Power fact sheet

Battery & charger for your Sony NEX-3 (NEX-3)

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. 330 (CIPA)
Charging in the camera: No – the battery is charged in the supplied charger BC‑VW1; Sony does not mention charging in the camera via USB
Power via USB: No information on operation via USB; for mains power, Sony lists the power adapter AC‑PW20 (available separately, connected via the battery compartment)
Memory cards: One slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo or SD memory card
Weight: approx. 297 g with battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo (body only approx. 239 g)

Measurement conditions according to Sony: CIPA standard, 25 °C, quality ‘Fine’, single-shot AF, one shot every 30 seconds, flash on every second shot, switched off and on again after every ten shots, Memory Stick PRO Duo.

Sources (2) · retrieved on 01/10/2026

Sony and NEX-3 are trademarks or product names of their respective owners. Baxxtar is an independent brand and is not affiliated with Sony – the names only show which camera our products fit.

Battery check for your camera

Which Baxxtar battery fits?

According to Sony, the Sony NEX-3 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

View matching batteries & sets

Not your camera? Choose another model

Baxxtar NP-FW50 battery, compatible with the Sony NEX-3

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
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‑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 photograph in a day – the planner works with the figures from Sony for the NEX-3.

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

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. 330 shots per battery charge (CIPA figure from Sony for the NEX-3, a standardised comparison test). According to Sony, the actual runtime depends on the conditions of use; we have not measured these figures with Baxxtar batteries.

Products