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[title] *Used cameras* Did you get a "consumed" battery?
-[* icon_caution] ***OTHER THAN INTENTIONALLY BINNING "CONSUMED" BATTERIES, SOME SELLERS UNKNOWINGLY BIN COUNTERFIT BATTERIES. IF IT IS SUSPECT, IT MAY BE COUNTERFIT.***
-[* icon_caution] ***If you buy a used camera (Mirrorless, DSLR, P&S), any included battery is likely well-used or near EOL.*** As a rule, batteries are "consumables" with limited warranty coverage. This is especially true with a used camera.
-[* icon_caution] ***There is no catch-all health monitoring method. Many older cameras simply have no support for this, or it is restricted to prosumer and pro cameras. Newer cameras are much better.*** On cameras with poor monitoring, you will need to make a judgment call on unreliable data. See this 80D for what proper health monitoring looks like.
-[* red] Refer to your camera's menus and see how to check this, if your camera supports it. ***For example, the battery I got with my Canon 80D from 6/2017 is essentially "end of life" due to being in poor condition. I will still use it until it's dead but I do not trust it in the field without a healthy pair of spares.***
-[* orange] ***The seller this 80D came from "included" this battery, but it likely came from a pile of known end of life batteries. I cannot verify this as absolute fact, but this is VERY common with used cameras.***
+[* icon_caution] ***SOME SELLERS UNKNOWINGLY BIN COUNTERFIT BATTERIES. IF IT SHOWS ANY RED FLAGS, IT MAY BE COUNTERFIT.***
+[* icon_caution] ***If you buy a used camera (Mirrorless, DSLR, P&S), any included battery is likely near EOL.*** Batteries are considered "consumable" with limited coverage. This is especially true with a used camera.
+[* icon_caution] ***There is no catch-all method to check this. Many older cameras lack support for this, or it is restricted to prosumer and pro cameras.*** On cameras with poor monitoring, you will need to make a judgment call. See this 80D as an example of proper health monitoring.
+[* red] Refer to your camera's menu system to see how to check this as each brand is different. ***For example, the battery I got with my Canon 80D from 6/2017 is essentially in very poor condition and "end-of-life". I still use it but I do not trust it in the field without a healthy pair of spares.***
+[* orange] ***The seller this 80D came from "included" this battery, but likely knew it was nearing the end of it's usable life.*** I cannot verify this as absolute fact, but this is VERY common with used cameras.
[* yellow] ***Batteries without monitoring:*** If your battery has no/poor monitoring, look for a date stamp. If it is over 3 years old WITH limited runtime, consider it consumed.