The picks in detail
What each one is published to deliver and the trade-off you are accepting. Where a manufacturer does not publish a figure, we say so rather than filling the gap with someone else guess.
Sony NP-FZ100
Photo spaceThree Sony NP-FZ100 batteries beside a mirrorless camera with the battery door open. Roughly 1200 by 720.
Sony publishes the full electrical picture for this pack, which is more than most manufacturers do, and 16.4 watt-hours is a large cell by mirrorless standards. It is the pack that gave Sony bodies their reputation for battery life, and a genuine one reports charge level and cycle information to the camera exactly as designed.
One thing to check yourself. Sony product page does not list which cameras take it, and Sony now sells a higher capacity Z-series pack alongside it, so confirm compatibility for your specific body using Sony own compatibility tool before ordering rather than assuming.
Key specifications
2,280mAh (Sony UK published)
16.4Wh at 7.2V (Sony UK published)
About 83g (Sony UK published)
About 38.7 x 22.7 x 51.7mm (Sony UK published)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Sony owners who want at least one genuine pack in the bag. Keeping one original and filling out the rest with third-party spares is a reasonable compromise.
Typical UK price
£55 to £80
SmallRig LP-E6NH USB-C rechargeable battery (4264)
Photo spaceSmallRig LP-E6NH battery charging from a USB-C cable on a desk, with a camera beside it. Roughly 1200 by 720.
The USB-C port on the pack itself is the feature worth paying attention to. It means a spare can be topped up from a phone charger, a laptop or a power bank without carrying a dedicated charger, which is the difference between charging in a hotel room and charging in a car.
Check the compatibility list rather than the battery name. SmallRig published fit list does not include the EOS R5 Mark II or EOS R1, which take the newer LP-E6P, so this is not a substitute in those bodies. Third-party packs also sit outside the camera maker own accessory arrangements, which matters if something goes wrong.
Key specifications
2,400mAh, 7.2V, 17.28Wh (SmallRig published)
USB-C at 5V and 2.2A (SmallRig published)
About 2.5 hours to full (SmallRig published)
EOS R5, R6, R6 Mark II, R7, R5 C, R and several DSLR bodies (SmallRig published)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Canon owners filling out a set of spares, particularly anyone who travels light and would rather not pack a charger at all.
Typical UK price
£25 to £40
Nitecore USN4 Pro
Photo spaceNitecore USN4 Pro charging from a power bank on a car seat, two batteries in the slots. Roughly 1200 by 720.
The useful thing about this charger is not the second slot, it is the USB input. Because it runs from a USB source instead of a fixed mains block, it will charge from a power bank in a bag, a car socket on the way to a location or a laptop in a hotel room, none of which a bundled wall charger can do.
It is a single-format charger, so it fits the Sony NP-FZ100 and nothing else, and no mains plug is supplied. If you own three or more packs the overnight turnaround roughly halves; if you own two, the charger that came with the camera is probably enough.
Key specifications
Two, each 8.4V output (Nitecore published)
DC 5V/2A or 9V/2A (Nitecore published)
Up to 1,200mA on one slot, 800mA on two (Nitecore published)
Sony NP-FZ100 only (Nitecore published)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Sony owners with three or more batteries, and anyone who charges away from a wall socket more often than at one.
Typical UK price
£35 to £50
UGREEN Nexode 25,000mAh 145W
Photo spaceUGREEN Nexode power bank on a desk charging a laptop and a camera at the same time. Roughly 1200 by 720.
One hundred and forty watts from a single USB-C port covers most creator laptops as well as camera bodies and drone chargers, and three ports means a laptop, a camera and a phone can all run at once. The digital display is a small thing that turns out to matter, because four LEDs tell you almost nothing about what is left.
One caveat before you fly with it. UGREEN describes the pack as airplane friendly and refers to 90Wh in its copy, but does not state a formal watt-hour figure in a specification table, so check the rating printed on the unit itself before you travel. At this capacity you are close enough to the 100Wh threshold that it is worth confirming.
Key specifications
25,000mAh (UGREEN published), no watt-hour figure given in a specification table
145W total, up to 140W from a single USB-C port (UGREEN published)
About 2 hours using a 65W adapter (UGREEN published)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Anyone whose kit includes a laptop, or who shoots long days where charging between setups is easier than swapping packs.
Typical UK price
£55 to £85
GoPro Enduro 2
Photo spaceGoPro Enduro 2 batteries in a small case beside an action camera mounted on a helmet. Roughly 1200 by 720.
Action cameras are small, work hard and get used in the cold, which is exactly the combination batteries hate. GoPro publishes 2,150mAh for the Enduro 2, above the 1,900mAh of the earlier Enduro pack, and states it keeps recording in below freezing conditions down to minus 20C.
Check the fit before ordering. GoPro lists this pack for the MISSION 1 series and HERO13 Black only, so it is not a drop-in for HERO12 Black or earlier. It is sold as a bare battery, so budget for a dual charger separately if you do not already have one.
Key specifications
2,150mAh (GoPro published)
Records down to minus 20C (GoPro published)
MISSION 1 series and HERO13 Black (GoPro published)
A single battery, no charger included (GoPro UK store)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Anyone filming outdoors in winter, and anyone who has ever had an action camera die halfway down a run.
Typical UK price
£28 to £38
DJI Mini 4 Pro Intelligent Flight Battery
Photo spaceThree DJI Mini 4 Pro batteries in a two-way charging hub on a table outdoors. Roughly 1200 by 720.
The standard pack matters more than the higher capacity Plus version for most UK pilots, because it is the one that keeps the aircraft under the 250 gramme threshold. At 18.96 watt-hours it is also one of the easiest drone batteries to travel with, sitting far below any airline limit.
Two practical notes. DJI 34 minute figure is a controlled test result rather than a typical mixed flying figure, so plan on meaningfully less in wind. And DJI publishes a charging temperature range starting at 5C, which means cold mornings need the packs warmed before they will accept charge at all.
Key specifications
2,590mAh, 7.32V nominal, 18.96Wh (DJI published)
About 77.9g (DJI published)
Up to 34 minutes in DJI controlled test conditions
70 minutes on the aircraft with a 30W USB-C charger (DJI published)
Manufacturer published figures, checked July 2026. This is a Researched guide. Creator Gear has not used these items, so nothing here is our own measurement.
Who should buy it
Every Mini 4 Pro or Mini 3 Pro pilot. Three packs is the usual working minimum, because charging one takes about as long as flying three.
Typical UK price
£59 to £79