K3 - external charging of the battery

peterh337 · 08-07-2015, 09:14 AM

I have not found any reference to this anywhere, and I recall the same for the K5 and all its predecessors.

Can the battery be charged without taking it out?

DeadJohn · 08-07-2015, 09:24 AM

No. (not without modifications to the camera)

**UncleVanya** · 08-07-2015, 10:38 AM

Since you already charge the battery "Externally" what you are really after is charging the battery "While inside the K3" right? If so I'm also not aware of a way to do that - the external power supply (as far as I know) only runs the camera - it doesn't charge the battery. If the battery starts out charged it should stay charged however since the camera isn't going to need to pull from it and the shelf life is very long on those charges.

honey bo bo · 08-07-2015, 02:11 PM

No! I have 2 grips as well as the AC adapter the batteries have to be charged by an outside charger. I have point & Shoot cameras (Nikon) that charge while plugged into AC or computer but no Pentax DSLR's.

stevebrot · 08-07-2015, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by honey bo bo

I have point & Shoot cameras (Nikon) that charge while plugged into AC or computer but no Pentax DSLR's.

That is how Nikon does it. Note that they do not include a charger with the camera. It would be nice and also make very good sense for the AC adapter to also charge the battery on Pentax dSLRs, but it does not

Steve

**Larrymc** · 08-08-2015, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

That is how Nikon does it. Note that they do not include a charger with the camera. It would be nice and also make very good sense for the AC adapter to also charge the battery on Pentax dSLRs, but it does not

Steve

Seems to me the simplest and easiest way is to use the supplied charger. Plugging the camera in to a power supply ties down the camera for an extended period of time. I had an old Toshiba T20 back around 2000 and Some of the earlier P&S cameras charged like the T20 and it was a total inconvenience. The T20 had no view finder either but had a touch screen. Simply buy at a minimum an extra battery and always have a charged one ready.

08-07-2015, 09:14 AM	#1
peterh337 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 573	K3 - external charging of the battery I have not found any reference to this anywhere, and I recall the same for the K5 and all its predecessors. Can the battery be charged without taking it out?

08-08-2015, 02:15 PM	#6
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by stevebrot That is how Nikon does it. Note that they do not include a charger with the camera. It would be nice and also make very good sense for the AC adapter to also charge the battery on Pentax dSLRs, but it does not Steve Seems to me the simplest and easiest way is to use the supplied charger. Plugging the camera in to a power supply ties down the camera for an extended period of time. I had an old Toshiba T20 back around 2000 and Some of the earlier P&S cameras charged like the T20 and it was a total inconvenience. The T20 had no view finder either but had a touch screen. Simply buy at a minimum an extra battery and always have a charged one ready. Last edited by Larrymc; 08-08-2015 at 03:18 PM.

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08-07-2015, 09:24 AM	#2
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	No. (not without modifications to the camera)

08-07-2015, 10:38 AM	#3
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,411	Since you already charge the battery "Externally" what you are really after is charging the battery "While inside the K3" right? If so I'm also not aware of a way to do that - the external power supply (as far as I know) only runs the camera - it doesn't charge the battery. If the battery starts out charged it should stay charged however since the camera isn't going to need to pull from it and the shelf life is very long on those charges.

08-07-2015, 02:11 PM	#4
honey bo bo Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 768	No! I have 2 grips as well as the AC adapter the batteries have to be charged by an outside charger. I have point & Shoot cameras (Nikon) that charge while plugged into AC or computer but no Pentax DSLR's.

08-07-2015, 02:42 PM	#5
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by honey bo bo I have point & Shoot cameras (Nikon) that charge while plugged into AC or computer but no Pentax DSLR's. That is how Nikon does it. Note that they do not include a charger with the camera. It would be nice and also make very good sense for the AC adapter to also charge the battery on Pentax dSLRs, but it does not Steve