Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
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Customer Review: Very good charger!
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent charger. My favorite thing about it is that it indicates which batteries are no longer able to hold a charge. Also it shows each battery independently. All my other chargers go through the charging cycle even for dead batteries - and they charge in pairs - meaning that if you charge a dead one and a good battery together, you don't realize it. Until you put them in your camera and it only works a minute or so...then you say, "Huh?"
I should mention: The CHARGER is excellent. THE included Sony BATTERIES ARE JUNK.
The 'refresh' cycle is also a good feature. Takes a while - but I'm generally not in a rush; I'd rather it did a good job.
Recommended. I'm going to donate all my old chargers. Or use them on trips and just leave them behind :-)
Customer Review: A Great CHarger
Summary: 5 Stars
Was looking for a charger for a trip to New Zealand, wanted a dual voltage charger. Discovered this charger after some research and ordered it. Was thoroughly pleased with this choice, it fully charges the batteries in about 4 hours ( I know, not too fast but well worth the wait) the batteries then lasted a full week with me taking pictures daily. These batteries are far superior to all the other batteries I have tried. There is a screen to see the charging process and this charger will first drain the battery then charge it if you like to remove the memory effect. I would just plug in the charger in the evening and by morning my batteries were ready to go. If you need a super fast charger don't buy this one. If you don't need super fast charging but great battery life, I recommend this unit.Customer Review: Best Yet
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used half a dozen different battery chargers from Radio Shack, Energizer and a couple of off brands over the last five years. This is not the fastest but I like being able to charge 1,2,3 or 4 batteries not just 2 or 4. It has already diagnosed two bad batteries that the other chargers ignored and attempted to charge anyway. They would only last about 30 seconds in a flashlight. Taking into account the value of the included batteries, this charger is cheaper and more feature rich than other popular battery manufacturer's chargers.
The only negative is that the unit should have a on/off switch so that the batteries can be changed out without unplugging the unit.
The other chargers were donated to a charity store. The dead batteries were turned in for recycling.
Customer Review: Great long-lasting battery charger
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great all-around Ni-MH battery charger. I wouldn't call it "super-quick", but that's not what I bought it for. I purchased this charger 3.5 years ago with a digital camera and another set of 4 sony batteries so that I could always have 4 in the camera and 4 charged backups. This setup worked great and kept me shooting for 3.5 years and thousands of photos. Finally the batteries have given up the ghost and will no longer hold a charge, so I'm back to buy more of the batteries as the charger still works perfectly. This is a great deal considering the hundreds of alkaline batteries I'd have gone through in the lifespan of these NiMH batteries. I also use this charger to recharge the non-sony AAA batteries I use in my cordless mouse, remote controls, etc.Customer Review: Great charger
Summary: 5 Stars
Great charger and great batteries, too. Usually, when you buy a charger the batteries that come with it don't have the highest available capacity. Not so in this case, the batteries are top of the line. The charger works much faster than the one it replaces and you can charge any number of batteries at a time (want to charge 1 or 3 batteries? - no problem). Contrary to many reviews below, it doesn't get hot. Folks, if you want to recondition the battery, don't put it in fully charged! The charger will have to run it down first, and it will get warm, of course. Wait till it discharges, THEN recondition.
The only downside (for me anyway) is that it doesn't charge 9V batteries, which is unfortunate, since I have a few devices that use those.