A few months ago, Drawde mentioned to me how Sanyo Eneloop batteries are the best rechargeable batteries. They are a (back then) new type of batteries that are low self-discharge. This allows for the batteries to be charged at manufacture, packaged, and ready for use off the shelf. Of course this also means that in use, they last longer. This is especially noticeable when used in remotes, clocks, etc. Convinced, I tried looking for Sanyo Eneloops to replace the Sony rechargeable batteries that I have been using on my DSLR. But they were pretty much unavailable so I eventually gave up.
Then this morning, as I was putting my Sony batteries inside the charger (I didn’t need to recharge them often, which should have been a hint), I noticed the words “Cycle Energy” on the batteries. It sounded suspiciously similar to Eneloop or energy loop. So I did a quick search and found out that Sony Cycle Energy batteries are nothing but rebadged Sanyo Eneloop batteries! I had Eneloops all along! Nice!