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Application Notes:
Solar Charging Systems For Digital Cameras
How to keep the cameras rolling, wherever life takes you

This is the launching page e for a series of application notes covering digital cameras & camcorder battery charging via solar. Every year we help dozens of people charge their cameras while on amazing expeditions, bike trips, kayak tours, and wilderness treks. From the Appalachian Trail to the continental divide. Greenland, to the Sahara, we've helped people document their journeys without the stress of dead batteries.
We will cover all camera types, from simple point & shoot models, right up to the latest digital SLRs.

Let's get started...

What kind of camera do you have?

First things first. We need to identify the type of battery your camera uses. Basic point & shoot models often use AA batteries, or small 3.7V lithium battery packs. Larger compact models use a variety of batteries, depending ont he design and marketing decisions of the manufacturer. They might use AA batteries, 3.7v lithium, or even a 7.4v lithium. Got a digital SLR like a Canon Eos or Nikon D series? Then you likely have a 7.4v lithium, or something larger.

So, open your camera, take the battery out, and see what you've got. From this point on, we will diverge according to the various battery types, as the charging systems for each will differ somewhat.

AA Batteries
3.7v Lithium
7.4v Lithium
7.4v Lithium Camcorder

Want to explore options for specific dSLR cameras?
We've started the arduous task of covering each specific manufacturer's dSLR cameras & battery models.
Check out the following links if you want to get to specifics for charging your particular camera model...

Canon
Nikon
Olympus (coming soon)
Panasonic (coming soon)
Sony (coming soon)
Pentax (coming soon)

... Chargers for a wide range of batteries from a variety of manufacturers, including those listed above, visit our Battery Charger page.

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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