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<blockquote data-quote="ckm" data-source="post: 144362" data-attributes="member: 10658"><p>Do any of the current-model Nikon DSLR's charge their own battery (in camera) off USB?</p><p></p><p>All the models I'm familiar with don't. Being an electrical engineer and very familiar with the design costs and trade-offs of features in consumer devices much like digital cameras, I can't for the life of me understand why Nikon has chosen to leave this feature out. The added cost to a DSLR to add a charge-off-USB feature is completely irrelevant to a $500+ camera.</p><p></p><p>This has always bothered me about my Nikon - but especially today as I'm on a photo shooting vacation and just discovered I left my charger home. I can and do charge other devices off USB in my car and off my laptop. In fact, I'd prefer to charge my camera off USB while traveling and would use that feature a good portion of the time at home as well.</p><p></p><p>I have 3 batteries for my Nikon and as of last night, all 3 are spent and now I sit and wait for the new charger I have on next-day order from Amazon. Frustrating.</p><p></p><p>And, for all you looking to rib me about forgetting my charger, go for it. You can't beat me up worse than I have already beaten myself up. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>Nikon - put chargers in the camera!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ckm, post: 144362, member: 10658"] Do any of the current-model Nikon DSLR's charge their own battery (in camera) off USB? All the models I'm familiar with don't. Being an electrical engineer and very familiar with the design costs and trade-offs of features in consumer devices much like digital cameras, I can't for the life of me understand why Nikon has chosen to leave this feature out. The added cost to a DSLR to add a charge-off-USB feature is completely irrelevant to a $500+ camera. This has always bothered me about my Nikon - but especially today as I'm on a photo shooting vacation and just discovered I left my charger home. I can and do charge other devices off USB in my car and off my laptop. In fact, I'd prefer to charge my camera off USB while traveling and would use that feature a good portion of the time at home as well. I have 3 batteries for my Nikon and as of last night, all 3 are spent and now I sit and wait for the new charger I have on next-day order from Amazon. Frustrating. And, for all you looking to rib me about forgetting my charger, go for it. You can't beat me up worse than I have already beaten myself up. :o Nikon - put chargers in the camera! [/QUOTE]
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