Camera Docks??

[pigeondave]

Hi,

Could some one please tell me what purpose camera docks have? I don’t mean the printer docks; I mean the charging ones. Do they serve a purpose with todays cameras.
Work are looking for a cheapish new camera. The thing is that it needs to be charged all the time. Will just plugging the charging lead into the camera 24/7 be ok?

Thanks

[pigeondave]

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[TonyHetherington]

Hi!
Simply put, camera docks have no specific purpose other than a convenient way to charge your camera or upload pictures to your computer.

So for example you could use the dock to be permanently plugged in to your pc, and the mains, and just plop the camera on it when you need to charge or upload photos.

However, that's messy and you end up with more cables and plugs at your computer station.

I have a dock on my little camera (Casio Exilim Z40) and only use it when the camera needs charging, otherwise it's in the drawer. To get photos onto my computer I use a card reader and take the SD card out the camera to do that.

So, to conclude; they are convenient for some and a pain for others, depends really on how you use your camera and where you store it.

Technically, there is no advantage at all (if you see what I mean!)

Hope that helps
Tony

[pigeondave]

Do you have any ideas who makes docks.
I know Kodak do but are there any other firms?

[imperialism2024]

AFAIK:

Casio
HP
Kodak
Sony

And it seems like pretty much every credit-card-thickness camera uses a dock.