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Question:

Can universal digital camera battery chargers harm your camera?

I have a canon powershot sd630 but, I have lost my battery charger. It was the canon NB-4l lithium ion battery charger. Now I'm really low on cash and I need a charger for my camera. I know universal chargers are compatible with my charger and are relly cheap on OKorder. But i'm afraid it may harm my camera, does anyone know if it will?

Answer:

So. you're asking for a camera that has a charger but no batteries? There would be nothing to charge then. But that's not possible - cameras are electronics. All electronics use batteries (hence the base word electric). I think what you're looking for is a camera that uses lithium-ion batteries, which last longer than regular AA batteries, although they're are a bit more expensive. There are a lot of cameras that use this type of battery nowadays, so you'd better start researching now - all you need to do is find a camera you like, and check its specs to see if it uses lithium-ion batteries. I could make a suggestion but you barely included any details as to what type of camera you want. not even a budget.
As long as the charger produces the same voltage and current. Let's say it's 3.7v at 900mAh, then the charger should have the same specs. All chargers have specs printed on them somewhere. Odds are that any charger for the NB-4I will be within the specs. Avoid anything without specs. The battery can't harm your camera unless it's charged incorrectly, and since it takes a few hours to charge a battery you'd probably mess the battery up before you put it in the camera. Just match them 3.7v and 900mAh should be on the charger

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