I have been searching ALL day for the damn ZK-01 battery, this is amazingg thank you! I have such a cute pink one I wanted to take on vacation with me but the battery won't charge up and only lasted a few seconds! I'll try this one!
Thanks for this video, got the battery and got my camera working again. The only observation I have is, that I had to unscrew the casing to get the battery to fit, which was easy enough.
@PlanetZhooZhoo I waited so long and now they're gone from amazon for me (I went on holiday and forgot about it all 🥲) do you know of any other replacements?? I keep finding so many that are such a close fit but the indents on the corners are the wrong way round!! Been searching for hours now and no luck 😕
Oh that's a shame. Hopefully they'll be back. I've spent another few hours looking this week too, but haven't seen anything else. Bear in mind it was only after many searches over many months that I found the one I used in the video.
Glad you found another battery for it, now you actuallycould boost the old Battery if you still have it by useing and battery pack of 7 or higher Volts and holding the + to + and - to - for about 1/2 min at a time untill the battery takes a charge and can be charged in the Camera again! I know it works bevcause I did it to the one I have. Then you will have two Batteries for it!
Hey I’ve done everything you have, ordered the same battery and got an sd card. I also bought a compatible cable on eBay to charge it but when I plug it in the red light shows and nothing else happens. Do you know what that means or how to fix it? Xx
That's disappointing! It's what happened when I made the mistake of letting the battery completely drain again, so I'm on the second battery they sent now, and I set a reminder to charge it weekly. The red light goes off when it's charged up, so your battery may have already drained too far or it's not taking a charge from the cable. Are you using the original charging plug with the new lead? Other than that, I'm stumped!
trying to get this camera working in time for summer hang outs with friends, im struggling to find the one linked in the desc, have you found any other ones that also work?
i did find one, but im not entirely sure i should trust it, the mAh (400 compared to original 550) and Wh (1.48 compared to 2.035) are lower then the original, but the v is same.
alright, thank you! if you do ever find one, please reply! i really want to have some more permanent memories, you could say, with my friends and this camera seems about the best option!
Oh no! I can see it says temporarily unavailable, maybe it will be back in stock soon. If you look for BP-5M batteries, you might find one with the same notches. Do let us know if you find one!
Well done. Yes, there are lots of more modern battery configurations that are upgrades of older formats, so you've done well here.
Thanks, it took me ages to find it.
I picked one of these up for £1 with no battery, thanks for the hack it worked a treat and camera is working now. 👏
Great to hear, well done!
I do have a camera just like that and I am thrilled with your video! Thank you so much for the information.
Thank you, I'm so glad it was useful.
I didn't searched for this, and neither have an Polaroid camera, but I've watched it lol, congrats and good luck with your good work:)
Wow thanks, that's very kind of you.
I have been searching ALL day for the damn ZK-01 battery, this is amazingg thank you! I have such a cute pink one I wanted to take on vacation with me but the battery won't charge up and only lasted a few seconds! I'll try this one!
just one question: do you charge it with the original charger that came with the camera? or did the batteries come with their own charger?
@@mariacanasmendes9861 you're welcome, glad you found it! Yes once the battery is in your camera, it just charges up with the same charger.
Thanks for this video, got the battery and got my camera working again.
The only observation I have is, that I had to unscrew the casing to get the battery to fit, which was easy enough.
Well done, it was a tight fit, but glad you found a solution. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this!! My zk01 battery is dead as well and looking for a replacement has been a nightmare!! Thank you for this ❤️
I've just seen some actual ZK01 batteries for sale on Amazon from Agfa Photo!
@@PlanetZhooZhoo oh wow really? I'll have a look thank you so much!!
They're only 400mAh but hopefully they'll fit.
@PlanetZhooZhoo I waited so long and now they're gone from amazon for me (I went on holiday and forgot about it all 🥲) do you know of any other replacements?? I keep finding so many that are such a close fit but the indents on the corners are the wrong way round!! Been searching for hours now and no luck 😕
Oh that's a shame. Hopefully they'll be back. I've spent another few hours looking this week too, but haven't seen anything else. Bear in mind it was only after many searches over many months that I found the one I used in the video.
Hello everyone! I found a battery that works just fine on the camera. Is the BL-5B. You can easily find on Aliexpress!!
Excellent, well done! Can you provide an item number?
Glad you found another battery for it, now you actuallycould boost the old Battery if you still have it by useing and battery pack of 7 or higher Volts and holding the + to + and - to - for about 1/2 min at a time untill the battery takes a charge and can be charged in the Camera again! I know it works bevcause I did it to the one I have. Then you will have two Batteries for it!
@@mortneff4674wow, it becomes a Franken-battery!
@@PlanetZhooZhoo That's one way to look at it. Got the idea from other TH-camrs
Hey I have a question do you have the link where you bought your battery?
The one I used is mentioned in the description but it appears to be unavailable at present. I'm searching for another alternative.
This is great!! The exact video I was hoping to find. Could you please link where you got the battery from? 😅
Thanks, yes I've added the link to the video description now.
Hey I’ve done everything you have, ordered the same battery and got an sd card. I also bought a compatible cable on eBay to charge it but when I plug it in the red light shows and nothing else happens. Do you know what that means or how to fix it? Xx
That's disappointing! It's what happened when I made the mistake of letting the battery completely drain again, so I'm on the second battery they sent now, and I set a reminder to charge it weekly. The red light goes off when it's charged up, so your battery may have already drained too far or it's not taking a charge from the cable. Are you using the original charging plug with the new lead? Other than that, I'm stumped!
Did you find a solution? I have the same issue’
Did you do anything with the Instant memory software CD? No way for me to download that on my laptop.
I did download it, but it's nothing spectacular.
@@PlanetZhooZhoo What's it supposed to do? And where did you find the download? I already know how to manually transfer photos to my computer.
youre awesome ❤
trying to get this camera working in time for summer hang outs with friends, im struggling to find the one linked in the desc, have you found any other ones that also work?
i did find one, but im not entirely sure i should trust it, the mAh (400 compared to original 550) and Wh (1.48 compared to 2.035) are lower then the original, but the v is same.
I believe you can go higher in mAh but not lower, as long as the voltage is the same. Still looking for an alternative to the one that's out of stock.
alright, thank you! if you do ever find one, please reply! i really want to have some more permanent memories, you could say, with my friends and this camera seems about the best option!
@@nevywevyuwu Hi, did you find? I have the same problem.
Still looking.
i’m unable to find that battery - says sold out to me! Does anyone know of a current replacement ?
Oh no! I can see it says temporarily unavailable, maybe it will be back in stock soon. If you look for BP-5M batteries, you might find one with the same notches. Do let us know if you find one!
did u manage to find one?? i’m in the same situation and i have no clue where else to look 😂
I'm still looking - never give up hope, it took a while to find the first one!
@@PlanetZhooZhoo yeah fingers crossed 🤞
I've just seen some ZK01 on Amazon being sold by Agfa Photo.
Would a 3.7V and 700mAh battery work?? It seems like the 550mAh battery doesn’t exist anymore as I can’t find it anywhere
I've read as long as the voltage is the same as the original, you can get away with more mAh. If you find one, please let us know.
Im still fighting for this camera's battery 😭. My grandma got this camera for my 9th birthday. I'm now 19 lol
@@whyzzie_1134 Oh gosh, yes it was 10 years ago when I won mine. Keep looking, there were some by AgfaFoto on Amazon recently.