Beginner Power bank for DSLR charger?

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Evening everyone,

Was just curious to know if it is possible to buy a power bank to use for a DSLR battery charger to charge up the cameras batteries?

Or if it is possible to buy one for a phone (as my camera battery charger has no usb port) and find a means to connect it to the camera battery charger?

Or is it simply less expensive/easier to buy more batteries?

Many thanks,

Samuel
 
Hi Samuel and welcome to the forum. Not knowing your camera or charger this is all guesswork: but assuming the charger's the one that came in the box with your camera, it most likely runs straight from a figure-of-8 mains lead. To charge batteries away from the mains you'd need one of the aftermarket chargers which run off USB cables. I'd be careful buying one of those, to avoid getting a dodgy product that might fry your battery and perhaps your camera bag as well. Mine is a Kodak model which is expensive. You could then use a USB power bank. You'd need 2 camera batteries to keep shooting obviously.

Aftermarket batteries might be the best (cheap, easy) solution. They aren't expensive but again carry risks. I buy Expro ones from a UK seller which seem to work OK.

DISCLAIMER: I'm no expert but just offering my thoughts, as your post seemed a bit lonely.
 
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Dont know what camera you have , but I got a battery grip for my nikon. Takes 2 batteris so double the shoot time and two spare batteries (aftermarket ones) as back up never run out of power YET!!!:exit:
 
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Dont know what camera you have , but I got a battery grip for my nikon. Takes 2 batteris so double the shoot time and two spare batteries (aftermarket ones) as back up never run out of power YET!!!:exit:
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Ah well done, forgot about that option. Some cameras I've seen recently seem to have grips available that don't accept batteries, which seems a wasted opportunity for greater shooting capacity IMO.
 
You can often buy aftermarket chargers that work via USB so you can power them with a powerbank.

This is exactly what I do with my Olympus cameras, it also means that when travelling I can not only recharge) batteries when I'm away from an electricity store but also I only need to take a multi-USB plug and I can power everything (phone, laptop, powerbanks etc).
 
The 2 Nikon chargers for DSLRs that I can lay my hands on both output 8.4 Volts - significantly more than a USB port or power bank can output. I carry a few spare batteries and make sure they're all fully charged when I go out shooting. I also use a universal charger (Hahnel UniPal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Camera-B...pal-Plus-Universal-Battery-Charger/B009LM3V5E ) on holiday and that allows me to charge in the car as well as from almost any mains supply.
 
Welcome to TP!

I have a USB charger for my Canon 750D but frankly it is quite slow and I only use it as an emergency back up and only with non-OEM batteries - I use it with an Anker power bank as a last resort. I also have a non-OEM mains charger which came with an in-car charger lead (12v) which, whilst still slow, is quicker than USB (5v) but realistically needs the enginge running.

Stop gaps are fine but extra fully charged spare batteries are best.

Steve
 
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