Canon G9x charging via USB
I was having problems charging my Canon G9x via USB.
A Google search shows that I’m not the only one, e.g. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3947126.
The symptoms were that when I plugged in the camera, it would come up in Play mode and the charging light never comes on. Checking the current, it was 0.06A and clearly not charging.
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Switching the camera off didn’t help.
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I then used the same cable to successfully charge an Android phone.
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I switched to a different cable, which worked. The camera started charging with 0.39A and the orange charging light came on as expected.
![](/assets/images/2020/04/g9x1.jpeg)
A third USB-A to micro USB cable also worked.
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I then tried an Apple 5W power adaptor which outputs a maximum of 1A (the one previously could output 4.8A. That worked as well.
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In summary:
- My G9x not charging via USB was because of the cable, not the charger or anything else.
- I could not find a USB power adaptor that didn’t work and a 5W one is sufficient.