Customer Reviews

Canon Power Supply Kit for Powershot S10 and S20 Digital Cameras

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a must have. This is included with the S10 or S20 when bought outside the US. If you buy the camera in the US, buy this immediately. As with most digital cameras, either Canon eats batteries rapidly.

Unit quickly recharges, typically less than 2 hours.

It's a bit expensive, but really necessary.

Has attachment to have camera directly plugged into wall so you can download pictures to your computer. This is absolutely necessary if you transfer via serial connection.

This kit works great, and is absolutely necessary to get the most enjoyment out of your S20 (or S10). Without this kit, the camera will eat batteries and put in the poorhouse.

The kit itself is easy to use, and will recharge a battery in just a couple of hours. It seems to work fairly smartly to make sure not to overcharge batteries.

The only real downsides are 1, the cost (Canon should have provided this in the camera, IMHO) and 2, you can't recharge a battery and run the camera off of AC at the same time. That said, if you have an S10 or S20, you really need to purchase this kit.

I bought S20 to photograph my kid last year and I have not thought of changing to any other camera. The only problem it has, besides expensive print, is the battery life. I did not have time to do research on it so I kept buying 2CR5 batteries from Walgreen, which were like 12 bucks per piece. Until very recently I suddenly woke up figuring I needed to buy rechargeable battery to prevent those expensive one-time 2CR5 batteries from draining my pocket. DK110 (the power supply which include the charger and the rechargeable NB-5H battery) is an absolutely must-buy for Canon S20 users - go get it right after you bought ur camera. Of course the camera will be heavier with NB-5H but it's not much difference. I have done this a year late but it will easily pay off in a couple of months for me. And also I would strongly suggest you buy an adapter for your laptop so you can simply put the CompactFlash storage card into the adapter and slide the combination into your laptop's PC card slot (CardBus II slot). It's a lot faster than USB connection and does not consume any battery from your camera. The PC card adapter is from SanDisk.

I've recently bought a Canon S10. Let me tell you, this camera eats batteries like crazy. I checked around for rechargeable batteries but the S-10 doesn't accept them. It uses a special Lithium Ion battery supplied by Canon. My only alternative was to buy this power pack. Its one of the most useful things i've bought since my camera. Its well worth the money as it saves you hunderds of dollars in battery cost.

I almost gave this item a 5 Stars. If it was a little bit lower priced, it would be a 5 Star product. This kit comes with a rechargable battery and a DC power supply for the camera. Too bad you can't charge the battery and use the DC power supply at the same time.

When I first bought S10 and S20, battery was my biggest problem. It went out so fast and I have to spend lot of money on new battery. I was looking for some kind of battery recharger and I found this product. I went ahead and order it and found it very helpful!

Now here I am, taking so many pictures and worryfree about losing lot of money on battery.

The battery kit is very simple. You just plug in the AC Adapter and insert battery. The battery recharge only took me two hour to fill up. Not bad!

Hope it help :)

Canon uses a proprietary battery and a/c adapter. When you buy your S10 or S20, don't forget to factor the cost of the DK-110. The higher/newer Canon digital cameras include the a/c and battery kit but these cameras also cost [price]. The bottomline is that you need the DK-110 w/S10 or S20 cameras as the enclosed disposable Li Ion battery lasts about 30 mins. You cannot recharge the battery while using the AC adapter on the camera so I would invest in a DK-110 plus an extra NB-5H battery pack. Paying [price]for the kit is steep but I was fortunate to find the DK-110 kit + battery at a local retailer. There's nothing functionally wrong with the kit but I think it is a steep price. It would have been nice if Canon had designed the camera to take standard AA, hence 3 stars.

A solid camera, and the memory card it comes with holds a lot of hi-res pictures. Printed phots look great. i ordered it without the charger though, and i went through the non-rechargable battery in two days. the camera is useless without the battery charger kit, but is still worth the money.

I also recently purchased a DK 110 power supply kit for my Canon S-20 camera. The battery shaped portion of the D.C. coupler goes into the camera and not into the power adapter. This can be a little confusing but the instructions that came with the Power Supply Kit does show this clearly. I am writing this because of a previous review from another user regarding this issue. I initially tried to plug it into the adapter instead of the camera!

When I bought my Cannon S20, the sales rep did not explain to me that I needed to have this adaptor. When I finally figured it out, I couldn't find one anywhere! Every store I checked were out of them, or they hadn't come in yet, or they didn't know anything about them. This item is priced lower than anything I've been quoted. These adaptors should be included with the camera sale.