 Application Notes:
Portable Charging Systems For Compact Digital Cameras
Specifically 3.7V camera batteries
This note is provided as a guide to those who want to solar power their compact digital camera while outdoors & away from household power. This encompasses cameras that use 3.6V or 3.7V lithium battery packs.
Articles in this series cover camera that use AA batteries, USB charging, 3.6V / 3.7V Lithium, 7.2V / 7.4V Lithium batteries in dSLR cameras & video camcorders.
For digital cameras that are capable of charging their battery pack when connected to a computer USB port, there is a very simple charging configuration available. Simply plug your camera's USB cable into any of the solar modules we carry that offer a USB output port. Products such as the PowerFilm USB+AA, Solar ePower II, Solio, or Solaris USB will do the trick. Many of these solar chargers have built-in batteries that will enable your camera to operate as if it was plugged into a computer.
Media Storage Devices...
The USB solar chargers also work great with media storage devices that can charge directly from a computer USB port. If you are looking into a solar battery charger for your digital camera, and want to add a USB option to one of the PowerFilm panels, simply purchase a 12V USB converter to plug into your PowerFilm panel.
Articles in this series cover camera that use AA batteries, USB charging, 3.6V / 3.7V Lithium, 7.2V / 7.4V Lithium batteries in dSLR cameras & video camcorders.
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