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M3 and M5 USB charging?

Started Jan 15, 2017 | Questions thread
Andy01 Veteran Member • Posts: 5,188
Re: M3 and M5 USB charging?
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KEG wrote:

Andy01 wrote:

mrshadowstreet wrote:

yep, standart USB cable is used to charge up your photo device

Not only are you 5½ years late to this thread (it was answered in 2017), but your information is incorrect for the question that was asked. These two "photo devices" (M3 & M5) CANNOT be charged using a standard (or any other) USB cable.

The OP (person you replied to) has also not posted on DPR in 4½years.

You aren't entirely correct, I can put the battery from either of them into M6 mk II, RP or R10 (or any other late entry canon which uses LP-E17) and even use external powerbank to charge because those 3 use dog standard USB-C.

Look again. The OP (many years ago) asked if it was possible to charge the M3 or M5 CAMERAS with USB. The question wasn't whether the batteries from those cameras could be charged with USB.

Third party USB battery chargers have been around for a while (no need to use a different camera to charge the batteries in), but that wasn't the original question.

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