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Here's a shot of the DPS2000 Quick Charger
sitting on top of my E-10 camera box so you
can get an idea of the size. It's quite compact
and has a fold away plug making it very easy
to pack in your bag. It would even fit a
coat pocket nicely. It appears to be the
same charger sold under the Kodak brand name
as they look exactly alike.
This shot shows the DPS-2000 with the smoked
plastic door open and you can see 4 AA size
NiMH batteries inside. The charger has two
separate banks each with a light which is
on while charging. It will charge both NiMH
and Nicads. On mine the plastic door sometimes
pops one of the hinges loose, but it snaps
back in easily. Not a big deal. I have the
same problem with CD jewel cases. Maybe it's
me?
This is the Maha Powerbank external powerpack
shown in its case which has a clip so you
can snap it on to your belt. It also fits
nicely into a pocket which works well for
me. The cord you see is running up to the
camera as the powerpack was running the E-10
when I shot this picture! I actually prefer
the straight cords without the coils, but
it works fine (I stretched mine out a bit
to release some of the tension).
As you can see, it's also very small and
light. I wasn't sure how I would like having
a cord dangling from the camera, but it has
not been a problem. I usually forget it's
there. The unit comes with adapters for different
cameras and also a car (cigarette lighter
type) adapter so you can charge the pack
while driving - a neat feature!
This shot shows the leds used to indicate
the remaining charge in the pack. There are
4 leds, with the last being red to warn you
the charge is low. On mine, the first went
out fairly quickly (I guess all lit equals
fully charged) but the third has stayed on
for some time (150-200 shots, I'd say, plus
transfers to PC and viewing the LCD on camera
- not bad!) so I don't know how long it's
going to last for sure, but for certain much
longer than 4 NiMH AA's!
The shot is blurred as I was shooting with
one hand while pressing the button that activates
the led's with the other hand. Hey, I'm not
getting paid for this! <smile>
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