CANON BP-406 Battery: Rechargeable Li-ion camcorder battery pack replacement for your original bp-406 battery. With this canon bp-406 camcorder battery, you can rest assured that you'll never run out of juice. Li-ion bp-406 battery gives you more power to your lovely camcorder MiniDV. It's a good idear to carry this CANON BP-406 battery as a spare one. CANON bp-406 replacement battery meet or exceed the OEM bp-406 camcorder battery specifications. Take bp-406 battery and bp-406 charger together is cost-effective.

BP-406 camcorder battery Compatible original Battery Code:

BP-406     BP-412    BP-407
 
BP-406 camcorder battery Fit with below:

DM-MV3           DM-MV3i        DM-MV3iMC
DM-MV3MC      DM-MV4         DM-MV4i
DM-MV4iMC     Elura 10         Elura 10MC
Elura 2            Elura 20         Elura 20MC
Elura 2MC       IXY DV            IXY DV2
IXY DVM2        IXY DVM2-V    MV-3
MV-3i              MV-3iMC         MV-3MC
MV4                MV4i               MV4iMC
MVX10i           Optura 300

CANON BP-406 Camcorder Battery Specification:
Battery type: Li-ion   Volts: 7.4 V
Capacity: 600 mAh
Weight: 52.4 g
Dimension: 55.2x48.3x10.4 mm

How can you care Canon BP-406 camcorder battery to get the maximum life out of it?

It is a question we frequently asked. It's a valid question since camcorder batteries are usually expensive to replace.

First of all, how long should your battery last? 2-4 years is generally acceptable depending on how frequently you use and charge the battery. If you travel a lot and use and charge your battery frequently then you might only get a couple of years at the most out of your camcorder battery.

The Canon BP-406 camcorder battery are usually made with Li-Ion camcorder batteries and the very nature of Li-Ion batteries is that they have about 500-600 charges and last at most about 4-5 years (shelf life). They also have a self-discharge rate of about 1% per day so you need to be sure to charge them at least every 6 months.

What should you do to keep your camcorder battery healthy?

1.) Always use your camcorder on a hard surface.

Camcorders are portable and it's easy to set your camcorder on your Canon BP-406 camcorder battery or on your bed or use it at your lesiure. That's one of the benefits of having a portable computer. Flexibility. But if you want to extend your battery's life you have to watch out for overheating your camcorder.Heat is one of the biggest obstacles to battery's life longevity. Your camcorder fan cannot circulate the air properly when your camcorder is sitting on soft surface.

2.) Do not keep your battery installed when use your camcorder for an extended period of time.

While your camcorder is undoubtedly using a smart charger to charge even a constant trickle charge over months can reduce your battery's life. For best results, only charge your Canon BP-406 camcorder battery when you need to charge it, don't leave the camcorder battery plugged in all the time.More importantly than the trickle charger affect is the 'storage' of a Li-Ion battery at elevated temperatures. The optimum storage temperature for a Li-Ion battery is at 0 deg. C. The optimum storage charge level is about 40%. Unfortunately we tend to store fully charged and at the temperatures found in a running camcorder you'll find a significant reduction in battery for your camcorder performance after only 12-18 months.

3.) Use a full charge cycle before recharging

Li-Ion and NiMH battery (which most Canon camcorder battery are), do not have a memory which you might find in NiCad batteries. However, each chemistry has a limited number of charge cycles, so use a full charge cycle before re-charging to maximize your Canon BP-406 camcorder battery usage. Because this may be very difficult to manage, you'll need to consider the cost-benefit ratio for keeping track of how far discharged the battery is before you charge it again.

4.) Be careful where you store your camcorder