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Jeremy Doyle · December 8th, 2015, 09:50 AM

For those of you using the Wasabi batteries, did you have to do anything special to get them to work? I have 3 that are fully charged that work great in my EX1R, when I put them in my FS5 I get a battery level low change battery pack and then it turns off.

Ray Lee · December 8th, 2015, 02:10 PM

Mine failed as well, sent them back and bought 2 Sony batteries.

Olof Ekbergh · December 8th, 2015, 03:16 PM

I have had great luck with Swits. Better luck than Sony Batts.

Jeremy Doyle · December 8th, 2015, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Lee

Mine failed as well, sent them back and bought 2 Sony batteries.

Part of this camera's appeal to me was that I wouldn't have to buy extra batteries because I've been running an EX1R for several years.

Monday Isa · December 8th, 2015, 08:06 PM

Orig Sony batteries will work perfectly. You need the new 3rd party batteries with the new chips now. Old 3rd party batts won't work. Didn't work on my FS7.

Olof Ekbergh · December 9th, 2015, 07:33 AM

Older BPU 3rd party batts like Swits need to have the cable on the battery plugged into the 12v in on the FS5, then it works fine. Don't forget to plug cable back into the battery when charging.

Newer Swits (and others I assume) have a built in chip that emulates the Sony Batteries.

One thing I have noticed on some third party batts is the the plastic case around the the terminal pins can be a bit sloppy, this can cause problems with pins hitting plastic before making contact or even suddenly disconnecting. I even have heard of some users with this problem on Sony batteries. The fix is to remove some of the plastic around the battery terminals, just be very careful doing this don't short the terminals (touch both terminals at the same time with a metal object). A countersink is a good tool for this cleanup.

Jeremy Doyle · December 14th, 2015, 12:19 PM

I bought these that say they are chipped and work with the FS7.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00

I can confirm that they work in my FS5.

Dave Mercer · December 24th, 2015, 09:23 AM

Hey anyone tried out the new Wasabis with their FS5 ? A few good reviews out there for FS7.

http://www.amazon.com/Wasabi-Power-P...ct_top?ie=UTF8

There are also the Kastar decoded BP-U66 batteries that get a few positive reviews, I've just never heard of the brand (while my Wasabis for Gopro, C100, etc have always worked perfectly).

Thanks!

Theo Dilworth · December 25th, 2015, 06:10 PM

Yup, just got 2 of 'em & they both work in the fs5.

Dave Mercer · December 26th, 2015, 09:33 AM

Thanks Theo.

I read that the 60 gives 4+ hours of life ... so two plus the standard battery and ready to record all day.

Jeremy Doyle · January 7th, 2016, 03:17 PM

I had 3rd party batteries working but after the 1.1 firmware, I now get the battery low message and they don't work.

Jack Zhang · January 7th, 2016, 06:13 PM

Get a D-Tap to DC-IN cable. This replaces the pigtail from the old batteries on the newer batteries, cause Sony will ALWAYS find a way to make coded batteries stop working.

Ben Freedman · January 10th, 2016, 01:17 PM

I've heard that the newer chipped 3rd party batteries will often work, but will sometimes cause the FS5 to reset back to initial settings, requiring the clock to be set upon powering up.

I had this happen once with an older Wasabi battery that worked fine in my ex1.

Has anyone experienced this?

Here's an example from someone else.

Ben

December 8th, 2015, 09:50 AM	#1
Jeremy Doyle Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brainerd, MN Posts: 287	battery issue For those of you using the Wasabi batteries, did you have to do anything special to get them to work? I have 3 that are fully charged that work great in my EX1R, when I put them in my FS5 I get a battery level low change battery pack and then it turns off. __________________ Jeremy Doyle www.silentshoutproductions.com

December 8th, 2015, 02:10 PM	#2
Ray Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South NJ US Posts: 138	Re: battery issue Mine failed as well, sent them back and bought 2 Sony batteries.

December 8th, 2015, 03:16 PM	#3
Olof Ekbergh Sponsor: Westside AV Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mount Washington Valley, NH, USA Posts: 1,365	Re: battery issue I have had great luck with Swits. Better luck than Sony Batts. __________________ Olof Ekbergh • olof@WestsideAV.com Westside A V Studios • http://www.WestsideAVstore.com/

December 8th, 2015, 08:06 PM	#5
Monday Isa Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 913	Re: battery issue Orig Sony batteries will work perfectly. You need the new 3rd party batteries with the new chips now. Old 3rd party batts won't work. Didn't work on my FS7.

December 9th, 2015, 07:33 AM	#6
Olof Ekbergh Sponsor: Westside AV Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mount Washington Valley, NH, USA Posts: 1,365	Re: battery issue Older BPU 3rd party batts like Swits need to have the cable on the battery plugged into the 12v in on the FS5, then it works fine. Don't forget to plug cable back into the battery when charging. Newer Swits (and others I assume) have a built in chip that emulates the Sony Batteries. One thing I have noticed on some third party batts is the the plastic case around the the terminal pins can be a bit sloppy, this can cause problems with pins hitting plastic before making contact or even suddenly disconnecting. I even have heard of some users with this problem on Sony batteries. The fix is to remove some of the plastic around the battery terminals, just be very careful doing this don't short the terminals (touch both terminals at the same time with a metal object). A countersink is a good tool for this cleanup. __________________ Olof Ekbergh • olof@WestsideAV.com Westside A V Studios • http://www.WestsideAVstore.com/

December 14th, 2015, 12:19 PM	#7
Jeremy Doyle Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brainerd, MN Posts: 287	Re: battery issue I bought these that say they are chipped and work with the FS7. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00 I can confirm that they work in my FS5. __________________ Jeremy Doyle www.silentshoutproductions.com

December 24th, 2015, 09:23 AM	#8
Dave Mercer Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Posts: 346	Wasabi Batteries for FS5 Hey anyone tried out the new Wasabis with their FS5 ? A few good reviews out there for FS7. http://www.amazon.com/Wasabi-Power-P...ct_top?ie=UTF8 There are also the Kastar decoded BP-U66 batteries that get a few positive reviews, I've just never heard of the brand (while my Wasabis for Gopro, C100, etc have always worked perfectly). Thanks!

December 25th, 2015, 06:10 PM	#9
Theo Dilworth New Boot Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: pinole, ca Posts: 8	Re: battery issue Yup, just got 2 of 'em & they both work in the fs5.

December 26th, 2015, 09:33 AM	#10
Dave Mercer Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Posts: 346	Re: battery issue Thanks Theo. I read that the 60 gives 4+ hours of life ... so two plus the standard battery and ready to record all day.

January 7th, 2016, 03:17 PM	#11
Jeremy Doyle Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brainerd, MN Posts: 287	Re: battery issue I had 3rd party batteries working but after the 1.1 firmware, I now get the battery low message and they don't work. __________________ Jeremy Doyle www.silentshoutproductions.com

January 7th, 2016, 06:13 PM	#12
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: battery issue Get a D-Tap to DC-IN cable. This replaces the pigtail from the old batteries on the newer batteries, cause Sony will ALWAYS find a way to make coded batteries stop working.

January 10th, 2016, 01:17 PM	#13
Ben Freedman Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 188	Re: battery issue I've heard that the newer chipped 3rd party batteries will often work, but will sometimes cause the FS5 to reset back to initial settings, requiring the clock to be set upon powering up. I had this happen once with an older Wasabi battery that worked fine in my ex1. Has anyone experienced this? Here's an example from someone else. Sony FS5 + SWIT S-8U63 troubles on Vimeo Ben