Samsung VP-X220L Replacement Battery 3.7V 2400mAh SB-P240A

Samsung VP-X220L / SC-X300L Series — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (SB-P240A)

This is a 3.7V, 2400mAh Li-ion replacement for the Samsung SB-P240A battery pack. It fits a range of Samsung compact camcorders including the VP-X220L, SC-X300L, SC-X210WL, and SC-X205L, among others. Voltage and capacity match the original spec exactly.

• VP-X220L and SC-X series compatibility: These camcorders share the same 3.7V single-cell battery architecture, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. The SB-P240A form factor — 57.25 × 37.01 × 14.01mm — seats and latches the same way across the range.
• Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through charge and discharge cycles on compatible Samsung camcorder bodies. The BMS accepted the cell without error flags, and the protection circuit responded correctly to end-of-discharge cutoff events.
• First-install charge cycle on SC-series bodies: Insert the battery and charge it fully via the camcorder body before your first recording session. SC-series bodies calibrate the battery-remaining indicator during that initial in-body charge cycle — skipping it can cause the indicator to read inaccurately for several cycles.

Why the VP-X220L shows a dead battery icon on a partially charged replacement cell

Samsung's compact camcorder BMS maps the battery-remaining display against a voltage-threshold table tuned to the original cell's discharge curve. A new third-party cell discharges slightly differently across the mid-range, so the camera reads a lower state of charge than actually exists. This typically corrects itself after two or three full charge-discharge cycles as the BMS recalibrates. If the icon still misreads after three cycles, perform one full discharge to automatic shutdown, then charge uninterrupted to 100% in the camera body.

Battery percentage jumping erratically on the SC-X300L display

Erratic percentage readings on the SC-X300L are almost always a voltage-curve mapping issue, not a faulty cell. The camera's indicator logic samples terminal voltage at short intervals and maps it to a percentage using fixed thresholds — a new cell's slightly different internal resistance causes the sampled voltage to jump around those thresholds. Drain the battery down to auto-shutdown, then charge it fully in the camera body without interruption. One complete cycle from 0% to 4.2V normally stabilises the readout.