Kodak WPZ2 LB-015 Replacement Battery 3.7V 700mAh

Kodak WPZ2 — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (LB-015)

This is a 3.7V, 700mAh Li-ion cell that replaces the LB-015 battery in the Kodak WPZ2 compact camera. It fits the WPZ2 body directly and restores full power to a camera where the original cell no longer holds a useful charge. Capacity matches the OEM spec from the product data above.

• WPZ2 platform fit: The LB-015 cell uses a specific contact layout and cell voltage profile that the WPZ2 BMS checks on power-up. This replacement matches that voltage rail so the camera powers on without a compatibility flag.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on the WPZ2 body. The BMS accepted the cell on first install, and the charge indicator tracked normally through a full cycle from the camera's internal charging circuit.
• First-cycle conditioning on the WPZ2: Run one full charge cycle through the camera body before your first shoot. The WPZ2 BMS calibrates its battery-remaining display against the cell's discharge curve during that initial cycle — skipping it causes the indicator to jump or report incorrect levels mid-session.

Why the WPZ2 shows a dead battery icon on a new, charged cell

The WPZ2 reads cell voltage at power-on and maps it to a charge percentage using a fixed threshold table. A new Li-ion cell fresh from storage often sits at a resting voltage that triggers the low-battery warning, even when actual charge is above 50%. The camera is not rejecting the cell — it is misreading it. Charge the cell fully via the camera body and the icon clears once the BMS logs a complete cycle.

Battery percentage jumping erratically during shooting

This happens when the WPZ2's indicator table is not yet calibrated to the new cell's discharge curve. The display can drop sharply during flash recharge — which pulls peak current — then recover once current draw drops. It is a display mapping issue, not a fault with the cell. One full charge-discharge cycle through the camera body resets the calibration and stabilises the readout. After that cycle, the indicator should track steadily above 3.6V under normal shooting load.