Panasonic DMW-BCG10E Lithium-ion Battery Pack – for TZ7 / TZ6 / TZ8 / TZ10
Posted by Notcot on Jul 17, 2010 in Photography |
Product Description
Panasonic DMW-BCG10E ID Secured Battery for TZ7 and TZ6,TZ10, TZ8 contains special technology which means that third party manufacturers cannot copy them. Panasonic DMW-BCG10E ID Secured Battery for TZ7 and TZ6, TZ10, TZ8 will not let you down.
- TZ 6/7, ID SECURED
Panasonic DMW-BCG10E Lithium-ion Battery Pack – for TZ7 / TZ6 / TZ8 / TZ10
The new firmware means that cheaper alternatives wont work in the TZ7 – which Panasonic claim is good for us – those cheaper wicked imitations wont damage your shiny new camera! Yeah right!
The TZ7 is heavy on the battery so you do really need a spare which means biting the bullet and paying the over priced extra for the Panasonic branded one. As another reviewer said, of course it works just fine, it’s just a bit galling paying through the nose – but then life’s too short to worry about an extra £20!
Rating: 4 / 5
According to the Panasonic web site, if one uses any other battery other than the Panasonic DMW-BCG10E ID Secured Battery for the Lumix TZ7 camera, with the current pre-installed firmware 1.2, it simply will not work. Some web sites offering ‘compatible’ batteries for the Lumix TZ7 have now withdrawn them.
Rating: 5 / 5
After reading reviews for the TZ7 I decided I would need a spare battery. However reviews made it clear that 3rd party batteries will not be recognised by the latest models of the TZ6 and TZ7. I therefore played safe and opted for the Panasonic battery instead of the much cheaper 3rd party battery.
Rating: 4 / 5
This genuine Panasonic battery holds it’s charge for a long time, when not being used. The Inov8 replacement ‘equivalent’ batteries don’t. I know this from bitter experience! The moral of this little tale? Always buy genuine Panasonic batteries, the extra cost is worth it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I ordered this battery as a necessary spare for my TZ7. What arrived was a DMW-BCG 10 but it did not have the letter E. I tried to get Panasonic to tell me if it was genuine. They said they’d enquire but after about 3 weeks, they phoned and said they couldn’t be sure and hadn’t had a response from Panasonic Japan. I tried it in the camera and it works. That means it must be genuine because Panasonic have fixed it so that clones cannot be used. I have version 1.2 of the firmware.
I am quite happy with the battery but don’t expect any help from Panasonic. They will claim that you don’t need a spare (not true) and that anything you didn’t buy from them directly is a fake. Panasonic UK want to help but my impression is that Panasonic HQ in Japan don’t.
Rating: 4 / 5
I asked Panasonic about the BCG10 , 10E AND 10PP,they said all Panasonic but made in different country/Factory.I also asked about guarantee and they said none! Why not???