On 25/9/17, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >> The manual helpfully points out that both the AA battery carrier *and* >the AC >> adapter (to power from wall outlet) are both optional extras. I think that's >> pretty lame myself. She has neither. > >Any wall wart with the right voltage and polarity would work, unless it was >designed for something using microscopical amounts of power and the camera >needed more. The output and polarity should be marked on the charger. >You can >buy ones with multiple tips, variable voltage and swappable polarity for about >1/4 of the price of the Pentax/Ricoh one.
Yes of course Mike. This assumes that there is a port on the camera somewhere to plug in. There isn't. The only way to get power into the camera is via the pins located at the far end of the battery chamber. These pins contact either A) a battery or B) a plastic cradle that holds 4x AA batteries (optional extra, not supplied with camera) or C) an AC adapter hard-wired to a dummy-battery shaped mech that goes into the battery compartment (optional extra, not supplied with camera). I investigated if the micro-USB port would take power as well (USB 5 volt) but it doesn't. Not supplying a separate and foolproof method of supplying power other than via the battery bay isa deal-breaker for me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) | Live Broadcast News ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
