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With the Z9 you of course get the MH-33 battery charger and the EH-7P charging adapter which plugs into the battery charger. It works flawlessly. But you can also use the EH-7P charging adapter to plug into the camera to charge the battery and that too works extremely well. You can also get an second EH-7P or you can get something like the INVZI 65W USB C charger which is used the charge laptops, but also works very well when plugged into the Z9. In the field, I take the MH-33 and the EH-7P and then I also bring either a 2nd EH-7P or the INVZI charger. Then, I can put one battery into the MH-33 charger connected to the EH-7P and I can at the same time charge a second battery in the Z9 by attaching either the EH-7P or the INVZI to the USB port in the camera. I believe that the INVZI actually charges faster than the EH-7P.
Safe travels Charles...from a BMW, Triumph, Suzuki and Yamaha snob...at the moment...things could change!It charged just fine, super. I am heading to the Sturgis Bike Rally next week and will take the Z9 and laptop. I ride the bike, so even small things take up the limited available space.
Yes it works. I just did that a couple of days back with my Anker power bank.
Brilliant thank you, im planning a trip soon where i'll be off grid for a few days, and Z9 batteries are like finding rocking horse poop!!
Likely you are aware that any NIKON EN-EL 18 battery will power the Z9. Brand X will not
I am yes, I was using my D5 batteries, but I’ve just sold that camera and spare batteries as the z9 charger won’t charge the D5 batteries!
Not true, any charging source has to conform to USB-PD specifications. I've tried a number of flavors of USB charging device, including the USB Quick Charge devices they've all been a no go. I've tried a very recent USB-A quick charge device capable of 5V at 3A and while the charge light on the camera will illuminate for a few seconds, it quickly goes out as the camera internal circuitry doesn't detect the protocol handshake it expects.
Nikon charging light will blink on the Z9 if an incompatible charge is plugged into the USB charging port.
I would like to thank everyone for their input on this subject I really appreciate it. One other quick question does anyone know what the calibration button does on the nikon battery charger MH33. I can't find any reference to it anywhere.Not being a Z9 owner, I’m sure that’s so, but only for charging equipment that is outside the relevant (USB) spec - voltage, current, etc. However, if such equipment, inc Nikon’s own, were to fail so as to pass the mains voltage to the Z9, then I would assume that would be the end of the camera. Hence, why I expressed concern with the whole practice of charging batteries in the camera rather than using a separate external charger……
Of course this should be a vanishingly small possibility with equipment from reputable manufacturers but given the cost of cameras such as the Z9 would I want to risk it - possibly not. There are undoubtedly many circumstances where in camera charging will be convenient, perhaps necessary, however, it will be for each owner to judge whether is sits within their own risk appetite. (Also applies to laptops, tablets, cellphones etc., etc. many of which do not even offer the option of using an external charger.)
And to be fair, I use the Apple USB-C power supply from my MacBook to charge several USB-C compatible devices - just not sure I’d want to plug it into my brand new, £5.5k Z9……. If I were to get one
If the calibration lamp flashes when battery is inserted, then it indicates battery should be calibrated by pressing the calibration button within 10 seconds and holding it for 1 second. Calibration will take considerable amount of time and does not need to be done for the battery to continue to work properly, but it is recommended for accurate measurements of the battery charge state.
It's what @Ivan Rothman said. adding: Calibration drains all cells and recharges fully. During use the battery cells will be out of sync with each other, some holding slight charge as other cells become exhausted. I have found that often (not always) the battery will drop a level of usage after calibration. Many ignore and don't calibrate, it's all good.
There is a remote chance of a power surge or charger failure damaging your camera - (It happened to me once)
