Includes car adapter cable. Can be directly plugged into CS field controller or docking station in order to charge batteries without removal. Chargers and batteries from Leica Geosystems are perfectly matched to each other and to the instruments, and reliably secure the power supply in the field.
The in-camera charging that I measured is 8.5W (5V * 1.7A). If the charge is constant (it sometimes tapers off toward the end), then the battery (13.32Wh) should be fully charged in about 1.6 hours with Leica's included charger (8.5W * 1.6 hours).
As a general rule, only use Leica battery chargers for charging. Because these are regulated and has to go trough many rounds before leaving the factory. Don’t take the risk of losing your battery with the wrong battery charger. Are all third party manufacturers bad? No, but it’s just not worth the risk.
If you are looking at getting a new Leica, maybe you want to find out if it supports the same Leica battery charger. Simply look at the bottom of the database and search for the charger name, it will list the other cameras that support the same charger. Should you trust third party chargers?
The Leica battery, the Sigma battery and the Panasonic version are made in the Panasonic WUXI factory in China and do not differ in performance, but significantly in price. I had written something about it here years ago, but in German. You can use deepl.com for the translation, a thousand times better than Google Translate.
The price here in Germany is about 25 Euro. The Leica battery, the Sigma battery and the Panasonic version are made in the Panasonic WUXI factory in China and do not differ in performance, but significantly in price. I had written something about it here years ago, but in German.