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Canon PS SX730 and USB charging issue

Started May 17, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon PS SX730 and USB charging issue

Chistery wrote:

Kevin Omura wrote:

Available here in Canada. Tried one out on saturday at Downtown camera in Toronto. No idea about USB charging, what is odd is that yours prefers the lower amp ports, usually it's the other way around with USB.

Well yes, No other USB device I have fails to charge off a higher output USB socket. Some might be faster but they all work.

I've tried with another SX730 and it has the same issue. I chased Canon up and their answer was basically to "buy our cable and charger" for another £70.

Wow, that's even more arrogant than Apple. £70 for a simple USB charger that shouldn't be needed in the first place. Why not design the cam to be compatible with normal chargers?

The SXxxx cams used to have the edge in IQ, somewhat justifying higher prices for accessories, but since the SX280, IQ went backwards with each iteration.

I'm out.

The Canon USB wall charger has a 0.55A output.

I bought it as a travel compact camera. All my devices charge off USB. iPad, headphones, phone, etc. so I don't want to be packing another wall charger as well. (a slow one at that). I think it's going back.

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