Kastar BMB9 Battery for Panasonic DMW-BMB9 DMW-BMB9E DMW-BMB9PP and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 DMC-FZ45 DMC-FZ47 DMC-FZ48 DMC-FZ60 DMC-FZ62 DMC-FZ70 DMC-FZ72 DMC-FZ100 DMC-FZ150 DC-FZ80 DC-FZ85 Camera

I have Panasonic FZ150K. I bought this as a back up to Lumix original battery. Panasonic batteries have an ID chip which causes problems when you use generics in latest cameras. So far, no such problems with this generic.First, it charges in the panasonic charger, just like original. Right off the pack, it was fully charged in 2-3 hours, green charger light went off after charging is complete, battery did not feel hot. Charging time; comparable to original.Second, after putting in the camera, it worked just fine. Battery level indicator "shows"; unlike other generic batteries that do not show battery power. There may be variations among various generics that flooded market and many of them do not show battery level indicator. This one does show. So, I am very happy. It showed full three bars when I placed fully charged battery in the camera and all menu functions are accessible.So, get this as an inexpensive backup and you cannot go wrong. You can always use this first before you use your original panasonic when you are taking hundreds of pictures in a single day.I will strongly recommend.

So far so good. Works with my Panasonic DMC-FZ70 camera. Shows battery level and seems to last as long as the battery that came with the camera.No idea yet on longevity, but for the price I can not complain for a backup battery to carry around just in case.I had no issue with it fitting in the camera as others have mentioned, so maybe they adjusted the dimensions to fit better.It fits into the charger just fine too, does not get hot when charging.

Although it's technically an off-brand battery and many people recommend against using these, it worked perfectly with my FZ70. I read one review that said someone with the same model had to file the sides down because it didn't fit right in the camera - I did not have this problem, it fit perfectly, and works just as well as the original battery, as far as I can tell. The battery display shows when and where it normally shows, and the battery lasts just as long. It fits great in the charger that came with my camera, and it charges fine, it lights up like normal when it charges.TLDR; works perfectly, exceeded expectations.

When I bought my Panasonic LUMIX Dmc-FZ70, I knew I'd need a spare battery, but I wasn't sure that this would fit, especially since my particular model isn't listed on the product page. I took a chance because 1. Amazon listed this battery as one often purchased with the camera and 2. It matched the battery number in the camera's manual. I'm glad I took the chance because it works perfectly. It holds a charge close to, if not as long as, the OEM battery that came with the camera.-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

I should have read allthe reviews on this battery before I purchased it. There were many that gave it one star because it would never charge. That's exactly what's wrong with this one. I had it on for 13 hours, no charge, put my original battery into the charger and in 3 hours it fully charged. So I knew the charger was fine, put this one back in for 8 hours, still dead. A piece of junk. Amazon should stop this seller from having batteries to purchase.

I bought this battery for my Panasonic Lumix FZ digital camera prior to going on vacation. The battery works fine with one exception, it does NOT display the battery life. I deducted a star because of the inconvenience that the lack of that feature causes. I'll toss in the battery and usually just wait until it dies. On a couple of occasions, the battery ran out of juice in the middle of taking some great action shots. Though, not the end of the world but that moment was lost. In any case, if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to the battery that Panasonic sells at more than double the cost...then you found a great cheap and functioning alternative!

I needed a few spare batteries for my Panasonic FZ-80 digital cameras and got batteries for other cameras from Kastar before withno problems and got a few spare batteries from them for my new FZ-80 camera and these batteries work well enough. They take abit of time to charge....6 hours tops and seem to last quite awhile on a single charge. I cannot say how many photos I took with a singlebattery charge because I take a large mix of photos with and without flash, but easy to say I took over 1000 photos with and withoutflash on a single charge. Great spare batteries. Thanks.

It worked great for about the year or so that I used it; it didn't have quite the capacity of the official Panasonic battery but still did fairly well. Just recently, it completely died. No longer chargeable and the camera doesn't turn on. The only reason I gave value for money 3 stars was mostly because of how inexpensive it is... and, in the end, I basically paid for what I got.