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Reddit mentions of OAproda NP-FW50 Micro USB Battery Charger for Sony a6000, a7RII, a7II, a7R, a7S, a7, a7s II, a6500, a6300, NEX-3, NEX-5N, NEX-5, NEX-5R, NEX-5T, RX10, RX10II, RX10 III, RX10 IV Digital Camera
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We found 4 Reddit mentions of OAproda NP-FW50 Micro USB Battery Charger for Sony a6000, a7RII, a7II, a7R, a7S, a7, a7s II, a6500, a6300, NEX-3, NEX-5N, NEX-5, NEX-5R, NEX-5T, RX10, RX10II, RX10 III, RX10 IV Digital Camera. Here are the top ones.
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Sony NP-FW50 USB Charger Micro Input: 5V,1A, Output: 8.4V, 500mA. with CE, FCC Certifications, tested by manufacturer to match OEM products.Multiple Charging Options: the ability to charge with a USB wall charger, car charger, portable power source, or external battery .Lightweight and Portable.Charge Safely:With newest generation of CPU control, IC chip, double PCB panel, This np-fw50 battery charger provide multiple circuit protection ( over-charging,over current, over voltage, short-circuit, high-temperature)NP-FW50 Charger is Fully Compatible with Sony Alpha A3000, A5000, A5100, A6000, A6300, A6500, A7, A7II, A7S, A7SII, A7R, A7RII, SLT-A33, A35, A37, A55, RX10, RX10II, RX10 III, RX10 IV, NEX-3/5/7 series and more.For Security, DO NOT Charge your Battery / Charger with Computer, in order to Avoid any possible Damages of Computer from High Temperature.
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I shoot for a tour & travel company and travel a lot (3 weeks traveling 1 week home, for the past 8 months). I originally had 5 batteries and that would get me through. I recently added two more because I bought an a6300 for my mother or gf to use when we went on a vacation together. I occasionally would use it as well as a second body to do video with. All of my batteries are Sony because I have never found an off brand camera battery that didn't become a paper weight after a few months of rigorous use. When I used to shoot Nikon I got burned a few times from this. I have been told they are better, but I refuse to go down that road again. You can if you like, but I urge you to read reviews carefully. If a reviewer says it works fine after a few charges, that is not long enough to have an informed opinion.
For charging I use this two battery charger. It feels cheap but it gets the job done. It comes with two off brand batteries. I did not even bother I just recycled them. I have 2 of the chargers and I usually rubber band them together and toss it in my suitcase. Those live in my hotel room usually. For when I am out and about I will keep one of these smaller one battery chargers in my camera bag so in an emergency I could be charging a battery. I usually only use it if the weather is very cold and I know my batteries will die faster. The good thing about it being USB is that I can plug an external battery bank into it and charge one of my already depleted batteries while I am shooting with another battery. For external battery banks I use this anker 13400mah one. The construction is solid, it charges things almost as fast as a wall outlet, the capacity is pretty accurate and it has two ports so I can charge a camera battery and something else if I need to. Overall it is a great battery bank, probably not the absolute best, but still great.
If you are going to be away from outlets for 3 days you might want to get a beefier battery pack. Depending on your shooting style of course. Anker makes a lot of sizes even up to having this properly named powerhouse.
In general, just make sure your external battery can output more than 2A for greatest utility. More and more devices can take advantage of higher amps to recharge faster. And the larger its capacity, the more important it is that its input is greater than 1A. Higher inputs will mean you'll be able to recharge your battery from the wall faster.
Once you decide on one though, I'm a big fan of these little plates that let you recharge a spare battery from a USB source. That means you can keep on shooting while you charge up an empty. There's no cables to your camera to get in the way and everything can sit in your pack as it charges. They're also tiny so you won't notice them when travelling.
This is what I have:
I have this one Amazon link here and it's pretty slow to charge. I have 4 batteries to cycle through so it's not too big of an issue, but it will take a while to get one from empty to full.
I have the Wasabi-bundled external charger that goes directly to an outlet and that is the fastest I've seen (~1 hour or so for a charge from empty).