Some Battery Manufacturers say their batteries are 'high' or 'super high' capacity -

WE STATE A CONTINUOUS RECORDING TIME, TYPICALLY

2.5 Hours

(V6000, 70mins)

Have your Batteries Failed Early?

Heat, cell imbalance and lack of use are the main causes of premature camcorder battery failure. The heat generated when fast charging a battery on a camcorders own rapid charger, can cause the battery irretrievable damage and cell imbalance. SLOW CHARGING IS THE ANSWER, if you decide to buy a DSM ULTIMATE battery, buy a DSM ULTIMATE SLOW CHARGER too, then you'll get years and years of reliable service. We have customers with 12 year old DSM Ni-Cd battery belts, that have only been slow charged and only rarely discharged in normal use.

What the most critical video writer had to say:

* PETER DAVISON Camcorder User AUGUST '94: "Since DSM offer an 18 months guarantee, they have to be the ultimate choice. I thoroughly recommend them".

RAY SMITH Camcorder User NOVEMBER 93:
"Tests by my club colleagues on a Sony type showed it will supply the average camcorder with 2.5 hours of power and juice-hungry larger camcorders such as the Sony V6000 with half that amount. The Ultimate has to be yet another DSM winner"

See also Camcorder User May 1996 Ray Smith Soap Box Page 83

* Peter Davison Died in October 1996 He also wrote under the pen name of RAY SMITH

Replacement for

ULTIMATE

Average Continuous Recording Time in Hours

Model No

 Palmcorder-Av/ Camcorder

Pro/ High-spec

Sony/Sanyo/Nikon NP77H

DPPU188S

2.50 hours TR Range

1-1.25 hours V6000/VX1

6V Panasonic,JVC, Mitsubishi

DPPU690S

2.50 hours GRAX/ S5

2 hours +

All Canon Except A1/2 VME1/2

DPPU990S

2.50 hours **UC /E60 etc

EX1/2 1.5 hours +

Hitachi/Ferguson V8 VHS-C *

DPPU1090S

2.50 hours most models

No Pro Models

*Not suitable for Hitachi Twist and Shoot , or Panasonic MS95B
**High spec or with colour viewfinder 2 hours +