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Z9 specifics - My understanding is this - The MH-33 charger supplied with the Z9 supports both 5V and 9V USB-PD input. The EH-7P USB power supply is only 5V. It's in a drawer and I use a stronger PD charger. I have used Anker Products for many years and they supply 9V 3A which will give you faster charging if you want that. Some don't.

Anker 737 - older model, longer and harder to keep in wall horizontally. They used to include an adapter to help. Don't know if they still do.
Anker Prime 67 W Gan Charger - very similar to 737 except shape is changed to work better horizontally such as in an airplane. It's shorter and more stout and stays in wall better. Works similar to 737 and does put out a few more watts generally.
Anker Prime 100 W Gan Charger - bigger than the 67 but when you need more power. We carry one for the laptop and iPad and one 67.
Hybrid Charger & Power Bank - 65 W pass through charger, 9600 man power bank. Something new we are going to try for day trips instead of our old power bank. Part of the reason is the USB C on it, two ports, no USB A which we don't want to carry those cable s any longer.

Some of this may apply to other Nikons.

Hybrid Charger Power Bank, 737, Anker 65 and Anker 100 for size comparisons.

Sometimes Amazon is cheaper and easier to return if don't like it.

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Buying a higher output charger solely for use to charge our Nikon batteries or to power the cameras is a waste of money. Now if you want to charge multiple devices simultaneously, say a phone, laptop or tablet, as well, then yes go for it.

/geek mode on

In the testing I've done with an inline USB power monitor, the battery charger or a camera, if charging the battery internally, draws the same amount of power in watts whether connected to a 5V, 9V, 15V or 20V capable PD source. If connected to a higher voltage source, the amperage is lower, as one would expect, but the wattage draw is essentially identical. Since this is such a low power application, even the lowliest PD sources will charge as fast as the battery charger will allow. Charging rate, in the case of these batteries is set by the charging circuits in the charger or the camera to a level that balances battery longevity (and safety) and convenience.

Here is a shot of my meter while charging my Z8 from a 100W adapter that has 2PD and 2 USB-A outlets. As you can see, the PD circuitry has negotiated a 15V charging voltage and the camera is drawing 0.69A (rounded) which gives a wattage draw of 10.38W. This is with the camera off, but charging the battery. If this were being done by a 5V PD source, Amperage would be about 2.1A for the same wattage.

/geek mode off

Cheers!

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MotoPixel said:
Buying a higher output charger solely for use to charge our Nikon batteries or to power the cameras is a waste of money. Now if you want to charge multiple devices simultaneously, say a phone, laptop or tablet, as well, then yes go for it.

/geek mode on
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Edited first post - we carry these for traveling and charging everything we carry at the same time with one charger and a single international adapter per person, if needed.

I think your geek is saying you don't need a higher power one but I do think you need at least 9V capable right? So you need to check the volts since the Nikon one that came with the Z9 is only 5V.

Hence the cheaper ones or already available ones that came with your phone may work.

Our use case is multiple items per person although we have just obtained the Anker Mag Go to further cut down on ports and cables for the phone, air pods, and watches.
 
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With the Z8, there is really no advantage charging with a PD device that supplies more than 5V. I got out my Nikon charger that came with the Z9 and did a quick test with it and my large high power adapter on both the Z8 and Z9. With the Z8, no appreciable difference. Though the higher power photo shows a higher wattage, that's an artifact of the moment in time I shot the photo...the voltage and amps are constantly changing by very small amounts.

In the case of the Z9, there is a about a 25% advantage for the high power charger as shown in the second set of photos. As they say, a picture is worth a lot of words...

Cheers!

Z8 - with Nikon 5V 3A charger

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Z8 with high power charger

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Z9 with Nikon 5V 3A charger
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Nikon Z9 with high power charger
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Any PD charger/pack with sufficient wattage will do. Some prefer Anker, though it’s not really necessary as long as they employ decent cells and/or circuitry.
 
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Hooligans Imagery said:
Ok so for the camera at home it doesn't matter. On the road when you have a bunch of things I trust the Anker brand to charge multiple devices.
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Glad you're satisfied. I have a variety of chargers and packs from Anker, Poweradd, to Yoocus and they've all been fine. The last deal I bought was this one...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CFY11B7D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and I've charged/discharged it over a dozen times without any issues. 140W combined output, charges quickly, and stays cool. YMMV.
 
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These are also incredibly convenient when travelling. They are powerful enough to replace your laptop charger as well as charge a camera from usbc plus usba for whatever else, and also act as an extension cord which is very convenient. I find it helps quite a bit with cable clutter when traveling to consolidate into a single unit like these.
100w output version
140w output version
 
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I would be wary of those two units, neither one of them appears to be PD compatible...it's not mentioned anywhere in the specifications or the brochures and Amazon tags them as frequently returned products. They use an alternative spec called "IQ" or "PIQ" which a proprietary Anker spec that is not fully compatible with PD devices.

I'd inquire before buying....
 
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MotoPixel said:
I would be wary of those two units, neither one of them appears to be PD compatible...it's not mentioned anywhere in the specifications or the brochures and Amazon tags them as frequently returned products. They use an alternative spec called "IQ" or "PIQ" which a proprietary Anker spec that is not fully compatible with PD devices.

I'd inquire before buying....
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Power IQ complies with the USB-C PD standard. All of the big ones are going to be Anker PowerIQ, so if you're hell bend on something that only says PD that's fine, but the PowerIQ info states clearly it's PD compatible. I've been using the older one for years to charge cameras, phones, tablets, and laptops and never had an issue with any of them.
 
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I find these a good way to consolidate chargers for traveling. I can power my laptop and charge batteries in two cameras simultaneously. This has been very useful when traveling in locations where power is available only for limited hours each day. On boat based trips power is often limited to when solar cells are active or the engine is running.
 
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MotoPixel said:
I would be wary of those two units, neither one of them appears to be PD compatible...it's not mentioned anywhere in the specifications or the brochures and Amazon tags them as frequently returned products. They use an alternative spec called "IQ" or "PIQ" which a proprietary Anker spec that is not fully compatible with PD devices.

I'd inquire before buying....
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FWIW I inquired with Anker regarding their IQ tech for a 20 or 30 watt charger to power my z8.

According to them IQ is their name for PD, ie compatible.

I don’t have the link but this Info is on their site
 
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Hooligans Imagery said:
Z9 specifics - My understanding is this - The MH-33 charger supplied with the Z9 supports both 5V and 9V USB-PD input. The EH-7P USB power supply is only 5V. It's in a drawer and I use a stronger PD charger. I have used Anker Products for many years and they supply 9V 3A which will give you faster charging if you want that. Some don't.

Anker 737 - older model, longer and harder to keep in wall horizontally. They used to include an adapter to help. Don't know if they still do.
Anker Prime 67 W Gan Charger - very similar to 737 except shape is changed to work better horizontally such as in an airplane. It's shorter and more stout and stays in wall better. Works similar to 737 and does put out a few more watts generally.
Anker Prime 100 W Gan Charger - bigger than the 67 but when you need more power. We carry one for the laptop and iPad and one 67.
Hybrid Charger & Power Bank - 65 W pass through charger, 9600 man power bank. Something new we are going to try for day trips instead of our old power bank. Part of the reason is the USB C on it, two ports, no USB A which we don't want to carry those cable s any longer.

Some of this may apply to other Nikons.

Hybrid Charger Power Bank, 737, Anker 65 and Anker 100 for size comparisons.

Sometimes Amazon is cheaper and easier to return if don't like it.

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So you charge your Z9 with a PD instead of removing the batteries and using external chargers like the MH-33?
 
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