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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 294319" data-attributes="member: 16749">Shortly after I got my D3200, I got a pair of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092ZUJMI/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00" target="_blank">these batteries</a>.  $25 for two of them compared to $40 for a genuine Nikon EN-EL14 seemed like a good deal.  And they had a claimed 1800 mAH capacity, compared to 1030 mAH for Nikon's batteries.  They worked quite well for a while, but I would occasionally put one in my camera, and my camera would power up just long enough to display a message to the effect that this battery cannot be used in this camera.  This used to be rare, and when it did happen, I could usually remedy it by putting the battery on the charger for a few seconds, and then back in the camera.  The latest firmware update for the D3200 reportedly caused a lot of third-party batteries to fail completely, but I didn't notice that with mine.  They worked just as well immediately after that update as immediately before.  But in the past several weeks, this problem has gradually become more frequent, and more resistant to my established ways of remedying it.  I find this very odd.  Thinking I understand the issue behind this, I would expect more consistency, and definitely not this gradual worsening.  So, I just recently bought <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EEBC38S/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00" target="_blank">two more batteries.  This time, I got these Vivitar-branded batteries</a> which claim to be “fully-decoded”.  They were $35 for two of them compared, to $60 for one genuine Nikon EN-EL14a, and they have a claimed capacity of 2300 mAH compared to 1230 mAH for the Nikon EN-EL14a.  I've only had them a week or so, but so far, no sign of any problems at all.  I have not yet seen the screen telling me of any alleged incompatibility with these batteries.  The original Vivitar company ceased to exist some years ago,and the brand name was bought by a different company, so it remains to be seen how much the new owner of this name cares about preserving the reputation that this name has built up over several decades.  I guess the bottom line is that there are plenty of third-party options to choose from, some better than others, and most much, much less expensive than the genuine Nikon batteries.  But there's also a risk of compatibility issues; whereas if you get the genuine Nikon batteries, you can be sure you won't experience these issues.</blockquote>

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