Best Sony A7III Batteries

Looking for affordable FZ100 batteries for your Sony A7 III? In this video I review and compare 8 different batteries include a few options for only $22!
Best Overall Battery on Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/U849
This DSTE battery is very affordable and long lasting.
Second Best Battery on Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/GpIh
The Wasabi lasted almost as long as the Sony but not as affordable as the DSTE.
Dual NP-FZ100 Battery Charger
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/VSgkf
Battery Grip for the A7III
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/oTJnGQ
ALL BATTERIES
In order of appearance.
Sony Official Battery
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/SHp7f5
Neewmowa
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/9rP3zs
Wasabi
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/GpIh
BM
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/rQxHCWv
SmilePowo
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/DHpQNN9
Kastar
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/DwjpJN1
LeiFire
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/fOUO0R
DSTE (Best IMO)
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/U849
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[@dslrvideoshooter]

Phew! That was a lot of start/stop button pushing! When we gonna get unlimited recording Sony???

[@patrickgilmour1221]

when sony removes the tax restriction.

[@p_p]

videos are recorded divided in different files? theres any lost informations between those cuts?

[@DinosawrsAreAwesome]

There's a hack, it works perfectly.

[@patrickgilmour1221]

can you elaborate?

[@NikolajFHalberg]

OpenMemories does not work on the a7 III, a7R III or a9 as they do not have the apps.

[@DaveDugdaleColorado]

Great job. Thanks for doing this.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

No problem! Hope you are well friend.

[@InceptiveDOP]

This man always gives the most practical and realistic reviews!

[@TrailFeatures]

Great roundup! Though, I'd be very interested to see a 6mo-1yr follow-up to see how these hold up after multiple uses. By the way, good job on the infographics. Nice bit of polish and very useful!

[@erdnu5131]

really love how you are developing your video style (music, intro, lighting) currently. great video and keep up the good work!

[@thebrocasters8809]

Great video as always!! Was just about to buy some batteries and you've helped me with my decision :)

[@danielmoore5667]

Great video Caleb. I was wary of purchasing an aftermarket battery for the a7iii but for those prices it's definitely worth a shot!

[@TLDR_filmmaker]

Much appreciated Caleb! Love the use of Metal Gear enemy alert SFX, especially when you upped the pitch for the charger! (awesome touch, had me laughing). Keep up the wonderful work and information. Till next time!

[@jasonthompson8329]

Well done! I’ll be picking up a couple of these as backups! Big thanks

[@IMDABROWN]

You are the man, I almost ordered a pair of wasabi batteries earlier today. I used DSTE on my canon and they worked great. So looks like you saved me again.

[@cam_here]

Wow man, love the hard work you put into this!

[@2guys1cat83]

Hey Caleb, long time fan here. Awesome video, also highly appreciate the more humorous approach and funny touches, more of that will speed up your growth I think!

[@masiguru9982]

Great to see numbers on fresh batteries. Come back after 100 or so discharge/charge cycles and report on the capacity. You examined only 1 small part of the overall cost.

[@Estilodevidaviajante]

this is gold! thanks for the effort put on this video buddy!

[@tekguyphoto]

I appreciated the little circle graphics nice touch

[@fernandoforni9447]

Awesome video. Loved the format

[@andrewbushby6044]

Really appreciate you taking the time to do such an in depth review. This is probably the best review for any camera equipment I have seen based on how much time it must have taken! FOR BATTERIES!!! Respect to you. It's a like and subscribe from me.

[@michaelscaplis]

Useful test, saves us the work to buy lots of different batteries ourselves. Looking forward to that a7iii guide and battery grip test.

[@tictechtoelabs]

This is a great help to narrow down my hunt. Thanks Caleb! :)

[@RickyMarlin]

So I ended up taking your recommendation from the livestream you did a few weeks back and got the a7iii! And you did a fantastic job with this review. So detailed, and helpful, but I had already purchased some other 3rd party batteries lol. The camera will be here tomorrow, I am pumped to get back to work!

[@Infosmercial]

Yup your the man! I can always count on you to keep pumping original content and things that everyone wants to know. Party on Wayne 🤘

[@GustavoOcampoBecerra]

Awesome Review. Thank You Brother!

[@kentb8198]

Such a great video! Helped me a ton. The dual usb charger you mentioned actually now comes with TWO of the Newmowa batteries for $89.99 CDN!

[@jakubzajac8585]

Excellent video, very professional and clear, thanks a lot.

[@EposVox]

Good stuff!!

[@MuhammadFloyd]

Can't wait for the camera guide! Once I get an a7iii I'll buy the guide!

[@shantanu.mp4]

Yasssss Caleb this is what we needed

[@paulfairchild8942]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@CalebJamesWhitaker]

When there was a drought in 3rd party batteries for the a7iii (except for the sold out and much too expensive wasabis) I went with a bunch of King-Mah batteries off of Ali Express. They took some time to get in, but I've been quite happy with their performance so far!

[@6gwilliams]

Thanks, I have both A7RIII and A7III and both the Meike and Sony grips, so yes I could use some extra batteries to go along with my four Sony batteries. Cheers

[@Ry311GP]

Adding yet more gear. Really appreciate your thorough test and recommendation. Will use the affiliate link. Ry from Dubai

[@MyFRIXON]

great job Caleb!

[@alexadrianov8357]

It's hard to beat DSTE (for any camera system) for price/performance indeed. As I've already said, DSTE are the only third-party batteries I use now for my both Nikon and Fuji cameras at home, and also for a bunch of Panasonics (GH3/4/5/5s) at work. They have proved to be quite reliable over the years - they don't loose the capacity fast and dont swell with time like many off-brand batteries do.

[@sholombrummel3732]

Thank you for your research!

[@JibaroTech]

Waiting on that guide! I got the G85 guide and g7 now waiting on the A7iii

[@JonathanPajakLensCulture]

thank... simply thank you for this video

[@pivotpointfilms3022]

Perfect timing! I was about to look look for spare batteries! Thanks Caleb! I'll use your affiliate links!

[@mrnessss]

You are the man for doing this!

[@Jacob_Roberts]

This is informative and useful, DSLR Video Shooter. Thank you.

[@amazingkid123456]

Nice! More A7III content, please!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Definitely more on the way!

[@amazingkid123456]

Fantastic, hoping to get your guide when it's out too!

[@dennisperalta10]

Damn, I really love all your videos, it's like video/photography gear school. My primary language is spanish, however your english is so sweet and I understand everything you say. Thank you for all your videos because even do I just have a nikon d3300 I have learned a lot of things from your videos and purchase different stuffs on internet based on your recommendations. Thank you DSLR Video Shooter

[@kylelimeback]

Hey Caleb! Long time fan, i check in every 2 -3 days for new videos and sometimes end up watching hours of your great content! One thought I had is, if someone comes across your video and likes the setup you are shooting with (in this video you mentioned its the a7III) maybe you could start a new thing in the description of each video in text , of what camera+lens you are using and any additional lights used, just incase you maybe have not verbally mentioned it in the video. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@cenalanier6703]

Amazing video!!

[@piotrsmeder]

This is great! thanks dude :)

[@georgerubin3722]

Great information!!

[@RaniJoensen]

Great video!

[@Soy_Dorx]

If you make a video like this but about the Panasonic batteries I will love you like there's no tomorrow

[@alexadrianov8357]

And the result will most likely be exactly the same :) DSTE batteries are the only non-originals I use now for my both Nikon and Fuji cameras at home, and also for a bunch of Panasonics (GH3/4/5/5s) at work. They have proved to be quite reliable over years - they don't loose the capacity fast and dont swell with time like many off-brand batteries do.

[@eirjordan337]

I've beening using Wasabi and Newmowa and its been pretty good. No file corruptions but they do last a little shorter than the original Panasonic.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Fstoppers did a great one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4XcnmiLecmBl6s

[@CJamesPhoto]

Pretty awesome, thanks for testing these out, I didn’t have any other options when I got the camera, so I already own 4 of the original battery’s 😅 But will certainly look at the cheaper options when I buy my next one 👊🏻

[@rrafaelpaz]

Thanks mate! You rock!

[@GavinLawTV]

Great stuff! Thanks for doing the homework!

[@AstroHBF]

Great vid, thanks!

[@tricarnevali]

To my knowledge, something that's fairly important but hard to test is how betteries lose capacity over time. There a many brands that can make a decent capacity unit at the beginning of it's life, but will lose it quickly. The quality of the charger is also important and it 's probably better to buy the original one despite using third party batteries. I use Patona batteries on the GH5 and always charge them with the original one. They a pretty close the the capacity of tue lumix battery and after one year seem to be good as new. I also try to do full charge-discharge cicle most of the time, I guess that helps as well.

[@giacomo_catalano3514]

Amazing video , this is perfect

[@florentkern856]

Great Job! Thanks a lot!

[@DriversSide]

Nice Video! I have two powerextra batteries and a dual charger which all together cost me $33 and the batteries are very comparable power-wise

[@senorzutty]

UGH I want this camera to come back in stock already!

[@starmanx25]

Great Video! You're the man. What lens are you using? I love the bokeh!

[@LucasGuanes]

Just bought the DSTE now. let's see how they do, thanks for the video

[@8772884]

Hi,Can you please let me know how is battery working on the Sony A7iii ? Thanks,

[@LucasGuanes]

@@8772884 Hey bro, So I got these a couple of weeks ago and they are working great. Not noticed any difference with respect to the original battery

[@8772884]

@@LucasGuanes much appreciated bro 👍🍻

[@haldounhosri2506]

Supper like, straight to the point

[@ArmandF]

"The DSTE backup power Kit features two batteries and a dual charging dock let your journey always powerful" with only 10 reviews on Amazon but a great review by you, I will give them a try. I have BM FW50 batteries for some other sonys and they don't hold a charge at all. The best thing about them was the charger I can use in my car. let your journey always powerful

[@ArmandF]

Got 100 shot s on the first battery. Not where near a Sony. But I can use the two while I charge the original.

[@WavReportAudioBlog]

Never heard of DSTE. That's awesome.

[@StanAlien]

Agree DSTE are the best. I use them with my Canon.

[@CliffFennell]

You are awesome thank you very much!

[@dagzcostudio]

thanks, i've looking for this one $$ budget...

[@enricoparenti3057]

Thanks great review. The dste here is 25 including a charger... As per the Meike battery grip i would be very careful i had it for two month and got various file errors, funky changes on camera shutter, random freeze. And if you look on blogs you'll find this problem well acknowledged with previous grips for other Sony cameras. Watch out.

[@MrJr3]

Awesome video

[@KOTAKVISUAL]

thank you very muchhhh !!!!

[@rz650]

THANK YOU!

[@arunfruity]

Great information. bravo bravo bravo...

[@johannesfknudsen]

The brand "rawpower" is also really good. Quite cheap and even more mAh than the original battery.

[@karadytube]

Would be great for last one list of all batteries in one screen for fast compare

[@johanness6545]

Please do more DIY videos like back in the good ol' days

[@ruff1draft]

I shall use these batteries for the Sony A74 and Sony A7siii

[@AllThingsFilm1]

When I got my GH5 I bought a bunch of 3rd party batteries. Then weird stuff started happening. My GH5's monitor started flickering regardless of battery strength. So, I've since bought Panasonic made batteries. Yes, it cost me more money. But, now, no more flickering or any other issues.

[@brjukva]

My GH5 fell into "I'll kill my shutter now" mode when it was powered by one of the 3rd party batteries and I was shooting photos. I guess the battery failed to hold the required current/voltage for the mechanical shutter to properly open and close, the shutter was doing several unsuccessful attempts to cycle properly per second, monitor went all stripy and camera stopped reacting to anything. I had to pull out the battery to stop this madness and I never used that battery again. I can imagine GH5 killing its shutter pretty quickly if left unattended shooting time lapses with mechanical shutter on and a 3rd party battery in.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Yikes!

[@gammawavemedia5123]

Great review. Unfortunately, it looks like DSTE FZ100s are completely sold out at Amazon. Here's hoping they become available again.

[@annedijkstra01]

THANKS!

[@Preacherski]

Those MGS references were awesome

[@AnmolBajracharya]

Great video ! Original will work fine after a year of use but cheaper options will not ! Get the original !

[@davidpaul8940]

@DSLRvideoshooter just a heads up. The affiliate link for the DTSE didnt work for me. thanks for doing this, I found it extremely useful and it provided a really good rational. Looking forward to learning more.

[@MichaelScrip]

A recent Amazon review is stating that the newest Sony A7III Firmware 3.10 is giving a warning with the DSTE battery. Have you had any (major) problems using 3rd-party batteries with updated Sony firmware? Or is it just a scare tactic? It would be cool to revisit this topic since people are continuing to buy the A7III. Thanks! And great videos as always!

[@valterbenevides5063]

Thanks!!!

[@atomatix]

Hey Caleb, nice review roundup! Have you considered Powerextra batteries. The DSTE and Wasabi batteries seems to be very difficult to find both in US and Canada.

[@eirjordan337]

the crazy thing is that the mAh ratings on the batteries don't seem to correlate to how long the battery will last...So thanks Caleb!

[@uriallon]

Thanks for the review. What about battery getting worn out? can you talk about how good they after a long time of use?

[@GabrielSpence]

thank you amazing video and SUPER helpful i think im going to buy the sony brand battery but USED from adorama because its only $42 or so which doesnt seem so bad.

[@GilbertTV]

nice one.... liked & subscribed

[@PaulPetrutFilms]

Hey man. Good video and info. I want to ask if the last ones(dste) get you the compatibility message when you insert them in to the camera? Thanks

[@hzubovi1]

Thank you for the review, did you try the Green Extreme by any chance?

[@Preacherski]

Do chargers next pls

[@anhellehna6858]

Hi, Caleb. I follow you since years and love your videos so much. I’m actually a Canon user, but I think it is same for all brands. I wanna buy couple of third party batteries for my Canon camera and to be honest, I’m a little bit skeptical about these cheap knockoff batteries from Amazon. Okay, they are cheap and therefore not a big expectation, but... The key question: Can the third party batteries harm the camera? I’ve bought plenty of photography/videography gears with your suggestions over the years and I was never disappointed. If you say that the third party batteries don’t harm the cameras, I‘ll go and order the batteries right away. :D Wish you a great day!! 👍😊

[@Sblackphoto]

Thank you for doing this. I bought my a7iii today was surprised to see there was no charger other than the one built into the camera. What are your thoughts about the time that the batteries take to charge up? Are there any differences between the brands in that?

[@DylanM15]

I'd love to be able to spend a little less on the FZ100 batteries but I figure in the long run it's probably just worth it to spend the $78 on the Sony batteries. For lasting performance and overall reliability I think it makes the most sense. After all it's a $2k camera body and spending about 4% that for an extra battery and again around 4% for the external charger really isn't a bad deal at all for the technology you're using it with.

[@DirectedbyQ]

BRUH, when you said "It doesn't come with a charger"..... I ordered a damn OEM battery I thought the camera would at least come with a battery charger! I'm shoooktih.... WHy did I buy this camera in 2020

[@AaronMullFilms]

Hey Caleb, I'm going to be running around with the a7iii on a monopod and was wondering a battery bank and running usb C into the camera would be a good option for getting some more time without using batteries. Any estimation on how long the camera would run based on a 5000mah battery pack?

[@Fiyawerx]

Has something happened with DSTE overall? I can't even find any of their batteries listed on Amazon.

[@walkertongdee]

He is right dste. Best value i use them can't go wrong. They are a big accessory mfg not just anyone

[@VenusandMaiku]

I recall that the third party charger charges via USB... so it takes way longer (6x longer?) to recharge in comparison to the official Sony charger.

Hey Caleb, I'm trying to buy the battery grip, but your link directs me to Italian Amazon and I do not understand anything and somehow I can not change the language to anything I speak. Anyway I do want to support your channel, so if you update the link I would buy it from there.

[@WhatAboutTom]

The only thing i'm skeptical about is the fact that the only review on the DSTE x2 batteries on Amazon says that it corrupts your files if it runs out of juice in the middle of recording. That's very scary for wedding shooters lol

[@foxhouse_tips]

Good job, at all