I found this ORIGINAL battery for 27 € on ebay.

But now comes the suspicious twist: All Informations given are confusing. In the Item description it says:

Panasonic DMW-BLC12 ID Secured Battery for GH2 series cameras and contains special technology which means that third party manufacturers cannot copy them. Panasonic DMW-BLC12 ID Secured Battery for GH2 series cameras will not let you down.

But if you read the next line it says:

Panasonic DMW-BLC12E Lion Battery Pack Specifications: Compatible with: G1, GH1, G2, G10

So is this an old Gh1 battery? Anyone bought one of these?

hi everyone, i am after extended batteries for my sons GH2 and found an alternative option to the Grip with 2 internal batteries.

firstly, i live in australia so i can share with you a very trusted battery supplier that i have dealt with for several years, and all batteries i have bought from this place have worked flawlessly, and all work in original chargers, and all batteries have shown the meter on the cameras i have used them in.

i should note that this store offers an option to buy a single battery, multiple batteries, and includes options to buy a charger with the batteries for just a few $$$ more, and i always suggest to people who buy these batteries to buy a charger as well, just in case for some reason these batteries wont charge in the original panasonic charger.

http://aubattery.net/panasonic/blc12.html

ALSO, please seriously look into one of these following products, they are tried and tested, but one problem is that it has to be carried in a belt, pocket, or velcro tape it to your tripod/shouldermount etc

this first unit is good because it includes everything needed for use with the GH2 out of the box, and you will get 10 hours shooting using this 8500mAh power pack, and this device can also be used to recharge your batteries and phones on site if you dont use it on the actual camera.

please watch the video in the ebay link, and this one ships from usa international via ups for $26usd, cheaper than other stores, so i would choose this one if i was to buy one.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181127703010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

this one is 20,000mAh (ships from usa but their postage is expensive to australia) and can last 25 hours, but even better is you have a power pack that can be used to charge multiple devices on a shoot without using mains power.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281028105712?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

this one is 12,000mAh can do 16+ hours video shoot

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141004452445?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

this one from Amazon is good, 14,000mAh unit, but you must buy the ac/dc adaptor plug to connect it to the camera battery socket.

http://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Anker-14400mAh-Portable-External/dp/B005NGLTZQ/ref=pd_sim_sbs_misc_6

these may not suit most people, but i personally dont like the battery grip, nor do i trust many battery sellers and these seem to be a reasonable alternative.

Here is a genuine GH2 battery It doesn't ship to the rest of Europe unfortunately http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMW-BLC12E-Battery-Lumix-GH2/dp/B0046Y0VY6/ref=sr_1_4?m=A1R3AWOLJXYSY7&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1389615079&sr=1-4

Hey @all, I just found this: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Patona-Premium-Akku-fur-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ200-DMC-G5-DMC-G6-DMW-BLC12-PP-/201130414166?pt=DE_Foto_Camcorder_Akkus&hash=item2ed44e9056 These are probably a newer updated version of Patona DMW-blc12's ( (http://www.ebay.de/itm/351164106073?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) - which I assume since the "premium" ones were not around about half a year ago as far as i can remember) and they are supposed to have a battery indicator !

Decoded battery indicator!? I gotta check this out and I will order one and let everybody know about the results. Cheers!

Guys! Great News - I recieved the aforementioned battery today and I really can't belive it but THE BATTERY INDICATOR IS WORKING!!! these batteries are 30 euros for a two-pack! single: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Patona-Premium-Akku-fur-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ200-DMC-G5-DMC-G6-DMW-BLC12-PP-/201130414166?pt=DE_Foto_Camcorder_Akkus&hash=item2ed44e9056 two: http://www.ebay.de/itm/291178869298?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Hey, cool! Seems like an ok-brand! If you get them, make sure it's the "Premium series" version with the green "Patona"-print. the other version is not battery-indicator-decoded.

which of your cameras do you prefer and consider a significant upgrade over the GH2? I suggest both, right?

@karl Yes good idea, I completely forgot that it's a german company with a web-representation haha^^

BUT The Ebay sellers are cheaper, here's the battery on the Patona-Site: http://www.pts-trading.de/patona-premium-akku-f-panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz200-lumix-dmc-g6-g5-gh2-p-3963.html

Thanks for the heads up MrZz. I bought a couple and the battery meter works just fine.

tetakpatak, I JUST confirmed that. I didn't mention the camera because this is a GH2 thread.

I used them batteries for two shoots last week and so far I'm very happy with them. One thing to keep in mind though which I learned on the shoot: When the battery indicator goes down to 1 bar, the battery will be empty faster than with the originals, at least that was my impression on the shoot. So the remaining recording time going from 1 bar to flahing red battery indicator is a lot shorter than with the originals - to be ready or in better control of the shoot change it just then. But even if you don't recognize it in time because being away from camera or else it's no big deal because the camera stops recording on it's own and saves the clip when the battery is depleting before finally shutting down, just like with the original panasonic batteries. Which is awesome! I would have lost (non-repeatable) footage of about 15 minutes if not for these awesome third party batteries! Cheers!

Hello GH2 people. I have recently bought a used GH2 and am wondering if anyone has experience with third party BLC-12 batteries. I am looking at the Kastar 1700mAh 7.4v or Wasabi Power 1400mAh 7.2v or a genuine Panasonic 1200mAh 7.2v from Hong Kong. All these were found on Ebay. Please mention other reliable brands if I am missing something.

I'm using Patona batteries as well and they are working without issue. They probably have a little less capacity as the original but not much less. They has chip as Mixe_C stated so battery meter in camera shows actual capacity left.