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The battery charger that I got with my Olympus Tough TG-5 (left) looks pretty different from any typical USB charger that you see here in Europe (right).

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But in spite of its somewhat unusual and bulky appearance, it seems to work just like any other 5V 1.5A USB charger. I can use it to charge a mobile phone, and more importantly, I seem to be able to use any modern USB charger to charge the battery of the camera.

So is there anything special about the Olympus charger? Is it really just a normal USB charger?

The user manual is unhelpful; as usual, it instructs against using any third-party charger, but this is what you find in the manual of any mobile phone, too.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Most USB chargers are not UL listed. That's a potentially important difference in terms of the likelihood it causes a fire. Sure anecdotally, most cheap USB chargers don't start a fire, but the potential downside risk includes death. \$\endgroup\$
    – user50888
    Jul 27, 2017 at 19:36

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According to this YouTube video, Olympus TG-4: Does It Charge with USB? | FAQ Video (queued to 29 seconds), yes, it does charge with USB.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thank you for queueing the video to the right spot, so we don't have to wait through a bunch of stuff to get to the information. \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Aug 27, 2017 at 14:51
  • \$\begingroup\$ @scottbb TG-5 has got a standard micro-USB connector. \$\endgroup\$
    – Jukka Suomela
    Aug 27, 2017 at 18:35
  • \$\begingroup\$ @JukkaSuomela Indeed, you're absolutely correct. My mistake \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb ♦
    Aug 27, 2017 at 23:09

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