Lenmar Replacement Battery for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 DMC-TZ5 DMC-TZ5 DMC-TZ1 DMC-TZ4 DMC-TZ4 DMC-TZ3S DMC-TZ11 DMC-TZ5S DMC-TZ2 Replaces OEM Panasonic CGA-S007A CGA-S007 CGA-S007A/1B CGA-S007E CGR-S007E DMW-BCD10 CGR-S007E/1B

I bought this Lenmar battery as a backup for my Panasonic TZ5 camera. Not much to say (it's just a battery, after all!) other than:1. It fits the TZ5 and works great;2. The Panasonic charger that came with the TZ5 can recharge this battery;3. It costs 1/4 of a genuine Panasonic battery and comes with a 3-year warranty;4. The charge seems to last a good long while (sorry, I know it's subjective, but I haven't done any timed tests).Highly recommended!

This replacement battery represents good value but does not last as long as the Panasonic it replaces.On my TZ 5 it lasted about 70% as long as the original before requiring a recharge.Given the huge price differential,I am willing to recharge more often.Otherwise,the battery works great.If you need a long day of shooting you might reconsider.

When I purchased this battery the price was under ten dollars. I see it is now about 50% higher but still much less expensive than the Panasonic battery. I didn't review this one right away because I had to wait for the charge to wear off on the Panasonic battery that came with my camera. I waited and waited.. finally the battery went low so I replaced it with this Lenmar. The Lenmar didn't last as long as the Panasonic - probably about 70-75% as long, which to me was great considering it was a lot cheaper than the Panasonic. I didn't notice any difference in performance, only in the length of the time the battery lasted. Since I am not a heavy duty picture taker, this plus the original Panasonic batteries are plenty for me. Even at the current price it is a good deal.

Rated at 1000mAh, just like the original Panasonic battery for my TZ5. Only had 1/2 the life at first. A little over a year later, it only lasted for 4-8 picture and 3-5 minutes' worth of video. After a year and a half, this battery is dead. Not even recommended as a backup. Spend the extra few dollars and get one with a better user rating, more mAh, or better yet, just get the Panasonic.*Update: I returned it under their 3 year warranty (though they now say it's only 2). I had to pay $2 to ship it back to them (which is fine), and now they say I owe them another $7.50 for shipping and handling. Wow, this battery only costs $7.14 new right now.**Update #2: I ignored their request for another $7.50, but after a month or so, they sent me a new one anyway (which has been sitting in my desk ever since, since I bought a higher quality backup battery in the meantime...the Kinamax 1300mAh S007 for about 15 bucks).

Upon recieving this Lenmar battery, I inserted it into the Panasonic DMC-TZ3 charger and it readily charged with no problem. (Some reviews I read indicated a problem with this Lenmar battery fitting into the charger which I did not encounter.) I then put it in the camera and it has functioned as well as the original equipment. I have not used the camera enough to determine if there is any significant difference in usage time between it and the original Panasonic battery, but it is certainly a bargain price.UPDATE: After using this battery for a year it started not to hold a charge very long and eventually it would hardly work at all, so after usage, I found tis battery to be unsatisfactory and not that good a bargain. I am still using the original battery taht came with the camers from over 2 years ago. And I recently bought another backup battery on Amazon which seems to be working fine.

I've found this to be a very solid battery. I use my TZ5 at concerts (when they'll let me) and when I don't want to carry around my SLR. I take lots of pictures at concerts -- I use it as a true P&S, meaning I take tons of pictures without thinking about them and sort out the good ones later. I have 2 of these and 1 genuine Panasonic battery. I can't tell a significant difference. At concerts, I turn the flash off, and I can take literally hundreds of pictures on one battery with no problem.

The price is right, the product works but the battery does not hold a charge for very long. I find I use it only as long as it takes to recharge my Panasonic battery. Still, it is very useful that way.

These are good quality batteries in my opinion. I have had them for about 6 months now. They charge and hold charge fine. I have noticed a slight bit less life than the OEM but at the cost they are fine. I bought two so I now have 3 batteries total to rotate between. They fit the slot perfectly and are not larger or "swelled" up like some of the really cheap brands. They come in a sealed package and the batteries have clear writing on them (on the opposite side from the photo you see on Amazon's site). I say this because some of the generic ones on ebay I have seen are illegible.