BTR-BP827-JWP

At least 5 hours of battery power on my old Canon 1080p camcorder. Sends info to the camcorder indicating time left on the battery.

Now, I have read reviews that say your camera wont be able to communicate with NON OEM batteries and you wont be able to see the battery life still left available - HOGWASH. I have owned Canon GL1's & GL2's, Sony VX2000's & VX2100's and NOW the NEW Canon XA10 and the XF100 and ALL of them work/operate/report and perform Perfectly fine with Wasabi Power Batteries.I had pre-ordered my Canon XA10 back in January and waited til it arrived before purchasing additional batteries. The Canon BP 808 that came with the camera is a tiny lil battery that at 850 mAh does not last very long (maybe 1.5 to 2 hrs) BUT this BP 827 Wasabi Power replacement battery is a MUST have. At 3 times the size and 3000 mAh it runs ALL day. I probably used it 6-7 hrs last Sat without problem.Dont get all worried because I mentioned it is 3 times the size. Your looking at 4.25 OZ instead of the original being 1.5 OZ. I have 2 of these BP 827 and and a mid sized BP 819 at 1500 mAh only plan on using the mid size BP 819 and the original BP 808 as a last ditch back-ups. Oh, WAIT - i didnt mention the BEST part. This BP 827 not only lasts 3 or 4 times longer BUT is actually cheaper than the Canon OEM original. (sorry Canon)Matt - Professional Videographer Since 1993, I am not affiliated in any way with Wasabi - I just think you cant beat them for the price and power.UPDATE: 7/17/2015The very 1st Wasabi Power Battery for Canon BP-827 I purchased back in 2011 (I know because I labeled it #1) Finally died last month. Wont charge or power on any of my XA 10's. Pretty good life span. I just purchased 2 more and have faith that they will last just as long

I purchased this battery and it already had a charge of about 150 minutes and I used it two times before it needed to be recharged. Then I let this battery charge over night and tried to use it again the next day and it showed only one bar on the camera and said it had 70 minutes remaining! The original camera battery had a longer charge. Then after about a minute of staring at the 70 minutes remaining it suddenly had only 50 minutes left. There is something seriously wrong with this NEW BATTERY. I don't know if it is the seller putting out crappy batteries or what, but i am really pissed off. My big problem is that I discovered that this was a bad battery after the time I could return it so now I am screwed. Before I bought this battery I did my research and thought that this seller was a good choice to purchase the battery from. So I took a chance and bought the battery thinking that it would be a long lasting battery, at least lasting longer then the original camera battery. I feel like I was cheated simply because I waited a month or so to see if the battery was functional. If you purchase this battery you need to check it right away and then fully charge it and make sure that it fully charges or you will get screwed like I did. CHECK THE BATTERY!!!! Like I said, it was my fault for waiting a month before testing the battery. It seemed to hold a charge the first time I put it in, then it just failed. If I were you I would just keep on looking.

I have a Canon Vixia HF20 HD Camcorder. For the first couple of years, we used it with the standard Canon battery that it was kitted with. This was not bad, and it was sufficient for the typical concerts that our kid was part of. It was not sufficient for sports or other activities that drain the battery because of the constant zooming and autofocus changes. Finally, I decided to get a high capacity battery. I started looking and realized that all the higher capacity batteries extend past the back of the camcorder. Once it extends past the back like that, I figure that I don't care so much if the projection is a quarter inch or an inch since each is equally awkward for me. So, I decided to go for this big guy, and it is wonderful. No more worries about the battery life. I have filmed for a couple hours and still had a lot to go. For a long interview (>1 hour) shoot that I did, I decided to not worry about the AC adapter and just use this battery. No problem - the camcorder still had hours of life left at the end of the hour.BTW, it charges fine on our Canon AC power supply.My son and I have both used Wasabi Power batteries for other devices and found them to be of high quality and better than any of the cheaper "no-name" batteries out there. It seems like this one will work out well too.

thhe battery gives my camera longer record time

I was a little skeptical about how great the battery was purported to be. I needn't be. My battery came partially charged (about 80%) and was clocking 254 minutes. After charging it fully I get 301 minutes of camera life. As for the size, when the viewfinder of my Canon XA-10 is popped out for usage, the eye-piece and the battery are about flush. Not too big a hassle at all. This battery works great, much better than the Canon original (only 90 minutes fully charged). I'm probably going to buy a couple more soon. Great product at a price you cannot beat! I ordered the battery and camcorder at the same time and the battery arrived two days before without paying extra for shipping.*update*So I had damaged the plastic casing of my first battery but it wasn't leaking or anything. I dropped it by accident from a second floor landing! To my surprise the battery was still usable; I wrapped some tape around the chipped plastic casing - I didn't lose charge or functionality, just created an aesthetic problem. I had always wanted another battery anyway, so I finally got around to it and ordered another. Shipping was fast, again! Now I have two great batteries. And now I know that these are extremely durable.