Power fact sheet

Battery & charger for your OM System PEN E-PL8

Interchangeable-lens digital camera (Micro Four Thirds)

Information from OM System on battery, charging and memory cards – as of 01/10/2026.

Battery: BLS‑50 (7.2 V)
Note on the battery: The BLS‑50 is supplied; according to OM Digital Solutions’ compatibility table, the BLS‑5 also fits. Both are charged with the BCS‑5 charger.
Shots per battery charge: approx. 350 (CIPA)
Video per battery charge: approx. 90 min (video recording to the JEITA standard, according to OM Digital Solutions)
Charging in the camera: No – the battery is charged in the supplied charger BCS‑5; according to OM Digital Solutions, the USB-AC adapter F‑5AC for charging in the camera is not compatible
Vertical grip: No battery grip – in OM Digital Solutions’ accessory table, none of the Power Battery Holders HLD‑6 to HLD‑10 is compatible with this camera
Memory cards: SD (UHS‑I)
Weight: approx. 374 g with battery and memory card (body only approx. 326 g)

Measurement conditions according to OM System: CIPA standard with BLS-50, Toshiba SDHC UHS-I EXCERIA 32 GB, image stabiliser on; one figure, not split by monitor and viewfinder. Video: JEITA standard, consecutive recordings of 29 minutes each; without zooming or other operations approx. 150 minutes.

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OM System and PEN E-PL8 are trademarks or product names of their respective owners. Baxxtar is an independent brand and is not affiliated with OM System – the names only show which camera our products fit.

Battery check for your camera

Which Baxxtar battery fits?

According to OM System, the OM System PEN E-PL8 uses the BLS‑50 battery. The Baxxtar BLS‑5 fits – as a single battery, in a twin pack and in a set with a charger.

Baxxtar BLS‑5: 1100 mAh · 7.4 V · 8.1 Wh

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Baxxtar BLS-5 battery, compatible with the OM System PEN E-PL8

Switching cameras

Your Baxxtar BLS‑5 also fits …

According to our compatibility list, the Baxxtar BLS‑5 also fits these 13 cameras. If you switch to one of them, you can keep using your Baxxtar batteries and charger.

OM‑D E‑M10
OM‑D E‑M10 Mark II
PEN E‑P3
PEN E‑PL1
PEN E‑PL2
PEN E‑PL3
PEN E‑PL5
PEN E‑PL6
PEN E‑PL7
PEN E‑PM1
PEN E‑PM2
Stylus 1
Stylus 1s

Battery planner

How many batteries do you need?

Set how much you shoot or film in a day – the planner works with the figures from OM System for the PEN E-PL8.

Photos per day 800 Allow for a reserve – one extra batteryAccording to OM System, battery life is shorter in the cold, with frequent focusing by pressing the shutter button halfway, with long image display on the monitor, with a short release lag (‘Release Lag-Time’ set to ‘Short’) and when connected to a computer or printer.

Guide value

3battery charges

Battery in the camera + 2 spare batteries – for example, the twin pack.

A guide value, not a guarantee: based on approx. 350 shots per battery charge (CIPA figure from OM System for the PEN E-PL8, a standardised comparison test) or approx. 90 minutes of video (video recording to the JEITA standard, according to OM Digital Solutions). According to OM System, the actual runtime depends on the conditions of use; we have not measured these figures with Baxxtar batteries.

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