it just happened to me with both my third party batteries of Patona. My original fuji battery is still fine. all three were charged regularly with the patona charger. i found somewhere online that a charger should have 3 or 4 pins like the original fuji charger has. the patona charger has only two pins. therefore the charging voltage cannot be accurately checked and batteries can be overcharged. so now i use only the original charger of fuji. but since it happened only to my patona batteries, this plays a role as well: use only original batteries if possible. i learned my lesson. no longer third party chargers or third oarty batteries.

Just had a battery swell and get stuck in an old XT1. After several different methods the one that worked for me was getting some strong Mounting tape or double sided tape. It would be super adhesive and able to hold a certain weight (such as a picture frame). Put the sticky part on just the battery and wait a few seconds then lift. Battery came right out.

I recently purchased an X-E3, my first Fuji. I noticed immediately that the OEM batteries are slightly concave on the two larger surfaces. All 4 of my Fuji batteries are like this. My guess is that this inward curvature is designed to allow the battery to expand slightly with heat, but I haven't seen this confirmed anywhere. In any case, I will avoid using 3rd-party batteries with this camera.

Thank you! Help me a lot!.

I got it out! I took my lens off and put the whole camera in the fridge for 15/20 minuets and it slid out! The swelling went down but I'll never use that battery ever again! Thanks for getting back to me!

Thanks just what I needed. I got my swollen battery out with a small screwdriver by prying on it, inching it out. I will definitely not put it back in.

I have seen several articles on third party batteries for Fuji cameras. The swelling seems to be an issue on many brands. From what I have read Watson (sold through B&H) and Green Extreme (sold through Adorama) seem to be the safest options. This is for the X-T1 camera along with non 4K cameras. If you use an X-T2 or another 4K Fuji camera I highly recommend using the Fuji "S" batteries only. They are designed to handle the extra heat that is generated when shooting 4K video.

After an hour, I got it out! The tweezers and hitting did NOT work for me. I took the end of an ink pen cap and ripped the metal hook part off. Then I used one end of the metal stick and fitted it inside the battery compartment (opposite the battery lock side). I was able to pull out a tiny bit of the battery from that side. I kept working with it all around the edge, but only mostly that side would work. After a while more of the battery came out, but still it wouldn't release. Finally I got rougher and pulled out more of the battery from that same side even if it damaged the battery. After a TON of work prying little by little of the battery edge out with the metal plane, enough of the battery was out so that I could get a really good grip on the battery. At that point (about twenty minutes later) I left the metal stick to the side and was able to use my fingers to grip the battery firmly and fight it. I kept pulling it out from side to side while holding the camera between my arms over my chest (I was lying with my back to the ground curled around the camera trying to get it out, so that if it fell, it would be close to the floor) and eventually the battery slowly slowly came out millimeter by millimeter, until suddenly it slid all the way out!!! It was super swollen too. I checked the state of the empty battery compartment in my camera, luckily there was no damage to anything necessary at all!

Got the same problem with one of my Wasabi in Xpro1. Pulled it out with knife.

I used the heavy duty velcro and it came out enough where I could grab it and pull it out. It was really stuck in there. It was swollen on both sides.

This has happened to me before with those batteries and my xpro 1. I got it out in the end but needed a ladies hand!

Mine is stuck in the compartment for a different reason, the orange latch has broken and it seems like the latch is still working, hence the battery won't come out. Any clues on how to resolve?

This just happened to me! When I insert it the battery does work, but it's very difficult to introduce it or take it out. Seems risky.

Something similar happened to my battery except its it curved inwards like a spoon...is that normal?

Thanks for the share. Fujifilm designed the new "S" batteries for the same exact reason. In fact, the "S" stands for "Shielded." Guess the lesson here is to avoid non-OEM batteries. Cheers!

Minha bateria agarrou na câmera, a trava amarela n está funcionando. Tem alguma dica de como faço para tirar?

is it a genuine Fuji battery or a copyTom G

Yea I know I was nervous but it made sense for the swelling to go down. A friend told me To do it. Lol

is it a genuine battery

i can't get mine out ... will the swelling go down ?

No issues with my Wasabi batteries but just had a Fuji OE swell. Luckily I was able to tap it out. It’s headed for the trash can.

Mine is currently stuck in my 550D 😰😰

my battery is stuck in my dslr canon (for beginner) and it's been a long time i've used it. Years. Now it stuck I can't take it out. I almost break this precious camera. Please help. I tried to use small stuff to pull it out but it didn't work. I need it for my business online. please help me.

I've had the same problem with both Fuji and Watson batteries. Today I had to take the battery out of my XPro2 with a knife. I've examined all of my batteries. I have 6 with one of them finally put to rest because it won't hold a charge. Two are brand new Watson, two are old Watson and two are Fuji. When I put the flat side down on a table the older ones (Watsons AND Fuji) rock just a little telling me that they're deformed. Only the two new Watsons are perfectly flat. Also my older batteries have become increasingly difficult to put in and take out of the camera. The new Watsons fall right in and out. My suggestion is that once the batteries start to bind on the sides of the battery compartment set them aside for emergency use and get new batteries. Incidentally the four older batteries I got with the camera about 6 years ago and they've all seen a LOT of use professionally and personally.

Same issue here, Fuji battery is fine but the garbage third party one got stuck despite me having purchased them at the same time... Had to pull it out with a strong adhesive sticker (Blumax brand)

Ever had this happen to you?

I just spent 20 min to remove a Bluemax battery from my XT-3. Even had to use tweezers. 😡 Be aware: I didn’t notice any difference when i put it in.

I have the same problem but it didn't help😭😭

Same thing happened to my EOS m50

lmao i forget to remove the battery of mine stuck for 19 years lmao

I used very sticky tape, added to the butt of the battery, tug, reapplied, tugged and so on until it came out.

Is it a genuine Fuji battery or a copy

needle nose pliers will get it out

scary ! I use those 3rd party batteries :/

I'ved same problem : My compatible battery was slightly swollen almost invisible to the naked eye. Fuji battery no.