Can I use a EN-EL18, EN-EL18B, EN-EL18C, EN-EL18D battery instead of a EN-EL18a?

The EN-EL18 / EN-EL18A / EN-EL18B / EN-EL18C / EN-EL18D batteries share the same shape and contacts, so they fit the same cameras. Older versions hold less charge, and some newer bodies limit features such as in-camera USB charging or the fastest burst with an older cell, so check the camera maker's compatibility note.

Camera batteries · EN-EL18a

EN-EL18a battery: cameras, spares & chargers

The EN-EL18a powers 1 Nikon camera in our catalogue. It belongs to the EN-EL18 / EN-EL18A / EN-EL18B / EN-EL18C / EN-EL18D family, which share the same shape and contacts. Below: every compatible battery, genuine and third-party, with the price at each UK shop, and the charger that goes with it.

EN-EL182 camerasEN-EL18a1 cameraEN-EL18b0 cameras EN-EL18c0 cameras EN-EL18d2 cameras

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3300 mAh

Capacity

Cameras that take the EN-EL18a

Every body in the catalogue whose maker lists the EN-EL18a as its battery, newest first.

1 camera

Nikon D4S 2014 · DSLR · 16.2 MP 3020 shots per charge (CIPA)

Compatible batteries

Genuine means made by the camera maker. Third-party cells are cheaper; most work fully, but some bodies show a warning or skip the battery-health readout. Every EN-EL18 / EN-EL18A / EN-EL18B / EN-EL18C / EN-EL18D cell is listed.

3 batteries

Nikon EN-EL18d Battery Genuine

EN-EL18d · 3300 mAh

eBay£90.95 Wex Photo Video£159.00 Clifton Cameras£179.00

Nikon EN-EL18c Battery Genuine

EN-EL18c · 2500 mAh

eBay£108.83 Clifton Cameras£179.00

Hähnel HL-EL18 Battery for Nikon EN-EL18d Third-party

EN-EL18d · 3500 mAh

Wex Photo Video£129.00

Matching charger

A second charger, or a dual charger, means you can charge the spare while you shoot. Most current bodies also charge in-camera over USB-C.

Nikon MH-33 Battery Charger

EN-EL18b

eBay£88.79 Wex Photo Video£149.00

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