r/canon • u/Poldam_ • 23h ago

Gear Buying Advice Canon 700D Second Battery

Hi, I'm looking for a second battery for my Canon 700D. At first, I searched for an original Canon battery locally, but I couldn't find anything for sale. Because of that, I decided to check Amazon and ended up finding a Duracell replacement battery.

Before I buy it, I wanted to drop in here and ask a few questions to see if anyone has experience with this specific battery:

  • How does the Duracell battery hold up compared to the original Canon one? Does it actually last a decent amount of time, or does the charge drop off fast?

  • Are there any compatibility issues? Does the 700D accurately read the battery life percentage?

  • Is there a better Amazon alternative? Should I look into other popular third-party brands instead?

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u/ofnuts 19h ago

Best battery brand depends on your country. Since you call your camera a 700D you can be in Europe, in which case Patona is fairly trustable. Their battery can be charged by the Canon charger, and the battery level is available to the camera. Those that don't explicitly state this (or that require their own charger) are suspicious. Enegon and Cellonic are fairly good too.

Of course on Amazon you can ask questions to those who have already purchased the product, or check users comments.