I had a camera which requires me to charge the battery via the camera. This is not to my liking. In order for me to avoid charging the camera battery via the camera, I then look for an external charger. The original charger for the camera is only able to charge that brand of batteries.
I was considered lucky as I normally browse the internet to search for the item I want. And found a few models that are able to charge different brand of camera battery.
I ended choosing Hahnel Uni Plus, because of the mini LCD screen to read the percentage charge. What more attractive is the charger able to tell the percentage of battery charge left in it.
The packing of the charger is simple and sealed tight. The only challenge is to put it back in it after using the charger. As I like to keep it neat when at home.
The back of the packing in multiple language.
A in car connector is provide which gives the option to charge the battery on the go. For wall charging, 2 different type of connectors are provided. As can be seen, a 2 pin connector is provided beside the 3 pins point connector.
A simple manual is provided to explain the how to use. And it is in multiple language.
The wall plug with 3 pins attached to it. The brand label on it for easy ID of the power for the charger. The 3 pins can be swap with the 2 pins connector. Simply pull up the latch then slide out the 3 pins connector and slide in the 2 pins one.
This is what it looks like once the connector is slide out from the unit. This made travelling easier.
This is what the charger looks like. LCD screen display power on, charge percentage and type of battery Li-Ion or AA and AAA. Only one color, white.
AA batteries compartment. Slide the cover to allow inserting of AA or AAA batteries. 2 AAs or AAAs are required to be inserted together. No indivdual charging of AA or AAA. The charger not reading the charge remained in the battery when the charger is not connected to power source.
Further slide away the cover reveals the negative connection part. The connection point for camera Li-ion battery can be seen next to the AA or AAA bunker.
Back of the charger. 4 thin rubbery legs at four corners. And a labelto display input and output power.
From this side we can see an USB and power insert. The USB is mean to power other units.
The charger is not connected to power source. On connecting the battery to the charger, the LCD will display the percentage of the charge left in the battery.
The charging time for normal size camera battery takes about an hour. I have tested the charger with 2 different camera battery. Both of the battery are fully charged to 100%.
I am happy to have this unit of charger. Now I do not need to charge the camera battery via the camera.
I was lucky to found it at lower price, which pushed me to order a unit. Now I can charge a spare battery while using the other.
