I have a Canon SD850IS and it came with a tiny compact battery charger. I am going to be in Europe for a very long time and would rather not buy a new charger (a non-compact one). I am concerned, however, about what Canon says in the camera/charger's user manual.
The battery is an NB-5L and the AC charger (3" x 2" x .5") has the following details on it:
"Model CB-2LX
Input: 100V-240V AC 50/60HZ
Output: 4.2V - - - .70A
Use only with ITE.
See instruction manual for use in countries other than the USA..."
...In the Canon instruction manual it says the following:
"Do not connect compact power adapters or battery chargers to devices such as electrical transformers for foreign travel because it may lead to malfunctions, excessive heat generation, fire, electric shock or injury."
MY QUESTIONS:
1. Someone said that if the charger had a voltage above 210V it would be fine, but I don't know how to read the range of numbers. Was he even right, anyway?
2. Is this warning just Canon protecting its rear end, or is it actually going to lead to malfunction? If so, do you know which piece it will ruin - the battery, the compact charger, my foreign adapter/convertor, or the actual electrical socket, or all of the above?
3. Finally, if I use it once or twice and nothing bad happens, does that mean that it will forever be fine? Or is it possible that nothing will happen the first or second time, yet the sixth (for example) time will destroy it?
I would greatly appreciate any details you could offer. If possible, please don't say, "Call Canon" or "ask someone at the electronics store." I have done those and would prefer to gather all the information I can since neither of those sources gave me definitive, common sense answers.
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