Power fact sheet

Battery & charger for your Sony Alpha 7 (ILCE-7)

Interchangeable-lens digital camera

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

Battery: NP‑FW50 (7.2 V)
Shots per battery charge: approx. 270 (CIPA)
Video per battery charge: approx. 60 min (actual movie recording per CIPA (AVCHD 60i/50i 17M FH), according to Sony)
Charging in the camera: Yes – via the Multi/Micro‑USB port with the supplied power adapter (AC‑UB10) and Micro‑USB cable when the camera is switched off; also possible via a computer
Power via USB: No – the supplied power adapter does not power the camera during recording and playback; for this, there is the power adapter AC‑PW20 (available separately)
Vertical grip: Vertical grip VG‑C1EM available separately; with the grip attached, the battery cannot be charged in the camera
Memory cards: One slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo or SD (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Weight: approx. 474 g with battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo (body only approx. 416 g)

Measurement conditions according to Sony: CIPA standard, 25 °C, lens FE 28-70 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS, single-shot AF, one shot every 30 seconds, switched off and on again after every ten shots. The instruction manual gives approx. 270 shots without distinguishing between monitor/viewfinder, the specifications on sony.de ‘up to 340 shots’ – the lower value applies here. Movie: manual approx. 60 min, specifications approx. 60 min (viewfinder) or approx. 65 min (monitor).

Charging and power via USB: information from Sony on the camera – we have not tested whether it also charges replacement batteries in the camera.

Sources (5) · retrieved on 01/10/2026

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Battery check for your camera

Which Baxxtar battery fits?

According to Sony, the Sony Alpha 7 uses the NP‑FW50 battery – Baxxtar offers it as a single battery, in a twin pack and in a set with a charger.

Baxxtar NP‑FW50: 1080 mAh · 7.2 V · 7.8 Wh

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Baxxtar NP-FW50 battery, compatible with the Sony Alpha 7

Switching cameras

Your Baxxtar NP‑FW50 also fits …

According to our compatibility list, the Baxxtar NP‑FW50 also fits these 34 cameras. If you switch to one of them, you can keep using your Baxxtar batteries and charger.

Alpha 7 II
Alpha 7R
Alpha 7R II
Alpha 7S
Alpha 7S II
Alpha 33
Alpha 35
Alpha 37
Alpha 55
Alpha 3000
Alpha 5000
Alpha 5100
Alpha 6000
Alpha 6100
Alpha 6300
Alpha 6400
Alpha 6500
NEX‑3
NEX‑3N
NEX‑5
NEX‑5N
NEX‑5R
NEX‑5T
NEX‑6
NEX‑7
NEX‑C3
NEX‑F3
QX1
RX10
RX10 II
RX10 III
RX10 IV
ZV‑E10
Hasselblad Lunar

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 Sony for the Alpha 7.

Photos per day 800 Allow for a reserve – one extra batteryAccording to Sony, battery life is shorter in the cold and with frequent use of the flash or zoom.

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. 270 shots per battery charge (CIPA figure from Sony for the Alpha 7, a standardised comparison test) or approx. 60 minutes of video (actual movie recording per CIPA (AVCHD 60i/50i 17M FH), according to Sony). According to Sony, the actual runtime depends on the conditions of use; we have not measured these figures with Baxxtar batteries.

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