Nikon EH-5A AC Adapter for Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D80, D700 & D300 Digital SLR Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 3.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• 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: B000Y2KI6K
• Item model number: B000Y2KI6K
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 31, 2007

Product Description

The Nikon EH%2D5 AC Adapter is designed to supply uninterrupted power for your camera while downloading pictures to your computer%2C for extended work in a studio%2C or while viewing images while connected to your TV or VCR%2E It can be used with AC power sources of 50%2D60 Hz and 100%2D120 V or 200%2D240%2E It%27s compatible with the Nikon D40%2C D50%2C and D80 Digital Cameras%2E

Customer Reviews

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Time Lapse, February 10, 2008

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Andrew (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon EH-5A AC Adapter for Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D80, D700 & D300 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I bought this adapter because I wanted to take photos with my Nikon D70s for use as time lapse movies, and because the battery won't hold out over a whole day for this purpose. Using gphoto2, I hooked my camera up to an Ubuntu box via USB, and wrote a bash script to take a picture every 60 seconds, starting at 6am. This adapter allowed the camera to be powered all day long from 6am to 6pm without interruption.

One important thing to note, is that although the photo shows only the power brick and the cord with the special Nikon camera power plug on it, this product DOES come with another cord that attaches the power brick to the wall.

I would have given this 5 stars, but I think the pricing is outrageous. The only part of this product that is "special" is the plug that fits into the camera. The rest (power brick, power cord) is just generic, and probably very cheap to produce. However, for powering your Nikon DSLR camera, there doesn't seem to be any alternative.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for Nikon D50, April 7, 2008

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V. A. Hurr (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon EH-5A AC Adapter for Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D80, D700 & D300 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

This power adapter works for the Nikon D50. It comes with the ac plug portion, which is not pictured.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nikon Camera AC Adapter, June 24, 2008

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Paul Garland (El Paso, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nikon EH-5A AC Adapter for Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D80, D700 & D300 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Expensive as hell, but essential for certain kinds of work. Like exposure times of several hours (as in astrophotography) or with the D300 having it take pictures at intervals without you even beging there.