Amateur Photographer

Twenty for travel

USB camera battery charger

● £10-30 ● www.amazon.co.uk

These little USB-powered chargers are incredibly useful for keeping spare batteries topped up during a day’s shooting. They’re available for almost every imaginable type of camera, and come in versions that accept one, two or even three batteries. They usually employ either micro USB or USB-C for power input, which means they can be fuelled from a wide variety of sources. For example, you can top up your batteries in the car while driving between locations, or hook one up to a powerbank in your bag while you’re walking around shooting. We’d recommend recognised names such as Newell or Nitecore.

Tenba Tools Reload 2 battery pouch

● £14 ● uk.tenba.com

The last thing you need while shooting is to run out of power and find yourself searching around in your bag for spare batteries. This neat case is designed to hold two Li-ion camera batteries, with the stretchy neoprene pockets being capable of accommodating most shapes and sizes, including the popular Canon LP-E6, Fujifilm NP-W235, Nikon EN-EL15 and Sony NP-FZ100 types. It’s constructed from water-repellent polyester fabric and boasts a loop for attaching it to a belt or bag strap, along with two small D-rings that can be used to fix it

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