2/10th Higher Voltage Battery for Camera -- Bad?

[DDirector]

I'm looking at spare batteries for the Sony a6500.
I found one that is 7.4V instead of 7.2V

I'm wondering, would a 2/10 voltage increase be bad for the camera?


Spare Battery Specs:
7.4V
1950mAh
14.4Wh

Original Battery Specs:
7.2V
1080mAh
10.8Wh

 

[mainstreetprod]

Not a problem. After a few uses, voltage will drop a bit anyway. All electronic devices can operate on a certain voltage range, because batteries range a lot depending on the charge. One full volt over or under is not a problem. My Zoom F8 recorder can operate reliably on anywhere from 10 volts to 13 volts.

 

[Vultch]

I'm sure you will be fine, as the other poster has said battery voltages vary and I would guess that there is a voltage regulator in the camera anyhow.

p.s. throw a link up of this battery, my a6300 eats through its batteries I might buy a few myself (assuming the a6300 and a6500 use identical batteries).

 

[adolgin]

There is no physical difference between the 2. All DV size Li-Ion batteries are 8.4V when fully charged, and just around 6V when discharged. While being discharged in the camera, they cross ~7.2V about a midpoint. Some manufacturers call 7.4V a midpoint, others feel like 7.2V is the magic point. It is just what they write on the battery label, there is no direct relation to how a Li-Ion battery works.