and for the limited use I put it to, I don’t have a spare battery. I recently spent a week in Normandy and took maybe 100 pics. I’d taken the charger but didn’t need to re-charge the battery. I don’t consider myself to be a photographer – I take what I consider to be ‘snapshots’, often to record work that I do on radios so I don’t lose track of how something is wired up. Other times, I take pics of people and places. As to replacement batteries, I notice that at this link, that what appears from the wording at first sight to be a genuine Panasonic battery, isn’t in fact. The wording states:
Quote:
‘This replacement Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 battery is sourced directly from the manufacturer and thoroughly tested to ensure it is of the highest quality. It features the latest battery technology and uses A-grade components that meet or exceed the original manufacturers specifications, ensuring that you get to use your camera for longer. This battery is supplied with a two year warranty’.
Unquote.
‘Sourced directly from the Manufacturer’ infers that the ‘manufacturer’ in question is Panasonic, but then it does go on to say ‘meets or exceeds the original manufacturer’s specification’.
On looking closer at the spec it states: ‘Brand:Premiumdigital (non-OEM)’
At £9.99 post free with a two-yr warranty it would do for me:
http://www.digi-quick.co.uk/categories/d...a-battery/
A Duracell one (3 yr warranty) is £14.99 (Free P&P) from here:
http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/digital-...s005e.html
I actually struggled to find a link to a genuine Panasonic battery.
I've had a Lumix DMC-FX9 for several years - I guess it's well obsolete by now.
It's served me well and I've never been aware of the need to update the firmware, how to go about it, or what advantages an update would confer (unlike for example, a Sat-Nav say). I only have the original battery, which still seems fine and for the limited use I put it to, I don’t have a spare battery. I recently spent a week in Normandy and took maybe 100 pics. I’d taken the charger but didn’t need to re-charge the battery. I don’t consider myself to be a photographer – I take what I consider to be ‘snapshots’, often to record work that I do on radios so I don’t lose track of how something is wired up. Other times, I take pics of people and places. As to replacement batteries, I notice that at this link, that what appears from the wording at first sight to be a genuine Panasonic battery, isn’t in fact. The wording states:
Quote:
‘This replacement Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 battery is sourced directly from the manufacturer and thoroughly tested to ensure it is of the highest quality. It features the latest battery technology and uses A-grade components that meet or exceed the original manufacturers specifications, ensuring that you get to use your camera for longer. This battery is supplied with a two year warranty’.
Unquote.
‘Sourced directly from the Manufacturer’ infers that the ‘manufacturer’ in question is Panasonic, but then it does go on to say ‘meets or exceeds the original manufacturer’s specification’.
On looking closer at the spec it states: ‘Brand:Premiumdigital (non-OEM)’
At £9.99 post free with a two-yr warranty it would do for me:
http://www.digi-quick.co.uk/categories/d...a-battery/
A Duracell one (3 yr warranty) is £14.99 (Free P&P) from here:
http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/digital-...s005e.html
I actually struggled to find a link to a genuine Panasonic battery.
Regards, David.
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BVWS Member.
G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
