Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery

weekh · 6th September 2006

Any recommendation for a small battery charger for the Sony FM50 battery (battery for the Sony R1)? I've seen a Sony model that can charge 2 batteries at one go and there's an LCD pannel. But I find it too big for travel. Is there another Sony model around that is smaller?
I'm also ok with 3rd party charger as long as they work well.

PS:
Don't suggest the charger from Eastgear please! I've exchanged 4 chargers within a month and all failed within the 1st or 2nd charge. Exchanged my 4th charger today and it failed within minutes!

DewaKarma · 6th September 2006

hi bro...hmm...i used my current desktop charger for a100 to charge my fm50 batt..so far so gd leh... BC VM-10..tats the charger model

Conan · 7th September 2006

Hmm... been using the Eastgear FM-50 charger for a couple of months now and it's been working perfectly. What exactly was the problem with yours?

Originally Posted by weekh

PS:
Don't suggest the charger from Eastgear please! I've exchanged 4 chargers within a month and all failed within the 1st or 2nd charge. Exchanged my 4th charger today and it failed within minutes!

darr · 10th September 2006

Is there any problem with the Eastgear charger? I'm considering it only for the fact that it's as slow as the Sony OEM. But at $19 it's certainly very affordable compared to the Sony OEM, which for the price is simply not worth it when the charging time is the same as the in-camera/camcorder.

weekh · 10th September 2006

The Sony portable charger is not available in Singapore and I've to order from BH Photo.
I know it is expensive but the EG charger has been giving me load of ****! Exchanged 5 charger within 1 month! All their charger failed within the 1st or 2nd charge. My transport fees to go down for the exchange exceed the price of the charger already.

darr · 16th September 2006

so bad uh? I was still thinking to go next Mon to buy. I remember some mths back I was at Sony Sim Lim and saw another model of charger for the same battery....Mon I'm going down to check again.

watermelonboy · 16th September 2006

After 3 failed replacement from Eastgear, I bought a 3rd party one from MSColor in May. Been working well ever since.

weekh · 16th September 2006

Originally Posted by watermelonboy

After 3 failed replacement from Eastgear, I bought a 3rd party one from MSColor in May. Been working well ever since.

But I guess it has a tail (wire) and don't allow u to plug directly to the wall power socket right? The Eastgear allows u to do so (but **** up).

Sony also got several types of charger. The one that is similar to Eastgear isn't available in Singapore lor....

darr · 16th September 2006

so many bad experiences uh... What brand is MSColor's? I was at EastGear just now and they are out of stock, but I notice there's 2 types for their Camera Devices brand, one with car adaptor and one w/o, looks like the former is a newer batch.

watermelonboy · 16th September 2006

Originally Posted by darr

so many bad experiences uh... What brand is MSColor's? I was at EastGear just now and they are out of stock, but I notice there's 2 types for their Camera Devices brand, one with car adaptor and one w/o, looks like the former is a newer batch.

Brand is Edworks. Model DB-105. No car adaptor. Concept is like video camera battery charger. Base unit for battery and a wire to a power adaptor. No very compact but very cheap compared to Sony original $100+.

holeinone · 21st September 2006

I have been using an eastgear charger for years and never had a problem. Always charge my batts to the full nice and quick. Still using it for my FM50 and BP511. It's the model with 2 bays and can hold adaptors for charging different batts. Not sure if this is the same model you guys are having problems with.

6th September 2006	#1
weekh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,366	Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery Any recommendation for a small battery charger for the Sony FM50 battery (battery for the Sony R1)? I've seen a Sony model that can charge 2 batteries at one go and there's an LCD pannel. But I find it too big for travel. Is there another Sony model around that is smaller? I'm also ok with 3rd party charger as long as they work well. PS: Don't suggest the charger from Eastgear please! I've exchanged 4 chargers within a month and all failed within the 1st or 2nd charge. Exchanged my 4th charger today and it failed within minutes!

6th September 2006	#2
DewaKarma Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jurong east Posts: 2,438	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery hi bro...hmm...i used my current desktop charger for a100 to charge my fm50 batt..so far so gd leh... BC VM-10..tats the charger model __________________ G-Collector

10th September 2006	#4
darr Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill View Posts: 295	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery Is there any problem with the Eastgear charger? I'm considering it only for the fact that it's as slow as the Sony OEM. But at $19 it's certainly very affordable compared to the Sony OEM, which for the price is simply not worth it when the charging time is the same as the in-camera/camcorder.

10th September 2006	#5
weekh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,366	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery The Sony portable charger is not available in Singapore and I've to order from BH Photo. I know it is expensive but the EG charger has been giving me load of ****! Exchanged 5 charger within 1 month! All their charger failed within the 1st or 2nd charge. My transport fees to go down for the exchange exceed the price of the charger already.

16th September 2006	#6
darr Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill View Posts: 295	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery so bad uh? I was still thinking to go next Mon to buy. I remember some mths back I was at Sony Sim Lim and saw another model of charger for the same battery....Mon I'm going down to check again.

16th September 2006	#7
watermelonboy Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 119	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery After 3 failed replacement from Eastgear, I bought a 3rd party one from MSColor in May. Been working well ever since.

21st September 2006	#11
holeinone Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,316	Re: Battery Charger for Sony FM50 Battery I have been using an eastgear charger for years and never had a problem. Always charge my batts to the full nice and quick. Still using it for my FM50 and BP511. It's the model with 2 bays and can hold adaptors for charging different batts. Not sure if this is the same model you guys are having problems with. __________________ There is no life without fast cars....