haven't bought a digital camera for several years and I'm confused about the 'plug in' battery charger. This isn't the old fashioned double A type batteries that you just replace? What if I go on a week-long camping trip with no electrical outlet? I...
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You can order an 3rd party spare battery that also includes a battery charger that can plug into an AC outlet or the 12 volt aux. outlet in most cars You don't have to charge the battery in the camera
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As "Traditional Battery" cameras go, this one is much better than most. I've taken a weekend camping trip worth of photos on one set of batteries. I believe that you can buy some rechargeable batteries from the manufacturer and charge them inside the camera, but you may want to check with Nikon about that. I love this camera as a point-and-shoot. Makes a great back-up, but I do have to do some major "blue-shift" corrections in photoshop.
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Hi M. Crnkovich; Try and find a battery charger that you can plug into your car's cigarette lighter socket. I found one for my Olympus C8080 at "that big online auction site" if you know what I mean. I think it's a good idea to get 3 extra batteries and maybe a 2 gigabyte XD card if you can afford it. Here's a tip concerning the batteries: Store them close to your body to keep them warm. A warm battery will put out more juice and will last longer than a cold battery. I even keep my camera close to my side to keep it and the battery inside warm. That's if it's 30 degrees F or colder. These lithium ion batteries have what's called "rebound." After it's been drained, some of the charge comes back in a day or two, but not much. It's usually enough to take a quick shot before it totally dies, and then it will rebound again for one shot. Have fun in Alaska :) kkrome25
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Mine does not. Battery is removed for charging. Have tried to charge with the USB cable and camera isn't set up to charge this way. The battery charger is setup for a wall outlet. Battery lasts a long time. Have not needed a second battery with this camera.
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I have had this charger for a couple of years now and have never put a battery in it that it didn't recognize. My guess is that your D battery is broken inside and doesn't make a complete circuit. This is a very good charger and keeps my 12 (AA), 12 (AAA), 8 (C), and 4 (D) batteries fully charged. Rechargeable batteries are a little expensive, but this charger saves a lot of money in the long run. I live full time in an RV and can't run to the store for batteries all the time from the middle of the Arizona Desert. Rechargeable batteries don't last forever.
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If the battery is charged in the camera rather than in a seperate charging cradle then extra caution is certainly called for. The charging process is the most dangerous (barring accidental shorting of the battery's contacts). Most bad batteries just refuse to hold a charge though. One of the reasons reviews of 3rd party batteries are all over the map is that, in my experience, you may get a perfectly usable battery or you may get a complete dud that can't even be charged at all or which only lasts for a few minutes. Some batteries are just stored too long and their charge has fallen too low over time to keep the battery viable (batteries have a limited shelf life). And some batteries are just not manufactured very well. I have a Lenmar universal camera battery charger but I'm not too confident in it (for one thing, it doesn't use the batteries' built-in thermal protection lead and, for another, it seems to stumble with very low batteries). Haven't tried Lenmar batteries in particular though. The best high quality 3rd party batteries I HAVE tried are made by SterlingTek.com http://sterlingtek.com/canb13bapaeq.html
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I gave this camera to my brother-in-law for Christmas. I BELIEVE that we had to charge the battery IN the camera when we opened it. I bought a battery charger on Amazon (Wasabi) that was an external charger for my other Sony camera. I always like to have the external one myself. Not too expensive, and you get two more batteries as well. Look up the appropriate model of Wasabi chargers for this camera and you should be ready to go.
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The battery is charged when you connect to your computer with USB or it has a 110 adapter so you can plug your camera in. It doesn't have a separate battery charger.
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How long do the batteries last? I love my Lithium rechargables on my Kodak becasue I have NEVER ran out of batteries. My mother has also purchased digital cameras that use 4 AAs and is also having to recharge them. It drives me crazy!!!!!!!!! Do you generally carry around extra batteries? I guess I also leave my camera plugged in, so it is always fully charged and ready to go. I would like to try and Olympus but the 4 AA batteries is really holding me back!Please help!
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Batter charger comes with the camera, which was a nice surprise I hadn't expected. It's the type that plugs directly into the wall. Not auto or USB capable. There is a DC port on the camera but a power cord does not come with the camera. The D20 does come with a USB cable but only for data transfer and not for charging the battery.
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I quit using the standard battery about a week after I got this camera. Why? I bought an OPTEKA NP-FV70 BATTERY PACK. Actually, I bought 2 but only really needed 1 as it turns out. Yes, I am endorsing this OPTEKA product. This is a 8.4v 2500mAh battery. I always charge it on the camera itself. I do not ever endorse charging on a car charger, and that includes cellphones. Car chargers, in my experience, charge the batteries too quickly and get the batteries too hot, and excessive heat is one of the worst enemies of batteries. If I must charge in a car, I actually bought a power inverter, and I plug in the home charger to that, and that is, in my experience, a better way. Anyway, you asked about the battery life: The standard battery that comes with the camera should last you at least 30 minutes, and it could last you up to the 1.5 hours that coyote quoted. I seriously doubt you can get 3 hours on the standard battery, as the standard battery is much smaller than the one I mentioned, but I have not tried it. I put in an Amazon 32GB memory card, which is why I bought the 2500 mAh battery. I record on the highest resolution. I can get 3+ hours of HD recording on the memory card, and 3+ hours of life from this bigger battery. I have done a lot of video while deer hunting and videoed my stepsons wrestling matches, and the camera and battery have performed flawlessly so far. So, to recap, I am plugging this camera, that battery, and the Amazon SD class 10 memory card. You might also consider buying an external SD card reader. I have an older Dell, and the built-in card reader does not like to read cards, so I just bought a USB reader, and it works fine. You can also just leave the card in the camera and download directly from the camera to your computer. A couple other things to consider are a tripod or a mono-pod and a nylon case. I bought everything here on Amazon. For this type of equipment, you really can get a 1-stop shopping spree.
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I see that someone posted that the camera doesn't eat batteries. Well, on vacation we used 2 batteries each day and that makes it difficult to charge since you have to charge the battery while it is in the camera.
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1) no. 2) I have used a battery pack and it charges the camera's battery just fine 1-4 hours and during this downtime you cannot use the camera till it is finished charging. After my purchase I contacted the company and asked several questions also made a few recommendations as a customer that could make the camera more user friendly etc. No response! I am currently researching for another camera that will fit my needs and use this one as a backup or spare.
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You have to take the batteries out of the camera and recharge them in a separate charger. Buy your choice. Or just replace batteries. A downside to this camera.
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The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as long as Oly batteries, though.If you're using this in a cold climate, the batteries will have to be swapped out sooner so spares are a good idea. The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as... » Read More The only item you /must/ buy is an SD card. If you take 150 or so images in a day, you don't need an extra battery, but if you're traveling and use this to document your travels, you'd probably want an extra battery just so you can have a fresh battery when you're away from electrical power. If you use this camera around home, you shouldn't need anything else. (If you do buy an extra battery or two, you're not obligated to buy Olympus batteries). The "no name" ones are probably adequate and are inexpensive. Don't expect these "emergency" batteries to hold a charge as long as Oly batteries, though.If you're using this in a cold climate, the batteries will have to be swapped out sooner so spares are a good idea. « Show Less
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there's a cable that hooks in the camera when the battery is inside, and into the wall socket to recharge. I ordered a separate charger they are really cheap. camera comes with extra battery already so I will be all set to swap the battery out without having to hook up the camera to do it :o)
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Doesn't look like it. I plugged its (custom?) cable into a (powered) USB outlet, three was no indication of battery being charged.FWIW, I didn't really like the provided changer (huge thing with a cord), so I purchased Wasabi charger kit that came with with two spare batteries and other useful add-ons: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Nikon EN-EL12 and Nikon Coolpix AW100, AW100s, AW110, AW110s, P300, P310, P330, S31, S70, S610, S620, S630, S640, S800c, S1000pj, S1100pj, S1200pj, S6000, S6100, S6150, S6200, S6300, S8000, S8100, S8200, S9050, S9100, S9200, S9300, S9400, S9500I just double checked in the manual: the USB is only used for image transfer. There is no single mention of using it for recharging. Sorry. Doesn't look like it. I plugged its (custom?) cable into a (powered) USB outlet, three was no indication of battery being charged.FWIW, I didn't really like the provided changer (huge thing with a cord), so I purchased Wasabi charger kit that came with with two spare batteries and other useful add-ons: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Nikon EN-EL12 and Nikon Coolpix AW100, AW100s, AW110, AW110s, P300, P310, P330, S31, S70, S610, S620, S630, S640, S800c, S1000pj, S1100pj, S1200pj, S6000, S6100, S6150, S6200, S6300,... » Read More Doesn't look like it. I plugged its (custom?) cable into a (powered) USB outlet, three was no indication of battery being charged.FWIW, I didn't really like the provided changer (huge thing with a cord), so I purchased Wasabi charger kit that came with with two spare batteries and other useful add-ons: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Nikon EN-EL12 and Nikon Coolpix AW100, AW100s, AW110, AW110s, P300, P310, P330, S31, S70, S610, S620, S630, S640, S800c, S1000pj, S1100pj, S1200pj, S6000, S6100, S6150, S6200, S6300, S8000, S8100, S8200, S9050, S9100, S9200, S9300, S9400, S9500I just double checked in the manual: the USB is only used for image transfer. There is no single mention of using it for recharging. Sorry. « Show Less