Nikon Coolpix S205 Digital Camera Battery Charger Information

The Nikon Coolpix S205 digital camera is a customer grade camera of the point and shoot type. With a CCD image sensor of 12 mega pixels and optical zoom of 4x. When combined with the digital zoom of 4x, it gives aggregate zoom of 16x. There exist 16 photography preset modes in the Nikon S205 camera. For example, cloudy, portrait, food, rain, and sports etc. These allow even a novice photographer to take most scenes with satisfactory clearness. The still picture has a max resolution of 3000 x 4000 pixels. You can also make video with sound and at VGA resolution, which is 640 x 480 pixels and 30 frames per second.

The battery pack of the Nikon S205 is a proprietary one. It cannot use types which are universally available like the AA or AAA sizes. A completely charged battery would take approximately 200 still photos or an hour and a half long video, that depending on the external environment. The battery  of the Nikon S205 is rechargeable using three methods. First there is an AC–DC Nikon S205 charger which can directly be connected to the camera. Also there is a possibility to interface the camera with a desktop computer or laptop through the USB 2.0 port, which can operate the camera as well as also recharge the battery simultaneously. Then the 3rd option is the separately available external Nikon S205 charger model number MH-63.

The battery of the Nikon S205

The battery of the Nikon S205 ought to be detached from the camera when it is not going to be used for a long time. Because when the battery is attached to the Nikon S205 charger, some current is still flowing, even when the camera is switched off or is not attached to the power supply. Hence the battery may get overly drained if left in the camera. That might impair the battery and lessen its lifespan. Likewise, the battery must not be left attached with the Nikon S205 charger after it has been charged fully because this might also diminish the battery lifetime.

Nikon S205 Charging

To recharge the battery with an external charger, remove it from the camera and put it in the Nikon S205 charger. This charger is designed for the EN-EL10 Lithium-ion Battery. This model of the Nikon S205 charger is able to use a range of voltages across the world. It also has an ability to recharge the battery using the car cigarette lighter port.

With the Nikon S205 charger, the recharging time of the battery rests on the battery capacity and type. A standard 3.7 V battery will typically charge in two hours. For the bigger capacity 1000 mAh rechargeable battery, the recharging duration is around 2.5 hours using the Nikon S205 charger.