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do i need an adapter/converter if bringing DSLR cam and iphone4 to Italy/FR

I will be going to france and italy. Bring my nikon dslr camera and my iphone 4 and 4s. Do I need both an adaptor and converter?

thanks!


Lynn
Cambridge, Massachuse 2/20/13

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2/20/13 12:32 PM
Frank

Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO USA
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Check you input cords and it should indicate input 120-240volts. If that is correct all you will need is a plug adapter.


2/20/13 12:34 PM
Lynn

Cambridge, Massachuse
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my nikon quick charger says foreign input AC 100-240V 50/60Hz so i'm assuming all i need for that is a plug adapter.


2/20/13 12:36 PM
Lynn

Cambridge, Massachuse
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my iphone charger also says input 100-240v 50/60hz so i'm assuming that only needs the adapter as well.


2/20/13 12:51 PM
Frank

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You are correct. Bring two.


2/20/13 3:10 PM
Monte

Genesee, ID
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This is what you need for all your recharging and adapters: one Lenmar ACUSB4 which is a charger that comes with more adapters than you will ever need, and Lenmar PPUCLIP which is a camera and telephone battery adapter that plugs into the AACUSB4. If you buy them you won't need anything else. I got mine from Amazon and have used them for three journeys. The can accomodate up to four USB cables for charging things.


2/21/13 10:43 AM
James

Frisco
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Monte, does it come with the Schuko plug? Or do you still need a plug adapter?


2/21/13 11:01 AM
Roy

Auburn, AL
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Monte, why take a converter? I have gotten by fine with just an adapater for my dslr camera, laptop and phone.


2/21/13 11:21 AM
Monte

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I don't know what a Schuko plug is. It is not a converter, it is a charger. You take your device's cable plug the appropriate end into your device and the other end you stick into one of the four female receptacles on the charger. I would suggest looking at the two devices I mentioned on Amazon.


2/21/13 11:38 AM
Ed

Pensacola
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Ack!!

Moving parts, sensing electronics, adapters that only work for part of the world?

A ten-buck stack of adapters will let you build your way out of a recessed socket and a litle two-buck outlet multiplier will let you charge everything at once. After that, its just the stuff that came with your junk. If you wanted to go whole-hog, you could toss in a multiple high voltage to usb plug.