Canon Rebel XSi battery

Hello i would like to say a little bit about the battery for the Canon Rebel XSi 12.2
mp Digital Camera even when there is not a lot to say about a battery in a review,
well here goes as far as batteries go.
Canon have developed this battery to be 50% more powerfull than the battery
for the EOS 400D and gives more shooting time in its lithium ion power pack,
the battery is a Canon LP-E5 battery pack and you can recharge the battery
with its own charger that comes with the camera when you buy the kit.
Now the camera run at 7.4 volts with an output of 1080mah capacity,also
the battery has no memory effect this means you can charge the battery when
you want, you dont have to discharge all its power before recharging 
plus eco friendly.
Now the battery has been designed to fit Canon`s other D-SLR range and
they are the 500D and the 1000d model so if you have upgraded to the
500d from the Rebel XSi the battery will fit.
Now the tech side has been covered they are some imitaion batteries out
there for the Rebel XSi like the powerstorm LP-E5 and many other makes.
These are a little cheaper in price to acquire but by some reviews of these
batteries there are a lot to be desired.
Here i would like to show you some reviews from amazon customers about
the canon and lower priced models.

vipre77 says:Bought a genuine Canon LP-E5 as a backup to the original that
came with my Rebel XSI that I bought last year. Had it for 3 months and it
worked fine. Only charged it maybe 3 times in the time that I had it. One day,
for no apparent reason, it gave up the ghost and wouldn't take a charge at all.
I bought this battery from a reputable local Canon authorized retailer right
before they went out of business. Three months had passed since I bought the
battery. The retailer that sold me the battery was out of business. I was past
their return period, so even if they were still in business, I'd still have been hosed
anyway, so I called Canon USA directly to see about getting it returned under warranty.
Turns out that Canon USA offers NO WARRANTY OF ANY SORT on their
batteries. I paid nearly $70 for a battery that I only used a couple of times and then
died permanently. It was nearly enough to make me sell off all of my Canon gear
(2 digital SLR's with a collection of lenses, 1 point-and-shoot, a flatbed scanner
and a multi-function printer) and jump ship to another camera manufacturer.
Caveat Emptor!

Do yourself a favor and buy a superior aftermarket battery from another
manufacturer that actually gives you a warranty with their products.

ronni j.engel says:Battery mysteriously quite working after less than 3 months.
Would put in charger, light would illuminate red, then after a few hours
(normal charging time) would go green, I would remove charger from outlet,
remove battery, put in camera and nothing--no power at all. I put in back in
charger, and light went red---same thing several times!

c.o`connor says: The battery is an OEM Canon battery. I bought this as a
spare battery for our honeymoon to Greece this year. The writing on the
battery is different from the one that came with my camera and is different
from the picture as advertised, but other than that it is identical. I haven't
recharged it yet but it came almost fully charged and I have taken about
300 pictures on it and it is only halfway down now. It came with the contact
cover and easily fits in to the battery compartment, unlike some of the
aftermarket batteries which can stick. Well worth the price. c.o`connor

As you can see some people are saying about the price of the Canon LP-E5
battery but are willing to pay the price for quality with Canon and most just
wanted backup batteries for there camera.