Hi Folks. I have a NP-FA70 long lasting battery. It works fine except that it does not spring out of the camera like it should. I have to use a knife to give it a little nudge. Has anyone experienced this problem before? I thought I had a problem with the battery compartment with my camcorder. I therefore went to my local Sony Store with my battery and tried it on their demo. Same thing the battery was stuck inside. Thanks. Peter.

Peter,

do you have a Sony brand NP-FA70 or a non-sony version? I have the Sony and have never had a problem (actually, I have two that I switch out frequently).

Hi. Ian. I have a Sony Version. I will try calling Sony CANADA to see if the battery is under warranty. Peter.

I have the exact same problem with my brand new Sony FP70 battery.

If that wasn't bad enough, my one month old FP50 battery is totally intermitant.

This 'smart' battery technolgy of Sony really sucks!

JohnG

I just bough the Sony HC90 like yesterday and I bought an extended NFP70 and it is stuck also. How the heck do you get this thing out and what is up with this happening? Any ideas?

My HC90 arrived a couple of days ago - sorry I cant speak from experience with the higher capacity battery - didn't get one of those.

Is it the same size as the FA50? I cant imagine that it could be other than same size - otherwise you might expect it could be a potential problem?

For what it's worth, I've taken my battery in and out a few times so far and haven't noticed any problem with it.

I hope someone can provide some explanation - otherwise when time arrives for me to get another battery I'll be sticking with FA50.

good luck to all
darul