LeMenhir
New to Mu-43
I recently bought an E-M10. Great camera, I love it. But why does the battery charger have to be so big? I mean, Oly did a great job of miniaturizing a fully functional camera, but why is the battery charger so enormous? The kit is not just about the camera. I also carry the charger around in my camera bag when I’m traveling. m43 is supposed to be about small form factor. Here’s the charger behind the camera. It’s almost as big. (iPhone pix.)

Fortunately, I had heard about using an Apple power dongle instead of the six meter long power cord that Oly provides with the charger. I had an extra one from an old MacBook, so that saves some space. But really. Here’s the Olympus charger next to my Canon P&S battery charger. The Canon unit is half the size.
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The charger doesn’t even need to hold the whole battery. You should be able to push the battery half way into the charger to make electrical contact, that’s all. This thing is humongous. What a waste of space! I'm trying to keep my camera bag as small as possible. Am I out of line here, or does Oly not understand that they're selling a whole system? Sorry, just a rant.
Fortunately, I had heard about using an Apple power dongle instead of the six meter long power cord that Oly provides with the charger. I had an extra one from an old MacBook, so that saves some space. But really. Here’s the Olympus charger next to my Canon P&S battery charger. The Canon unit is half the size.
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The charger doesn’t even need to hold the whole battery. You should be able to push the battery half way into the charger to make electrical contact, that’s all. This thing is humongous. What a waste of space! I'm trying to keep my camera bag as small as possible. Am I out of line here, or does Oly not understand that they're selling a whole system? Sorry, just a rant.