{"product_id":"canon-zr700-replacement-battery-74v-1500mah-li-ion","title":"Canon BP-2L12 Replacement Battery 7.4V 1500mAh Li-ion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bpw-desc\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bpw-desc-h2\"\u003eCanon ZR700 \/ HV20 Series — 7.4V Li-ion Replacement Battery (BP-2L12)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-lead\"\u003eThis is a 7.4V, 1500mAh (11.1Wh) Li-ion battery for Canon MiniDV and HD camcorders including the ZR700, HV20, MV880X, and MD140. It replaces OEM part numbers BP-2L12, BP-2L13, BP-2L14, NB-2L12, NB-2L13, and NB-2L14. If your original pack no longer holds a charge or the camera body rejects it entirely, this cell fits the same connector and voltage rail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cul class=\"bpw-desc-bullets\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZR700 and HV20 platform fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    Canon's compact camcorder line from this era shares a common 7.4V two-cell Li-ion form factor, the same physical latch connector, and a BMS handshake the camera body runs at power-on. The BP-2L12 through BP-2L14 designations differ by rated capacity at OEM spec, not by connector or voltage — this replacement covers all three numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBench tested on actual hardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    We cycled this cell through the ZR700 body and a Canon-compatible charger. The BMS passed the camera's authentication check without a rejection flag, held voltage above 7.0V through full discharge, and showed no abnormal cutoff on motor-driven tape transport.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-use charge cycle on the ZR700:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    Run the first full charge inside the camera body or Canon OEM charger before shooting. The ZR700's battery-remaining indicator maps charge state against a learned discharge curve — skipping this step causes the indicator to read inaccurately for the first several uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003chr class=\"bpw-desc-divider\"\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eWhy the ZR700 shows a dead-battery icon on a freshly charged replacement cell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eCanon's compact camcorder BMS uses a voltage-threshold table stored in the camera body to estimate remaining charge. A new third-party cell has a slightly different discharge curve than the OEM pack, so the body can misread the state of charge on first use. This usually presents as a low-battery or dead-battery icon even when the cell is at full voltage. One complete charge-discharge cycle — charged in the body or Canon charger, then run down normally — allows the BMS to recalibrate its threshold mapping to the new cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eBattery percentage jumping or dropping suddenly mid-recording\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eThis is a gauge calibration issue, not a faulty cell. The ZR700 estimates remaining charge by comparing real-time voltage against a fixed lookup table tuned to the OEM cell's discharge slope. A replacement cell with a flatter mid-range discharge curve causes the indicator to jump — it reads fine at high voltage, then appears to drop sharply as voltage enters the flatter section. Running two full charge-discharge cycles through the camera body resets the reference point. After that, the percentage reading stabilises and tracks the actual cell voltage at around 7.0V before the camera shuts down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BatteryWeb","offers":[{"title":"Warranty 1 Year","offer_id":43333881659482,"sku":"BWCS-NB2L12-1","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 2 Year","offer_id":43333881692250,"sku":"BWCS-NB2L12-2","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warranty 3 Year","offer_id":43333881725018,"sku":"BWCS-NB2L12-3","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/4775\/0746\/files\/BW-CS-NB2L12-1.webp?v=1778213555","url":"https:\/\/batteryweb.com\/products\/canon-zr700-replacement-battery-74v-1500mah-li-ion","provider":"BatteryWeb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}