I need help finding a camera and a solar charger because I am pretty new at this. I would like the camera to not be a cheap little thing either, something I can take some nice pictures with.
I am going backpacking and need to find a camera that I can charge from a solar power charger I need help?
February 18th, 2010 by espo Leave a reply » Advertisement
just get a regular camera (usb or AA powered) and also buy a solar USB Charger. If you decided to get the usb camera, you can charge it directly on the solar charger with a cable or if you chose the batteries, you can get a cheap usb AA battery charger and use that. The uSB solar chargers cost about 50 to 100 bucks if you buy one, but you can also find directions to make one yourself. i have never made my own, but my cousin did and she seems to be happy with it though it does take longer to charge than the one I bought for 8o bucks and it doesn’t shut off automatically when the charge is done. (hers cost her $15 in materials plus labour though so maybe you will think it’s worth it)
For backpacking, size and weight are everything. I would just take a small, slim, point-and-shoot camera. It will still take decent pictures, and will probably have zoom and video. Then, buy extra batteries and carry them with you. Make sure that all the batteries are charged before you leave, of course. I think you’ll be surprised at how long a fresh battery lasts when fully charged. When we went on vacation in Hawaii for 3 weeks, we charged the camera batteries once in the middle, and that was it.