Does that mean I can charge the camera or are those a type of batteries?
A battery pack implies a plastic case with one or more individual cells inside. Lithium cells have a terminal voltage when charged of 3.6 volts. Nickel-Metal-Hydride cells have a terminal voltage of 1.25 volts. The difference comes the different chemistry that goes on within the cell. I have a Nikon digital camera with a lithium battery pack. It can use the standard non-rechargeable or a rechargeable pack. The rechargeable is charged separately in a charger, not in the camera, though the camera itself can be run from an external power supply. The camera does not recharge the battery as a safety feature because if you try charging a non-rechargeable standard cell, it can explode like a big firecracker. I have another digital camera by Sony. It has only a rechargeable battery pack unique to fit the camera which charges in the camera when the camera is powered by an external supply or when the battery is in a separate charger with the special connector needed to fit the battery. Either your camera is like my Nikon which does not charge the internal battery, or like my Sony which does charge the battery when it is in the camera. What does it say in the instructions for yours?
Usually you take the Lithium battery pack out of the camera and charge it in a separate supplied charger -- as opposed to buying batteries frequently.
You can charge the battery and not have to use Alkaline batteries. Basically it won't take AA or AAA batteries. You'll get a lot more time on your battery, and you can easily buy a back up one to use for whatever electronic it's used in. So yes you can recharge the battery, you're not actually charging the camera, just the batteries. It makes life a lot easier with a lithium battery. Lithium is just what the battery is made of. Lol but uh look at the word rechargeable that tells you that you can recharge the battery dear.
