{"product_id":"nikon-d7000-replacement-battery-74v-3200mah-li-ion","title":"NiKon EN-EL15A D7000 Replacement Battery 7.4V 3200mAh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"bpw-desc\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"bpw-desc-h2\"\u003eNiKon D7000 — 7.4V Li-ion Battery Grip Replacement Battery (EN-EL15A)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-lead\"\u003eThis is a 7.4V, 3200mAh Li-ion replacement for the NiKon EN-EL15A, built for use in battery grips on the D7000 DSLR. Two of these cells slot into a compatible grip to extend shooting capacity and enable vertical shutter control. Capacity figures come from product data — 3200mAh, 23.68Wh per cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cul class=\"bpw-desc-bullets\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eD7000 grip slot compatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    The D7000 and its compatible grips authenticate each battery slot independently. Both cells must pass the BMS handshake on their respective contacts — a failure in one slot does not affect the other, but vertical shutter control requires both slots to be occupied and above minimum voltage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBench tested on actual hardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    We ran this cell through charge and discharge cycles in a dual-slot grip configuration. The BMS communicated charge state correctly to the camera body, and the grip recognised both slots without a compatibility warning on the D7000 menu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual-slot starting charge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    Insert both cells at the same state of charge when loading a grip. The grip draws from whichever cell reads lower first — a large mismatch at insertion means one cell hits cutoff voltage well before the other, shortening the effective capacity of the pair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003chr class=\"bpw-desc-divider\"\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eWhy the D7000 grip drains one battery faster than the other\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eGrip electronics poll both cells and pull current from the lower-voltage slot first. If two cells start at different charge levels, that slot carries the full load until it matches the second cell's voltage — by which point it has already lost a significant portion of its charge lead. Over repeated cycles, this imbalance compounds: the first cell ages faster because it absorbs more charge cycles than the second. The fix is simple — charge both cells fully before inserting them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bpw-desc-h3\"\u003eGrip vertical shutter fires no shots despite half-charged batteries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bpw-desc-p\"\u003eThe vertical shutter release on D7000-compatible grips requires both battery slots to be occupied and each cell to read above the grip's minimum operating voltage threshold. If one slot is empty or a cell has dropped below roughly 6.8V under load, the grip disables the vertical controls entirely — the top-deck shutter still fires normally. Check that both cells are seated and showing a charge level above one bar on the D7000 battery indicator before troubleshooting the grip itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BatteryWeb","offers":[{"title":"Warranty 1 Year","offer_id":43333467603034,"sku":"BWCS-MBL15A-1","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Warranty 2 Year","offer_id":43333467635802,"sku":"BWCS-MBL15A-2","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Warranty 3 Year","offer_id":43333467668570,"sku":"BWCS-MBL15A-3","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/4775\/0746\/files\/BW-CS-MBL15A-1.webp?v=1778212820","url":"https:\/\/batteryweb.com\/products\/nikon-d7000-replacement-battery-74v-3200mah-li-ion","provider":"BatteryWeb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}