Battery charger (voltage issue) dilemma

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I'm planning to buy the Canon SD300. It includes a recharger and a
rechargable lithium battery. This camera can't take regular batteries.
I travel to asia regularly and they use 220v. I'd be in trouble if my
batteries runs out of charge and I couldn't find a 110v to plug into.

Is the included recharger compatible to both 110 and 220? Does it have
a button to switch voltage? If the answer is no, then what are my
option? I have a transformer that I could bring, but it's very heavy
and I would rather than drag that on my travels. My other option is to
buy another battery charger for 220v. Does anyone know where I could
buy this online?

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B&H Photo has a third party line of chargers. I think you need the one
that has a carlighter cord. I got one for my 20D

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Not always.My camcorder charger is labelled AC IN ~100-240 V 50/60 Hz 23W
but e.g. my mobile charger is only for 220 V.You have to find the right
plug, anyway, because they are different in Asia and Europe, too.

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> "Newbie" <chromallly@yahoo.com> writes:
> > I'm planning to buy the Canon SD300. ...
> > Is the included recharger compatible to both 110 and 220? Does it have
> > a button to switch voltage?
>
> I can't guarantee this but these types of chargers these days are
> almost always universal voltage. There's no switch. Just plug it in
> and the charger figures things out by itself.