KLIC-5001 Kodak EasyShare Z730 Replacement Battery 3.7V 1400mAh

Kodak EasyShare Z730 Zoom — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (KLIC-5001)

This is a 3.7V, 1400mAh Li-ion cell replacing the KLIC-5001 in the Kodak EasyShare Z730 Zoom and related EasyShare compact cameras. It fits the Z730, P712, DX7590, and eleven additional EasyShare models that share the same battery bay and connector. Voltage and capacity match the original Kodak specification exactly.

• EasyShare Z730 and DX-series platform: These models share a common battery bay footprint, connector pin layout, and BMS handshake protocol. A single KLIC-5001 cell works across the entire group because Kodak used one power architecture for this zoom-camera generation.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through charge and discharge cycles on the Z730 body. The BMS accepted the cell without a fault flag, voltage at full charge read 4.17V, and the protection circuit tripped correctly at the low-voltage cutoff threshold.
• First-install charge cycle on the Z730: Insert the new cell and charge it fully inside the camera body or OEM charger before shooting. The Z730's battery-level indicator maps percentage to the cell's discharge curve — skipping this step can cause the display to show inaccurate remaining charge from the first frame.

Flash recycling slowing down before the battery reads empty on the Z730

The Z730's flash capacitor draws a sharp recharge current spike after each fired shot. As cell capacity depletes toward the lower end of the discharge curve, internal resistance rises and that spike causes a brief voltage sag. The camera body interprets this sag as acceptable but the flash capacitor takes longer to reach full charge voltage. You'll notice the ready-light taking two to three seconds longer between shots even when the indicator still shows charge remaining. If recycling time is noticeably slow, charge the cell — don't wait for the low-battery warning.

Battery percentage jumping erratically on the Z730 display after fitting a new cell

The Z730 maps its battery indicator to voltage thresholds calibrated against the original cell's discharge curve. A fresh replacement cell has a slightly different open-circuit voltage at rest, so the camera can misread its state of charge until the BMS has tracked one complete cycle. Run one full charge in the OEM charger, then shoot until the camera warns low — don't interrupt the discharge. After one full cycle the indicator stabilises. If jumping continues beyond two cycles, check that resting voltage after a full charge reads between 4.15V and 4.20V.