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Canon 2590B002 CG-800 Lithium Ion Battery Charger for 800 Series Batteries

Canon 2590B002 CG-800 Lithium Ion Battery Charger for 800 Series Batteries

Charges Li-Ion Battery 800 Series: BP-808, BP-809(S), BP-809(B) and BP-819. Plugs directly into a power outlet without a cable. Compatible Canon Camcorders: Vixia HF10, Vixia HF100, FS11, FS10 and FS100 Camcorders

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13 Responses to “Canon 2590B002 CG-800 Lithium Ion Battery Charger for 800 Series Batteries”

  1. I mean, what can you really say about it? Place battery in charger and watch it charge! Very exciting. It comes in a large red box. The charger is small and should be easy to store while traveling. I don’t understand why Canon does not include this with the camera. Well I do know, more money selling it by itself. A very useful item to have. Very expensive for what it is but what choice do you have. 5 stars for design of it but it loses a star for the price.

  2. This is awesome. I always get the portable charger when I get a camera that does not come with one. They save alot of time and headaches. Easy to travel with. It is also great to throw a spare battery on to charge in a hurry (I can honestly say, I dont think I ever used the power cord from my old camera.)

    It also shaves 50 min off the recharge time for the standard battery, even more for the extended battery.

  3. 4.0 out of 5 stars
    Should come with camcorder
    I purchased this charger in conjunction with an HF S100 camcorder for the convenience and charge speed factor. The charger charges quicker than the camcorder does.

  4. The Confusion:
    There seems to be some confusion why the charger is recommended when the videocam seems to originally come with one.

    If you own a videocam like f.e. HF11, HF10, HF100 etc. or any other you will find included a POWER SUPPLY !! <– read this ? … let it sink in …

    Its true that the power supply can – while its connected through the videocamera – charge the battery, but that is NOT what its made for primarily.

    The difference:

    a) A power supply does not care if your battery is half full or empty it just connects it and keeps it connected even after it became already full. A power supply also doesnt care if the battery is charged slow or fast.

    b) The charger has some intelligence built in. It does communicate with the battery and checks the battery status. It then (dis)charges it GENTLY to the maximum possible and keeps it at that state. It stops loading when the battery is full and indicates with the green light that charging has finished.

    The result:
    Using the power supply regularly will reduce the lifecycle of the rechargeable battery, hence it will suffer an earlier death.

    The charger itself:
    - the charger gives each of your batteries a personalized treatment
    - Its true that the packaging is helplessly oversized
    - I found the charger to be comfortable AND robust enough for travelling
    - NO messing with cables
    - You can charge one battery meanhwile using the other on the go

    — How this charger protects your videocam: —

    - maximizes the lifecycle of the battery
    - reduces the usage of the compact power supply connector on the videocam

    You MUST plugin the power supply to the videocam in order to copy the video data to the PC/MAC. Those connection plugs usually break after warranty time. Thats another reason why the charger is recommended.

    So, try to use the power supply not too often, or at least very gentle when pluggin it in/out to avoid disappointment or save your videos on the SD card.

  5. 3.0 out of 5 stars
    Very pricey!!!!
    Canon should have include this charger as part of Canon Vixia HF S100 video camera. Similar to the battery, this charger is WAY OVER PRICED hence the 3 stars.

  6. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Essential accessory for the Canon Vixia line camcorders
    The battery that comes standard with almost any camcorder usually doesn’t last very long. The solution is to get an extra battery, preferably with extended life.

  7. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    It’s a battery charger…
    It does what it’s supposed to do, it charges Canon BP series batteries. I have tried this with 3 different batteries (BP-807, BP-808, BP-819) and all charge fine.

  8. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    A must have!!!
    The battery that comes with the Canon HG20 is okay. This battery does give me a lot more hours to play with. The only thing that I don’t like is that it is a bit expensive.

  9. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Canon battery charger quick and efficient
    The charger was compact, easy to transport, and quickly recharged the larger battery pack purchased to go with the Canon Vixia HG20.

  10. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Works Great
    This charger plugs right into the wall with the battery pack attached – so there are no wires or long cords to deal with. Great product & easy to use.

  11. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Slick
    Works as advertised. I use it when I am taping my son’s Ultimate Frisbee games. I can plug it into my car inverter and charge a battery while I am using another.

  12. 4.0 out of 5 stars
    Expensive but convienent.
    I originally purchased a generic charger on EBAY and as very disappointed when it did not fully charge the Canon battery that came with my Canon Vixia HF100.

  13. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great product, small, well designed
    I really like this little guy. Normally it is hard to get excited about a charger; but this one has a nice hidden wall plug that flips out to charge.

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