Kastar BP-808 Li-Ion Rechargeable Intelligent Battery for Canon FS10 FS11 FS100 FS21 FS22 FS200 FS31 FS300 VIXIA HF10 HF11 HF100 HF20 HF200 HF S10 S100 S20 S21 S200 HG20 HG21 M30 M31 M300 Camcorders

I ordered this BP-809 battery from Eaststar (through Amazon) based on good reviews for the BP-827 and BP-819 generic batteries, and the fact that the price was 60% less than the original Canon.I chose the BP-809 model because it is the right size for my camcorder. Bigger batteries last longer simply because they are large. In the case of my Canon Vixia HF20 HD Camcorder, larger batteries interfere with the start/stop button.I ordered a Sunday and received the next Thursday this battery of the brand "BestBatt".The battery is a dark charcoal grey. There is no marking on the outer casing, on the connector side it is marked "For BP-809 7.4V 1000mAh Li-ion" (the original Canon is marked 890 mAh / min 850 mAh).The battery fits snuggly inside the HF20 camcorder. As delivered, it immediately displayed 2 bars out of 3, and displayed the remaining time: 76 minutes in photo mode.After a full charge overnight using the camcorder power supply, the battery displayed 116 minutes (photo mode) and 101 minutes (movie mode).I set-up the camcorder in Low Definition mode, and left the camcorder run in a long, continuous shot to drain the battery completely. The camcorder took 55 minutes 48 seconds of movie before shutting down.Recharged again, and the displayed time was 121 minutes (photo mode) and 100 minutes (movie mode). Left it 3 days without power, the charge is now 95 minutes (movie mode).All these performance are in line with the OEM Canon BP-809 that came with the camcorder. We will see if durability becomes an issue, but so far the battery works as advertised for less than half the price of the original. Performs as advertised, 5 stars.

It matched the original battery, fit in the slot, and charged. Camera works on battery power again. What more could you ask for?

I purchased two batteries as spares for my new Canon Camcorder. I tried them both out and they worked fine. They both showed over 100 minutes available on my camcorder after charging so the "intelligent" function worked. However, after one use, one of the batteries quit working. It wouldn't charge properly. I contacted the manufacturer (SF Planet)and first they said they would replace the battery but later said they didn't have a replacement and would refund my money. They have refunded my money.I would hope for better quality, but SF Planet responded quickly to my problem. I would buy from this manufacturer again.

Purchased in November 2021 to take video of my son's football game. It charged and worked well. Pulled camera out August 2022 to charge (9 months later) for new football season and battery will not charge, not even partially. Great value but wasted money.

Despite the fact that this perticular battery pack does not look identical to the battery pack you would have gotten with your camcorder it functions completely and just as well as that of the one that came with your camcorder. It is good to have an extra battery pack if you are going to do a lot of videoing somewhere and need more time than one battery pack will hold. Mainly because you cannot use your camcorder when it is plugged into power and it would also be extremely irritating to have a cord coming out of your camcorder as you use it.Furthermore I highly recommend purchasing this battery pack because even though it does not look the same as the one you have in your camcorder it is the same and is at a much better price than sold in stores or in other listings where the battery pack looks the same as the one in your camcorder. My total costs for this item amounted to $16.83 and most stores sell the same thing for about %100. Amazon itself also sells this item for $40 excluding the shipping so this is your best option!

I thought this would be a piece of junk battery, and that the camera wouldn't recognize how much time is left for usage.I'm using it with my Canon HFS200 and it works great!! It works as long as the original battery if not longer.I'm so glad I didn't waste *80 DOLLARS* on the one from canon, when I got this for 5 dollars and it literally is the same exact product. Now I have a backup battery that's perfect for filming longer times, and since my camera is a battery hog it is useful as hell!

This is a replacement for the original one that was old and wouldn't hold a charge anymore. I thought I might have to discard the camcorder but Amazon had what I needed and at a great price.

I purchased two of these batteries, through Amazon dot com, to use with my Canon Vixia HF M10. Just returning from a ten day vacation, I must say that these batteries performed as well as the original battery included with the camera. One hundred minutes plus operating time was the norm. I could not be happier with this product. You should be able expect the same. And at less than one third the cost of the Canon replacement battery, at Best Buy, it is a darn good bargain!