I own a canon 10d. When I bought the camera it came with a charger to charge one battery but I need to have 2 batteries charging at once..I've been looking on ebay can a grey market/non canon brand name charger ruin my canon batteries? Mess up the memory?|||The memory effect is a characteristic of older Nickel Cadmium batteries (Ni-Cad) and the Ni-Mh or Li-Ion batteries used in digital cameras do not have this problem.
There are plenty of people who know how to make battery chargers in the world besides Canon.
Remember you get what you pay for, if the charger is too cheap then it may not perform as well as better designs that are more expensive.|||I would buy a another chargeing unit or invest in a battery grip|||it shouldn't mess anything up. it should be all good.|||Battery chargers have nothing to do with your memory card, so you are safe there.
The problem with non-OEM battery chargers (and batteries) is that they do not support the features that the OEM chargers do ... for example a Canon charger will quick charge the Canon battery up to 80% and then trickle charge the battery until fully charged and then stop charging all together. This does a few things ... if keeps the battery from getting too hot which will eventually damage the battery (if it does not catch fire) and conditions the battery so it can last its useful life time of around 5 years.
Think of the extra you spend on the Canon charger and battery as insurance.
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