Canon BP406 Lithium Battery for Elura 2 Series Camcorders

It runs the camera for about an 45 minutes. Am I taping the whole time? No. The camera uses energy when on whether taping or not, so it would be silly to ask Canon to predict how many actual minutes of tape will be shot.

I carry a spare in my pocket. (They're small, so it's no problem.)


Battery life is a joke!   September 15, 2001
Unless you have 5 of these batteries, you cannot even shoot a 60 minute tape. It is preposterous -- to have this battery as the standard for this video camera.


Low battery life for Canon BP-406   August 7, 2001
Harris Wishnick (Cary, Il USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

What I want in a battery is at least the recommedend life in real terms, in the camera during pause,record and playback. Canon stated battery life as 45 minutes to an hour. The first time I used the battery, after charging it overnight, I was only able to get fifteen minutes recording time before It was dead. To me, this is unacceptable.