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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CrimLiar1" data-source="post: 2045855" data-attributes="member: 552987"><p>It does depend on the camera.  On video cameras it's common that you can charge them this way, but on most still cameras you still need to remove the battery to charge them.  However many Professional and Prosumer DSLRs can run off (but not charge) off a low voltage dc input.  You might use such an input if you were shooting indoors on a set or at a wedding reception.  Or they enable the use of a massive external battery pack that pretty much means you can keep the camera on all day such as you may need for a sporting event where even carrying a few extra batteries would be insufficient.</p></blockquote><p></p>