2010Batteries/Power forum
Comparison of Dionic HC and Red Li-Ion battery performance on Red camera
16 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- Dionic HC batteries have 91 watt-hour capacity while Red brick batteries have 140 watt-hour capacity, which accounts for the difference in runtime observed during testing
- The designation HC in Dionic HC refers to high current capability rather than high capacity
- Dionic 160 model offers 168 watt-hour typical capacity and supports over 1000 charge cycles
- Red brick batteries provide nearly double the amp-hour output of Dionic HC at comparable price and similar physical size with only slightly more weight
- Conditioning batteries through 2-3 charge cycles can provide marginal improvements in performance
Depends on
- Discussion from 2010 when newer battery models were being announced
- Cycle life claim of 1000 cycles for Dionic batteries was not verified in writing during discussion
- Red brick cycle life specifications were not provided for direct comparison
- The 1000 cycle claim is mentioned but not substantiated by testing data in the thread
- Relative weight and size comparisons between models were discussed but specific measurements for all models were incomplete