Sure, but it can charge off any USB-charger by means of a micro-B cable. Banning the sale of an already existing device just for having the wrong size of USB socket is highly refined insanity, they can't seriously pull that off.
Ev ery other charging device is yesterdays technology. USB-C connectors are current. I have no idea what will be next although some devices can now charge without a physical connector at all.I don’t see where there’s a requirement for retrofitting. It’s only for new products. But many people are already working with this anyway, it’s only the choice of a connector. Example, I’ve just bought a brand new film camera (Alfie Tych) which has USB-C charging. So if yesterdays technology can do it, how much easier will it be for tomorrows
The D850 itself is not charged but it's removable battery can be charged. A mains charger is included with the camera.
Sorry, I meant film as yesterdays technology (the Tych is a film camera with USB-C charging)Ev ery other charging device is yesterdays technology.I don’t see where there’s a requirement for retrofitting. It’s only for new products. But many people are already working with this anyway, it’s only the choice of a connector. Example, I’ve just bought a brand new film camera (Alfie Tych) which has USB-C charging. So if yesterdays technology can do it, how much easier will it be for tomorrows
I don’t think inductive charging is covered by this
Apples lawyers have already tried everything mentioned above (stifles innovation, creates extra waste etc etc). The result is that the iPhone 15 has a USB-C connector because they lost the argument (it was only really Apple who had a issue, almost every other phone is USB-C anyway)
Once a large market , like the EU, forces manufacturers to adopt the built in USB C charge option , most manufacturers will end up doing that for the world market.
Apple was one of the companies that developed the USB-C standard. They introduced it in a laptop in 2015, and gradually in other devices. The iPhone is probably the last device to not use it.
Already answered several times, but:
I find it ironic that every time there’s a film story on this sites home page there are lots of “disgusting”, “think of the environment”, etc type posts about developer chemicals, but when new legislation is introduced to protect the environment from a far bigger problem it’s ridiculous because five year old DSLR cameras might have to be pulled from sale.
Actually the free market does that pretty well. Bureaucratic micromanagement is the WRONG way to go.
Actually we are far from the perfect free market, in which you could buy an iPhone and choose the connectors to your liking, without extra cost.
Standardizing the connectors actually makes free market work better. Proprietary connectors force people to buy products from one brand. Standard royalty-free connectors makes it easy for anyone to enter the market.
Everyone I know here in EU thinks this legislation is good.
I was worried about USB-C, and I have had heated discussion about it here in DPReview.com. I was wrong. I must have had over 30 broken microUSB cables over the years, and 0 broken USB-C cables.
I think in practice this means that new devices registered to be sold in EU need to have USB-C connector. These kind of changes take time, certainly in 2028 in EU old stock with non-USB-C connectors will still be legally sold (maybe with a free adapter).
That's what I originally thought, too. However, note the next comment. This is exactly what I'm hearing from manufacturers trying to deal with the law. Also note that the EU Parliament is interpreting what the actual EU commission directive says. Beyond that, it appears that individual countries are dealing with the same issue in their parliaments. Germany is current debating the directive, for instance.
Agree. We've all got too many different cables and chargers.
Unclear. In fact, I'd bet the opposite. The price for a device without charger will stay the same, while the optional charger will become extra cost with a high GPM. You'd have to have a lot of devices all using the same charger to save money. I need, for instance, about five USB-C PD sources simultaneously while on safari. So now I buy the device for the same old price, but I have to buy extra "common chargers"?
Also unclear.
Almost certainly not true in the short run. Where are all those USB Type A, B, micro, proprietary, Lightning cables and devices going to go? Into electrical waste. And if all we're doing is replacing X proprietary cables/chargers with X common cables/chargers, there's probably not a long run advantage at the personal level, either.
Well, now we're into a political discussion. Technically, the EU is attempting to place society wide controls on things, which is the counter assumption to capitalism, which says that the market will figure things out. Both approaches are inefficient. One stifles creativity.
Exactly. There's nothing in this law that makes other solutions illegal.Sorry, I meant film as yesterdays technology (the Tych is a film camera with USB-C charging)Ev ery other charging device is yesterdays technology.I don’t see where there’s a requirement for retrofitting. It’s only for new products. But many people are already working with this anyway, it’s only the choice of a connector. Example, I’ve just bought a brand new film camera (Alfie Tych) which has USB-C charging. So if yesterdays technology can do it, how much easier will it be for tomorrows
I don’t think inductive charging is covered by this
We still are ;~). Free markets are messy. They take time to adjust, and they often overadjust and basically oscillate around the "right" point. Non-free markets are messy in a different way.
The market was already headed the direction the EU has now mandated. However, now other alternatives in the future will be more difficult to implement without a global market supporting them.
Technically, USB isn't "free." You should be a member of the USB organization and there are payments, protocols, and requirements involved depending upon what you're doing.
No. My Silicon Valley friends all say the same thing: it stifles creativity to be forced to comply with a fixed standard. Moreover, they believe that the EU is trying to undermine the big FANG-type companies because, well, they're not European companies. The US is still the "wild west," where (most) anything goes and new things happen. Stifle that, and what is the US?
Yes, that's one component of it. However, the opposite—forcing companies not to grow dominant—has not been proven to be the clearly better alternative. Your case here is an example of first-premise thinking, not proven fact.
