Canon NB1LH Spare Li-Ion rechargeable battery for DIGITAL IXUS Series Cameras Canon ( 14 August, 2003 ) Electronics Our Price : £ 30.99 Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

A must have

Digital photography is amazing, no getting away from it. When I got my Ixus V3 through Amazon (plug, plug!), I was snapping away in no time. The killer feature of digital photography for newcomers is the ability to dramatically reduce the cost of learning how to use your camera and take great shots. However, everything in there is electronic and takes power to run. LCD, CCD, zoom lens, storage, flash, etc. A full 256Mb card later and waiting for images to transfer and my battery was dead. I was left waiting 3-4 hours to charge the battery. I thought nothing of it at the time, but looking back, this is clearly the one thing I didnt like about my camera. You need to keep the batteries coming thick and fast to really enjoy them (along with added memory!). Having a spare battery allows me to interleave the batteries using one while the other charges. It has been the key enabler for me really settle into Digital photography. Ive had this battery for around 6 months now. It was worth the money, no doubt. The battery usually lasts for around 150 photos with the LCD on, and around 40 of those shots being with flash. I havent tried this without the LCD, but I imagine the battery to last signficantly longer. The original Canon battery is now in the bin and I have two of these little batteries to tote around with me. For me, this spare battery completes the Canon ownership experience. Dont hesitate, buy one.

Great

This battery fits the Digital IXUS 400 camera and has lasted me for 256 photos so far on 1 charge (with screen on and also shooting two 3 minute movies) Exactly the same battery as the one supplied in the IXUS box.

long lasting

Thsi battery lasts about 6 times longer than the one that comes with the Ixus Battery. Definitly worth it, if you are the type of person to take a pic, then look at it in the viewer, then show the pic to whomever is in the pic, then think about whether or not to delete it..etc etc.. all the while wasteing battery... ...but this battery lasts.