Im off travelling for 12 months and have limited myself to two electronic goods.
One’s my ipod and the other’s my camera.
I presume i can charge my ipod through computers when i use internet cafes but im worried im going to struggle to find places to charge my camera battery.
I’m off to countries such as India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
I’ve seen a few worldwide adapters which claim to work in over 150 countries. Is it realistic for me to leave the camera charging in hostels for example?
What do people usually do?
Would i be better off using a camera that takes AA type batteries instead of built in ones?
Reply to this Hello Hannah 😊
I moved this to the photography forum. I think there will be people looking here who know the answers.
Mel
Reply to this Hannah, I am no expert on India but I've never had trouble finding power in SE Asia. I would suggest getting an adapter and, if you're American, a power converter (North America runs on 120v while the rest of the world runs on 240v - if you try plugging up something that can't handle 240v in without a converter it'll melt and possibly start a fire.) Also, I'd consider bringing an iPod charger with you. internet cafes may give your iPod a virus which would be stinky. iPod chargers have built in adapters that can be changed by country. All this extra stuff would probably add a pound or less to your bag.
Mike T.
Reply to this Hi Hannah,
I'm a bit of a gadget freak and used a solar charge backpack to charge my ipod and mobile whilst traveling around South Africa earlier this year. It's from a company called Black Hills, it's was quite cheap in terms of travel backpacks and it did a great job of keeping my music going. It's a bit small for overall travel but was handy when traveling about one destination.
Hey, it saves trying to find somewhere to plug my gadgets into.
www.blackhillsoutdoor.com
Matt
Reply to this I usually travel with a camera that takes AA batteries. I've spent a long period of time in remote Indian villages and have known power cuts to last a couple of days which makes recharging camera batteries impossible. Having said that in general you will always be able to find an electricity supply and a good worldwide adapter will let you recharge any electrical items you take with you. As for leaving things in hostels I guess it's down to your own judgement on how secure the place is. I've left things charging in hotels before although usually I'll do it overnight so it's ready to use in the morning.
Reply to this When I went overseas to Thailand/Laos/Cambodia a couple of years ago, my grand plan was to store my photos on my iPod and charge it at the internet cafes. I found the downloading the photos from my camera used a lot of iPod power and charging them at the internet cafes didnt provide sufficient power in a reasonable time to keep it adequately charged. So for next time I am consider a very small set of speakers with a built in charger.
Reply to this For the iPod: If your battery can't last between chargings at internet cafés, you can purchase the Apple Power Adapter for iPod (the old version) for as low as $8.99
from Amazon (don't get the new version as the prongs are fixed) along with the Apple set of worldwide
travel adapters for $40. The adapter can handle 110-240 Volts and the plug is removable/interchangeable, so you just insert the right plug and connect your iPod to the USB cable and plug the cable into this power adapter. It's a bit pricy, but it's worth considering as you can just plug it in to charge overnight vs. waiting at an internet café for a couple hours for your iPod to charge completely.
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