Charging digital video camera batteries

I use an inverter for all battery chargers - simple, easy one size fits all approach, but I would be surprised if there were anything particularly stopping you charging from 12V and I would be surprised if JVC didn't have a 12V charger in their accessories - although it might be hard to find a stockist - may have to be a special order.

There are after market 12V chargers that have a universal adaptor that are available from places like the Battery Bar www.batterybar.com.au/ - I know that they will ship phone orders to you.

You would need to be precise about the battery and they will be able to sort you out.

Cheers
Andrew.

Inverter is what you need Mary. You can be charging the Video battey whilst driving, the Inverter plugged into the Ciggy socket.
Anything bigger than 300 watt and you would need to have a higher capacity circuit installed.

Nothing fancy required. Just a modified sine wave Inverter (300 watts is a good choice for most things) from Jaycar, Dick Smiths, etc.

Hi Mary,

Sony have a cigarette charger for their digital cameras. You plug it into the camera's battery charger socket and into the vehicle cigarette lighter and it charges when the ignition is on.

I know there are generic brands for all types of cameras.

Check out your (large) camera store for one that is suitable for your JVC. Alternatively give the JVC people a ring.

Cheers

Mary,
I have a JVC Everio video camera and found a generic brand 12 volt charger which plugs into the cigarette lighter in the car. JVC recommended it to me as there was none made by JVC at the time. I bought it at the same shop I bought the camera at, which wont be any help to you as it is in Sydney and you are in Vic! I don't know the brand off hand as I am at work but will post the brand name if you wish when I get home later on tonight.

Cost wise you wont beat just getting a 12 volt charger as opposed to buying an inverter. I was advised by JVC that you should not use a modified sine wave inverter for the charger that comes with the camera. I was advised if I went down that road I had to have a pure sine wave inverter so I did not void any warranty on the camera. A pure sine wave inverter will cost you more than the recommended 12 volt charger.

What I did was bought the 12 volt charger and an extra 3 hour or 4 hour battery so that I had a spare battery other than the original one that came with the camera. This will be a lower cost than the pure sine wave inverter.

The charger did take a while to recharge the battery but I guess that is the nature of the battery and charger as compared with the 240 volt one.

I would recommend buying the extra battery and the 12 volt charger as opposed to a pure sine wave inverter, that was based on my research and questions to the JVC techs prior to buying the camera.

Did you buy an Everio one? If you have, have you had any dramas with the editing software?

sdr00y

I installed a usb charger into my dash, run of cig lighter. Works well !

Hi Mary:

I was able to source 12v rechargers for both my Sony Video Camera and her Olympus digital camera from eBay at very good prices. Just do a search when you load up eBay. These were a lot cheaper than what I had been offered in Oz. So far they are both working well.

Jack

You can also charge them from a 5watt or 10watt solar panel, these only put around 0.5 to 0.8 of an amp so very safe to charge your batteries with one.

Baz.

I charge mine from a 100w inverter that plugs in the cigi lighter. I have two batterys so while one is charging can be using the other. Just sits in my centre console. Steve M

G'day, I have a JVC Digital Video Camera. You can recharge any battery if it is re-chargeable. I recharge the batteries from AC when home and DC on the road. The charger that I have is suitable for the JVC BN-VF707U, BN-VF714 and BN-VF733 batteries. There are heaps of choices. I bought mine from eBatteries I also bought some extra batteries from them. Best choice I could have made.

goodday mary
i personally run a invertor and bought a bigger battery so that it charges and can be used while travelling
for answers to your questions i have found these people good to deal with the young bloke has the answers at hand and they can sell you any parts (at a price0

SPACELINE ELECTRONICS
71/170 FORSTER RD
MT WAVERLY(NOTTING HILL)
03 9558 8266

ps i dont work for them but have dealt with them a couple of times and we have bought the everio 30gig unit

steve

Mary,
Scuse my ignorance but what type of (JVC digital video) battery is it ??

Hi Mary, on some trips I carry up to three digital video cameras, a digital still and a computer and the simplest and most cost effective way for me to charge all the batteries for this gear is to use a 120 watt modified sine wave inverter.

I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and never had a problems.

Cheers.

Thanks everyone ,you have been most helpful.That's what I love about this Forum!
Cheers,
Mary