DigiPower TC-500C Travel Charger for Canon NB Series Batteries including NB-4L and NB-6L

by DigiPower

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.7 x 4.5 x 7.1 inches ; 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FCR3OE
• Item model number: TC-500C
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 23, 2004

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The DigiPower TC-500C is a world travel charger for Canon batteries. It features automatic multi-voltage switching for worldwide use without adaptors or attachments, three built-in fold away wall plugs for use in any country, ultra fast rapid charger for multiple lithium-ion battery packs with LED indicator, built-in IC chip and safety timer for overcharge protection, and four interchangeable plates to fit each specific battery. For use with Canon NB-1L, NB-2L, NB-3L, NB-4L batteries and DigiPower BP-CN1L, BP-CN2L, BP-CN3L, BP-CN4L batteries. DigiPower offers a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

For use with the following Canon digital cameras:
Canon PowerShot S100, S110, S200, S230, S300, S330, S400, S410, S430, S500, S30, S40, S45, S50, S55, S60, S70, S80, SD10, SD100, SD110, SD20, SD500, SD550, SD200, SD30, SD300, SD400, SD500.

What's in the box:
TC-500C charger, 3 wall plugs

Product Description

The DigiPower TC-500C is a world travel charger for Canon batteries. It features automatic multi-voltage switching for worldwide use without adaptors or attachments, three built-in fold away wall plugs for use in any country, ultra fast rapid charger for multiple lithium-ion battery packs with LED indicator, built-in IC chip and safety timer for overcharge protection, and four interchangeable plates to fit each specific battery. For use with Canon NB-1L, NB-2L, NB-3L, NB-4L, NB-6L batteries and DigiPower BP-CN1L, BP-CN2L, BP-CN3L, BP-CN4L and BP-CN6L batteries. DigiPower offers a 1-year manufacturer warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Felt silly after buying it, August 30, 2007

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E. Springer (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DigiPower TC-500C Travel Charger for Canon NB Series Batteries including NB-4L and NB-6L (Electronics)

I bought this travel charger together with the SD800 camera. It does work fine, so far. But the Canon instructions make explicit that their included charger, which is *much* more compact, can accept a range of voltages using any standard travel converter/adapter. If you have such a plug adapter anyway, then it turns out this travel charger is superfluous. If you don't already have one, you can get one for less than this thing costs, have the added benefit of a converter for other items (hairdryer, whatever) and still save on bulk when you travel compared to this awkward hunk of plastic.

The packaging is the bonded plastic stuff that can't easily be opened without either getting injured or swearing, or both.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money, January 30, 2009

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Neil (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DigiPower TC-500C Travel Charger for Canon NB Series Batteries including NB-4L and NB-6L (Electronics)

Why did I give this 5 stars? Because it does what it's suppose to do... it recharges batteries.

Yes it's thicker than the Canon stock charger but the prongs do fold so they don't get damaged. It's thicker because it's designed to work with multi-voltage so it has two transformers in it, and it's designed to handle 5 adapters. It still fits fine in a camera back pouch.

The package comes with a perforated backing so it is easy to open, reach in, and pull out the guts. Yes you have to put a "little" effort but you can thank shopper lifters for that - don't blame the company for protecting their product from thieves.

This charger does work with the NB-5L battery.. but the NB-5L adapter comes "already attached to the charger" so you won't find it loose in the package with the other 4 adapters.

For a charge speed estimate, the charger charged a near dead battery to full charged in about 2 hours.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Adequate Replacement For A Lot Less Than Canon's Price, July 18, 2007

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Muddy (Yakima, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DigiPower TC-500C Travel Charger for Canon NB Series Batteries including NB-4L and NB-6L (Electronics)

Mine came with the adapter for NB5l (as well as the other mentioned adapters). It works as well as the original Canon. The only shortcoming is that it is thicker than the Canon original.