 Smart charger to protect your investment |
| Review Date: December 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Nils Valentin, Tokyo, Japan |
The Confusion:
There seems to be some confusion why the charger is recommended when the videocam seems to originally come with one.
If you own a videocam like f.e. HF11, HF10, HF100 etc. or any other you will find included a POWER SUPPLY !! <-- read this ? ... let it sink in ...
Its right that the power supply can - while its connected through the videocamera - charge the battery, but that is NOT what its made for primarily.
The difference:
a) A power supply does not care if your battery is half full or empty it just connects it and keeps it connected even after it became already full. A power supply also doesnt care if the battery is charged slow or quick.
b) The charger has some intelligence built in. It does communicate with the battery and checks the battery status. It then (dis)charges it GENTLY to the maximum possible and keeps it at that state. It stops loading when the battery is full and indicates with the green light that charging has finished.
The result:
Using the power supply regularly will reduce the lifecycle of the rechargeable battery, hence it will suffer an earlier death.
The charger itself:
- the charger gives each of your batteries a personalized treatment
- Its right that the packaging is helplessly oversized
- I found the charger to be comfortable AND robust enough for travelling
- NO messing with cables
- You can charge one battery meanhwile using the other on the go
--- How this charger protects your videocam: ---
- maximizes the lifecycle of the battery
- reduces the usage of the compact power supply connector on the videocam
You MUST plugin the power supply to the videocam in order to copy the video data to the PC/MAC. Those connection plugs usually break after warranty time. Thats another reason why the charger is recommended.
So, try to use the power supply not too often, or at least very gentle when pluggin it in/out to avoid disappointment or save your videos on the SD card. |
Shaves recharging time by about an hour...
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| Review Date: July 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: R. Watson, Sunny Florida |
This is awesome. I always get the portable charger when I get a camera that does not come with one. They save alot of time and headaches. Simple to travel with. It is also fantastic to throw a spare battery on to charge in a rush (I can honestly say, I dont reckon I ever used the power cord from my ancient camera.)
It also shaves 50 min off the recharge time for the standard battery, even more for the extended battery. |
Very nice product
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| Review Date: June 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Sergio H. Guimaraes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil |
| Altough a small expensive, it's a very excellent companion in trips, as you don't need the camera to charge batteries. Also, it's very slim and doesn't need any cables to connect to power. |
Decisions are simple when you have only one choice
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| Review Date: February 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Henry Butz, Holbrook, NY USA |
I first went with a far less expensive third-party charger for these batteries. It seemed to work. But, when I tried to use the charged battery the camera, the camera told me the battery was dead. Save yourself some aggravation and buy this charger.
Also note that your camera may have a built-in battery which needs charging as well. Even if you use an external charger, you should occasionally charge the battery through the camera's AC adapter to insure that everything is fully charged. |
Fantastic Battery Charger to have
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| Review Date: October 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: C. Tse, Trabuco Canyon, CA |
The battery charger is very useful, especially if you're in a rush. I bought the Canon BP-819 battery and it took about 2 hours to charge which is quicker than using the camcorder to charge. There are only 2 issues that I have with the charger.
1. It gets really hot, so if you have children around becareful.
2. I reckon it is pricey for this charger. Wish Canon would include it with the camcorder but that is where Canon gets you to buy their product.
Overall, excellent product. If you plot to be recording and you need a quick charge, this will be helpful. |
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