The above photographs detail the textual content of the genuine batteries. Please note that the “JAPAN ONLY” words on the reverse side, refer to the Recycling symbol, rather than to a distribution market. On the reverse face, can be found the contact pin-outs, safety warnings, and country of manufacture. The Fujifilm branding, battery type, and power specifications are found on the front face of the battery. The logos of the various certifying agencies indicate a global coverage. As far as I can find out, there is one design for all markets. These are the current printed faces of the NP-W126S battery. When examining the details of the printing on the battery in question, we can look at: The battery is printed on two faces, and one end (the circular orientation patch). That logo is an anachronism for the NP-W126S battery, which was released ten years after the change to the present Fujifilm brand logo (with the distinctive font, and the “cutting-edge” design feature on letters I and F). Other discrepancies are the lack of Japanese text, and the old style Fujifilm brand with the small “Fuji” symbol, which has not been used since 2006. Some counterfeiting is very un-sophisticated: In the following phoney box, based on packaging from the past, the battery diagram shows the wrong battery (they sometimes place a barcode label over this, to obscure it).
The box and instructions are specific to the battery type (that is, they don’t use a generic box and instructions sheet that suit various models of lithium-ion battery). When purchased as an accessory, the original packaging of the NP-W126S battery includes the box, instructions and a plastic storage pouch for the battery. To determine the authenticity of a particular battery claiming to be a genuine NP-W126S, look at: ORIGINAL PACKAGING If you are familiar with what to look for, you can positively identify a fake (even a very good copy), in about 2 to 3 seconds. Many of the analyses shown here, can be made without the need of any instruments. When the bulk of the suspicious evidence becomes compelling, then you can declare the battery a fake. Every occurrence of a “suspect” finding, contributes to the accumulating evidence that the battery may not be genuine. Because of this, it is best to frame the results of your individual tests in terms of “normal or suspect”, rather than jumping immediately to a “real or fake” conclusion. However, Fujifilm, (or the battery’s manufacturer, Panasonic) could at any time, make changes to the battery, which might supersede this information: – “Specifications subject to change without notice”, as they say. The distinctions made in this guide, reflect the situation at the time of writing. I will present practical tests which can be used to determine whether a battery claimed to be a genuine “Fujifilm NP-W126S” is legitimate, or counterfeit.
They are designed for the purpose of deceit. This guide is specifically about counterfeits, meaning that the batteries (without authorisation) carry a copy of the Fujifilm brand logo, and are designed to resemble the original product so closely as to be virtually identical to it. Because the NP-W126S is a premium battery which sells at a premium price, fraudsters re-badge and repackage inferior batteries, to pass them off as genuine Fujifilm batteries, in a money making scam. The NP-W126S is the current version of the battery used by Fujifilm X interchangeable lens cameras (X-A, E, H, M, Pro, and T series).