Battery charger (voltage issue) dilemma

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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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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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"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.

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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.

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Newbie wrote:
> 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.

My 20D came with a charger that was 110 and 220 although you need to
provide your own adapter plugs. It changes over automatically. I don't
know about yours.

>
> 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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