Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter by Energizer Batteries
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Digital camera reviews of Energizer 15-Minute Battery Charger Kit With Car Adapter
Digital camera Review: Initial Impressions are Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars
After an unimpressive experience with NiMH about 4 years ago and throwing away numerous non-rechargeable Lithium primary batteries from my shoe-mount camera flashes since then, I decided it was worth giving NiMH cells another shot.
So far, things are much improved. Energizer has excellent rechargeable batteries by reputation, and initial impressions of this charger are favorable.
What I like:
- 4 independent charging circuits. This means it charges each battery individually, rather than treating each pair as though it were a single battery. Since batteries in series are limited by the weakest battery, this is important because it ensures that each individual battery is topped-off.
- 25 mA pulse maintenance charge after initial charging period (100 mA spread among the 4 circuits is 25 mA per battery). This means I can leave batteries in the charger indefinitely without worry because this is a slow enough charge rate for any quality NiMH AA battery to tolerate.
- Even in fast charge (1,875 mA), the batteries stay cool due to the fan. In fact, even when charging at 1,875 mA in this charger, batteries are cooler than in my old 700 mA charger.
- Detects reverse polarity and primary batteries. If I get stupid and accidentally put a non-rechargeable battery in this, or if I put a battery in backwards, the charger will refuse to charge it instead of blowing it up. That's nice.
- Detects battery voltage and temperature to intelligently shut itself off. Some of the more inexpensive chargers are simply timer-based, which can leave you with batteries that are overcharged and damaged, or that are undercharged.
What I dislike:
- Power adapter is huge. This is not a convenient travel charger. On the other hand, the power adapter does stay cool, which is a positive thing. And it does draw 85 watts during fast-charge mode, so a smaller adapter probably isn't an option.
- It is LOUD during fast-charge. Definitely not something to plug in right before going to bed at night. This is the price to pay for keeping the batteries cool. Thankfully, the fan shuts off in trickle-charge mode.
Digital camera Review: It's Good!
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this charger to support our new digital cameras.
The charger I have has both an AC and a DC power cord, so you can charge while in your car, if you need to. It charges both 2200 and 2500 mHr Ni-MH batteries. The package I got had the charger, a set of batteries, and the power adapters. The model is CH15MN. It works very fast and it makes a little noise, with the fan going. It is very useful while at home and traveling.
Digital camera Review: It's super fast, but...
Summary: 2 Stars
Yep, the batteries charge in 15 minutes. Yippy skippy. However, even from the very beginning, the batteries that came with the charger will not hold their charge for more than 3 days - without even using them at all!
I bought this charger and the 4 batteries it comes with for my Sony digital camera. Even though it charges batteries in only 15 minutes, I often charge the batteries for my camera in the evening and place them inside the camera so it is ready for the next day. Sometimes I check and it shows a full charge. By the next morning, however, if I turn the camera on it shows that the batteries only have half their charge. They seem to provide less performance (in terms of number of photos I can take) than alkaline batteries, and have minimal standby time after charging.
I think the incredible speed of charging and the high heat generated during the fast charge from this charger ruins the batteries so that they do not hold a charge for as long as they are supposed to. This ends up being an inconvenience for me. I am disappointed and will be looking for another charger. For me, having my camera batteries last for at least a week on standby is more important than having the batteries charge in just a few minutes.
Digital camera Review: Just what It says..
Summary: 5 Stars
A 15 minute charger. It will charge any rechargeable battery in 15 minutes. ( That I have tried) It works perfect and I have ZERO complaints.Digital camera Review: Life Saver!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought a new digital camera and it seems that having these rechargeable batteries are a must. In addition to purchasing batteries for that, I also bought some for my children's Leap Pad as we were just about to go on a seriously long road trip. On our way out of town, I had to stop and get my car smogged. The kids tried using the Leap Pad while waiting, only to discover the batteries were dead.
THANK GOD we had this 15 minute recharger!! We just plugged it in while waiting for the car to be done and presto! We're good to go! Can you imagine how hideous our trip could've been with three kids under the age of 7 and no batteries?
As for the product itself, it is super-quiet. I would never know it was on if I wasn't there sitting for the little light to turn green. The batteries are frying hot when they're done, but I consider that a small inconvenience compared to the benefit of this unit!