# Nikon camera charging in Japan Q.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301 "2006-04-04T19:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/1 "2006-04-04T19:14:30Z")

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My daughter has a Nikon digital camera bought here. She’s going to Japan next month for a couple of weeks. Will this camera battry charger work on their current?

IIRC, they have 50-cycle, which should not affect the charging, or would it?

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/2 "2006-04-04T19:32:37Z")

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No problem at all. I’ve taken many American electronics to Japan and vice versa, and never had a problem.

Generally, the only things that are affected by the 50/60 Hz difference are high-power motors (e.g. vacuum cleaners) and timers/clocks that use the line frequency for reference (e.g. kitchen appliances with a manual timer dial).

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/3 "2006-04-04T19:35:35Z")

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What does the input specification on the charger say? The voltage in Japan is 100 VAC, as opposed to our 120 VAC.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/4 "2006-04-04T19:41:19Z")

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Jumping in with **scr4** , I routinely use lots of electronics, including my laptop and camera, in Japan with no ill effect. My impression is that my [Canon] camera batteries take a mite longer to charge, but I don’t have any accurate data to back that up.

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**Author:** ![MrJackboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MrJackboots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJackboots)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/5 "2006-04-04T19:55:25Z")

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I don’t think it should have any problem with it. I got a friend to bring over a GameBoy Micro (I wanted the FamiCom-controller edition) and plug it right into the wall, no ill effects. I haven’t had problems with any of the other randomness that he’s brought over, either. Even the PS2 works just fine.

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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikon-camera-charging-in-japan-q/351301/6 "2006-04-04T22:32:40Z")

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Thanks, all, good to know it will work.