Np-f970

[jhansolo]

Anyone is using 3rd party battery here? Like to know where to get them.

Thank you

[DXNMedia]

avoid 3rd party batts for F970/F960 series. Not very reliable, and not exactly cheap also.
Tried a few brands, and for the reliability & confidence, I'd rather stick with Sony originals.

I think East Gear should have some for sale.

[jhansolo]

Thanks for the tip

[PCYL]

Originally Posted by jhansolo Thanks for the tip

East Gear over price

check with www.worcell.com

[melvinchen]

been using SWIT for awhile, for professional use on a very regular basis.

Very reliable, very safe. Made-in-China, but not the typical cheapo never-hear-of kind, quite established and very modern manufacturing facility. Good stuff...

about half the price from originals.

[yamcake]

i bought from Ebay..

very cheap and good..
the user called powersource or battery source or what.. only 60

there is also a shop in sls that sells whole bunch of OEM battery..
bought a panasonic battery, performance is great!

[DXNMedia]

SLS 2nd level have a shop called Unicell, seems quite reliable according to some of my friends who are regular DPs....but still after experiencing a few unreliable cells, I would prefer to have the peace of mind on using originals.

1) the sony chargers tend to give it a more reliable charge
2) the batt indicator seems to be more accurate in calculating the amp/hours & discharge rate.

I just hate it when it says 40mins left on the counter, but it dies off in a while....macham a live time-bomb waiting to go off without notification and instead of worrying about your shots, you're worrying about the batts.

In my work serving some broadcasters, there's definitely no room for unnecessary failures, not like some event or wedding coverage work where if you miss the footage, just don't put it in the edit.