About this replacement
Philips ESee CAM101BL/00 — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (LP053136AR)
This 3.7V 700mAh (2.59Wh) Li-ion cell replaces the original battery in the Philips ESee CAM101BL/00 compact digital camera. It matches the OEM part number LP053136AR and fits the same slot, connector, and BMS handshake as the factory cell. Use it when the original cell no longer holds a charge or fails to register in the camera body.
- ESee CAM101BL/00 fitment: The LP053136AR cell uses the same 3.7V nominal voltage rail and physical dimensions — 38.80 × 31.00 × 6.00mm — as the OEM pack. The connector pinout and BMS communication match what the ESee camera body expects on startup.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on compatible camera hardware and confirmed the BMS accepted the cell, reported state-of-charge without fault flags, and held voltage through sustained video capture.
- First-cycle calibration on the ESee body: Run the first full charge from within the camera body or the OEM charger before shooting. Some compact camera BMS systems map the battery-remaining indicator to a discharge curve during that initial cycle — skipping it can cause the indicator to read inaccurately from the start.
Battery percentage jumping erratically on the ESee display
The ESee camera maps its battery indicator to voltage thresholds calibrated against the original cell's discharge curve. A new replacement cell may discharge along a slightly different curve, causing the indicator to jump — for example, dropping from 60% to 20% without warning. This is a display mapping issue, not a capacity fault. Running one complete charge-discharge cycle lets the BMS resample the curve and anchor the percentage readout more accurately. After that cycle, erratic jumps typically stop.
Flash not fully recycling between shots on a new cell
The flash capacitor in the ESee draws a short high-current pulse to recharge between shots. When a cell's internal resistance is elevated — common in cells that have not yet been fully conditioned — voltage sags during that recharge pulse and the capacitor does not reach full charge before the next shot. The result is noticeably dimmer flash output or a longer wait between frames. Charge the cell fully to 4.2V and complete one conditioning cycle. If recycling lag persists after two full cycles, check that the cell contacts are clean and seated flush.