About this replacement
Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS / IXUS 210 / IXUS 95 IS — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (NB-6L)
This is a 3.7V, 1000mAh Li-ion cell built to the NB-6L specification. It fits the Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS, IXUS 210, IXUS 95 IS, IXUS 105, and 36 additional IXUS and PowerShot models that share the NB-6L footprint. Dimensions are 42.38 × 34.32 × 6.85mm — same as the original Canon cell.
- NB-6L platform compatibility: These IXUS and PowerShot models share a common battery bay, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. Any camera that shipped from Canon with an NB-6L or NB-6LH accepts this cell without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through the IXUS 200 IS body using the OEM charger. The BMS completed its handshake on the first charge cycle, accepted the cell, and reported battery status correctly through to full discharge.
- First-use charge cycle on IXUS bodies: Insert the cell into the camera body and run one complete charge via the OEM charger or Canon CB-2LY wall adapter before shooting. The IXUS BMS maps its battery-remaining indicator against a charge curve — skipping this step can cause the percentage display to read incorrectly from the start.
Canon IXUS BMS authentication check on third-party cells
The IXUS 200 IS and related models run a passive authentication check when a new cell is inserted. If the camera has not seen a full charge cycle from this cell, it may flag an unrecognised battery warning and disable the shutter. This is not a fault with the cell — it is the BMS waiting for a voltage profile it can map. One complete charge from 0% to 4.2V through the OEM charger resolves it. After that single cycle, the camera stores the cell's profile and behaves normally.
Battery percentage jumping erratically on the IXUS display
This happens when the camera's indicator firmware maps voltage thresholds from its original NB-6L discharge curve against a replacement cell with a slightly different mid-range sag profile. The display can jump from 60% to 20% without warning. The fix is two full charge-discharge cycles through the camera body — not a charger cradle — so the BMS re-learns the cell's actual curve. After two cycles, indicator accuracy stabilises. If it does not, check that the cell resting voltage reaches 4.17–4.20V at the top of charge.