Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
by Sony
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Customer Review: Brilliant - a "must-have"
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't know how many rechargeable batteries I've retired over the last few years because of memory effect.. this solves that issue brilliantly with the 'refresh' function, as well as not overcharging once the batteries are fully charged (the heat generated from overcharging can also damage rechargeable batteries). Purchased the Sony BCG-34HRMF4 battery charger specifically for the Canon SX10IS camera I recently purchased, but this is great for any Ni-MH rechargeable, both AA and AAA size, and I'm now replacing all the batteries in the house accordingly, particularly the TV and video remotes.
The 4 batteries supplied with the charger are Sony 2700mAh rated AA rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, which is actually better than I expected!
Customer Review: Sony NiMh charger and batteries
Summary: 5 Stars
More than pleasantly surprised with the quality of the charger and amazed by the modern high-tech batteries supplied in the kit. It does everything in the advertising hype plus more. And the price is very reasonable. So I have nothing but good things to say about Sony and I believe Sanyo batteries I bought through Amazon. I have had mixed results with Sony in the past with two laptops unexpectedly going to computer heaven when needed desperately. But as far as this charger and the batteries supplied with it I can find no fault. And the service suppled by Amazon is outstanding as well. Thank you and Happy and Prosperous New Year to all involved including other Amazon customers.
Rick Draganowski
(Soli Deo Gloria)
Customer Review: Love this! LCD shows when the battery's slightly off-center, so you can re-align it before you wait...& only 3 of 4 are charged.
Summary: 5 Stars
Love this! It's a 4 battery charger. The LCD display is more than worth the few extra dollars. It even shows when one battery is slightly off-center or askew, so you can re-align it before you wait for hours... . then find out that only 3 are charged. Three completely charged batteries are pretty worthless when the camera needs 4 fully powered batteries to take your photos. Three are just as good as none at all! Imagine how bad that timing could be for your photo opportunities. .
Lots of other great features to the charger, but this little bonus wasn't mentioned at all in the reviews that I happened to read. Thought I'd add a new tidbit to the pool.
Customer Review: Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:
Nice and compact.
Independent charging channels.
Can charge 1, 2, 3, or 4 AA, AAA, nimh batteries, any combination, any discharge state.
Bad battery detection actually works. Detected 2 bad AAA that an old charger never detected.
Cons:
Batteries come out a little hot.
Not as hot compared to old charger.
Heat is supposed to be bad for nimh batteries.
Batteries that it came with had less than .9 volts measured with volt meter.
Anything less than .9 volts is supposed to be bad for nimh batteries and is
probably the cause of high self discharge/inability to hold charge for longer periods.
Customer Review: wish I had bought this one first
Summary: 5 Stars
The charger is great. What I really like is the meter dislay that shows status of each battery in the charger. If you have a bad battery - the display for that battery flashes rapidly so you know to toss that particular one. The refresh feature is also nice to have available. Other reviews mention flimsy cover and it's true that you could easily break it off but as far as I can tell, it is mostly cosmetic. I leave it open when charging to prevent heat buid-up anyway. I have no real opinion on the 4 batteries that come with the charger - they seem as good if not better than any other brand. I wanted a good charger and consider the 4 batts to be an extra freebie.