Nitecore NP-W235 and NP-W126S Batteries Available

We already reported last month here that Nitcore annouced the new Nitecore NC-BP003 (equivalent to the Fujifilm NP-W235 for GFX100S and X-T4) and NP-BP004 batteries (equivalent to the Fujifilm NP-W126S for most Fujifilm X cameras).

Now you can find both batteries on Amazon, with the Nitecore NP-W235 already shipping and the Nitecore NP-W126S listed but not shipping yet.

Nitecore NP-W235 and NP-W126S Batteries Announced

Nitecore has announced their new Nitecore NP-W235 batteries for Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm GFX100S and their NP-W126S batteries for X-T3 and other X series cameras (except the older X100 models).

Nitecore NP-W235 – Coming soon to AmazonUS and at Nitecore

  • Voltage: 7.2V
  • Capacity: 2,250mAh
  • Energy: 16.2Wh
  • Operating Temperature:
  • Charge: 0~55°C (32~131°F)
  • Discharge: -10~60°C (14~140°F)
  • Weight: 78.2g (2.76oz)
  • Compatible Models: X-T4, GFX100S
    (Please refer to the original battery compatibility for more compatible models)

Nitecore NP-W126S – Coming soon to AmazonUS and at Nitecore

  • Voltage: 7.4V
    Capacity: 1,140mAh
  • Energy: 8.4Wh
  • Operating Temperature:
  • Charge: 0~55°C (32~131°F)
  • Discharge: -10~60°C (14~140°F)
  • Weight: 51.5g (1.82oz)
  • Compatible Models:
    X-H1, X-Pro3, X-Pro2, X-Pro1, X-T3, X-T2, X-T1, X-T30, X-T20, X-T10, X-T100, X-E3, X-E2S, X-E2, X-E1, X-M1, X-A7, X-A5, X-A3, X-A2, X-A1, X-A10, X100F, X100V, X-S10, X-E4
    FinePix HS50EXR / HS30EXR / HS33EXR
    (Please refer to the original battery compatibility for more compatible models)

Fujifilm X-S10 Coming with NP-W126S Battery

A few hours ago I have been contacted by a source, who uses a nickname (thanks!!), who confirmed some of our previous Fujifilm X-S10 rumors, and added a few more details:

To the source: if you want, you can also contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com, so we can have a more direct talk, and it would also give me the opportunity to ask you some questions. But if you don’t want, that’s fine too of course. It’s already great that you gave yourself a nickname :).

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Fujifilm X100V with old NP-W126S Battery and Fujifilm X-T4 with Completely New Battery

Hey folks,

I just finished a dinner with friends, but before I go to bed, I thought I could publish a rumor that has just been confirmed to me, and answers one of the questions you had regarding the Fujifilm X100V.

Some of you asked in the comments to previous rumors, if the Fujifilm X100V will have the brand new battery of the Fujifilm X-T4.

Well, according to our sources, the Fujifilm X100V will have the classic old Fujifilm NP-W126S battery.

So, the brand new battery (which I remind will not even be the GFX NP-T125 battery) will be reserved for the Fujifilm X-T4 only, and of course only later find its way to future camera bodies.

Fujifilm X Shooter rejoices at the Rumor of Improved Battery Life on Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm X Shooter rejoices at the rumor of improved battery life on Fujifilm X-T4

The Ultimate Fujifilm NP-W126S vs Third Party Batteries Battle

Fujifilm Batteries

We have already reported about Dom Varney’s articles “Powering the Fujifilm X-T3” and “Fujifilm NP-W126S Battery Counterfeits – A Visual Guide to Spotting the Fakes“.

He now also published the most comprehensive guide to Fujifilm original and third party batteries I have ever seen on the web so far.

The tested batteries are:

It’s a massive write-up, impossible to sum up quickly. So I’ll just share a short excerpt:

** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

Fujifilm NP-W126S Battery Counterfeits – A Visual Guide to Spotting the Fakes

Fujifilm NP-W126S Battery Counterfeits

Let’s talk about counterfeits, an age-old problem, as also the recent fake SanDisk SD-cards scandal at AmazonUS shows.

Now, there will always be those, who make a cheap imitations trying to suck a few dollars from your pockets. So we better learn to recognize fakes.

In case of the above mentioned SD-cards, this AmazonUS customer explains here what’s the difference between the original and the fake SanDisk SD-card.

In the Fujifilm world, one of the counterfeit products you might encounter are fake Fujifilm NP-W126S batteries.

The Guide

** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

Small, Useful, Cheap: Dual USB Battery Charger for FUJIFILM NP-W126/S Batteries

JJC is offering a practical (and cheap) dual USB battery charger for Fujifilm NP-W126/S batteries.

It is just as compact as Fuji’s own battery charger, with the difference that you can charge 2 batteries at the same time via USB. The best news: it costs 1/3 of the Fuji charger :) .

Given that USB charging ports are now widely available on trains, airplanes, cars and more, this could be a good solution for travellers, who want to charge 2 batteries at the same time while on the road.

It is now avaialble at AmazonUS, AmazonCA, AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonIT, AmazonFR, AmazonES.

Here are the main specs:

  • Powered by USB sources, can be used with AC adapter, laptop, power bank or car charger
  • Dual channel for charging batteries, allow you to charge 2 batteries simultaneously
  • Dual LED charging indicators : Indicate red when charging and green when charging is complete
  • The charger is also with overheat and overcharge protection to prevent damage on your batteries
  • Fits Fujifilm NP-W126S NP-W126 battery and NP-W126S NP-W126 replacement from third party. Replaces Fujifilm BC-W126 Charger

Thanks to the FR-reader for informing us last week via email [fujirumor@gmail.com] about it.

JJC Dual Battery Charger for Fujifilm: AmazonUS, AmazonCA, AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonIT, AmazonFR, AmazonES

There are also other dual USB battery charging options, such as the OAproda 2 Pack here, but it’s significantly bigger.

And remember:

Finally: Fujifilm NP-W126S Third Party Battery Available!

NP-W126S Vs. NP-W126

With the introduction of the Fujifilm X-T2 back in July 2016, Fujifilm also launched new batteries, the Fujifilm NP-W126S. Same capacity of the old NP-W126, but optimized for better heat dissipation, making them mandatory, if you really want to squeeze the most out of your X-T2 & Co without occuring in any overheating issue.

For the old NP-W126, there are several offerings from third party manufacturers. I personally use PATONA batteries (I think they are WATSON rebranded in USA, but I’m not sure), and I’m very happy with them.

However, not all third party batteries work as well as PATONA/WATSON. As tested, and we reported here, some third party batteries are so bad, that some called them to be a “fraud“.

NP-W126S Third Party

Back to our new NP-W126S batteries.

A FR-reader now spotted the PATONA Platinum NP-W126S batteries at Amazon Germany here.

UPDATE 1: FR-readers told us in the comments about the ecoEfficiency NP-W126S batteries available at AmazonUS (reviews at AmazonUS)

For a fraction of the price of the original NP-W126S batteries, the Patona Platinum battery should allow you to take the most out of your Fujifilm X-T2 & Co without occurring in any overheating issue. Here is the first feedback of the FR-reader:

“Today I received 2 batteries and they are working perfect in my booster grip (without the camera internal battery)“

UPDATE 2: Thanks to our fantastic community, we have more feedback about more NP-W126S third party options.

Unless you really want to sped 3x the money on OEM Fujifilm NP-W126S batteries, third party options are a great alternative… you just have to know which one to buy. And luckily here on FujiRumors, we investigated this questions here, so you can have a bit more feedback about which one to grab ;) .

TESTED: Third Party Fuji Batteries? “Inflated capacity values. Some batteries almost Fraud!”… and the Winner is…?

Fujifilm X-H1 will use NP-W126S Battery of X-T2 + New Vertical Grip

Fujifilm X-H1

The Fujifilm X-H1 will use the same batteries of the X-T2 & co, the NP-W126S.

Given the X-H1 increase in size over the X-T2 (size comparison here), Fujifilm will also launch a new vertical grip.

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