Battery (2-Pack) and Dual USB Charger for Olympus BLN-1, BCN-1 and Olympus OM-D E-M1, E-M5, Pen E-P5

The Wasabi batteries work very well in my Olympus OMD. All of the display functions are present, and they last as long between recharging as the Olympus battery (this may be a little subjective as I maintain no log as to the number of exposures made with each battery.). When out and about for the day there is always a spare, freshly-charged, battery in my pocket or gear bag Practically, I see no difference, other than price, between these and the Olympus-branded battery. This new charger is really handy. It is much smaller and lighter than either the previous Wasabi or Olympus chargers and, therefore, much easier to stow in your gear bag or carry-on. And, being USB powered and since the entire civilized world seems to be becoming inundated with USB outlets, it may be used almost everywhere. I have been using Wasabi batteries in two OMDs and an XZ-2 for several years and have never been disappointed. They have become my batteries of choice.

Fitment was perfect and currently being used. Hard to determine life expectancy but seems to have lots of life

One of the batteries works great. The other refuses to hold a charge and lasts me less than 10 minutes.... Wish both came in good condition. Edit: First time using Amazon's messaging to contact the seller. Seller was very quick to respond and sent out a replacement battery. The working one from the first order has been working great so far, no complaints there. Updating the star rating for the quick and excellent customer support!

Besides being able to charge 2 batteries at a time, compared to a single battery with the Olympus charger, it also seems to charge them much faster. I now use this all the time instead of the original charger.

This is probably the 5-6th Wasabi charger I have purchased for various cameras over at least the past 8 years or so. They consistently work, are fairly easy to pack due to compact design and can be used with a USB hub, reducing the number of mains receptacles you need to find in a hotel room while traveling. Being able to charge 2 batteries at once is very useful when traveling, which is why I purchased this double charger. As far as batteries go, I have had consistent good luck with Wasabi Batteries working in a variety of Canon, Panasonic and Olympus cameras. They generally perform as well or better than the expensive brand name batteries despite their very low cost (in comparison).

This is the second time that I order these batteries. The first set became bulky, so they don't fit in the camera anymore. After filing down the excess plastic the batteries fit once again but the battery life is considerably shorter. So they reach their end of life. But for this price you can buy several sets of these batteries before you reach the price of the original Olympus batteries. So all in all I am satisfied with these batteries.

It was what my husband needed

I was tempted when I saw the design of this set and that you could charge the batteries from any USB charger. The charging is very fast and the charging dock is nicely designed but the batteries do not last very long. I have one original Olympus battery (3 years old) to compare this with and on a recent photo tour I was able to use the old battery the whole day and there was still a little bit left of juice at the end of the day. The next day I decided to try the new and recently fully charged Wasabi battery and it only lasted 1/2 day and I was probably shooting fewer pictures than the day before and this time no videos. So even though it is a nicely designed kit the battery life is far from the original Olympus.

It works as well as the original battery value for money

These batteries don't seem to last quite as long as OEM batteries, but they're far cheaper and thus good value for the money. The included USB charger is very handy for charging batteries on the go (in the car, etc). The charger will charge both Wasabi and OEM batteries, and the OEM charger will charge the Wasabi batteries, which is nice. Given the so-so battery life on most mirrorless cameras (compared to old DSLRs), whenever I get a mirrorless camera the first thing I do is buy a few extra batteries...at this price, it's worth getting this package just to have some peace of mind in your bag!

Arrived sooner than delivery date and so far works great.