Is there a way to charge and USB connect Casio EXILIM EX-S500 without using a USB cradle?

Yes to the first and why bother to the second.

You can charge the battery outside the camera using a BC-10L charger or equivalent. One such charger is available here.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

No. The EX-Z60 does not charge the battery through the USB port. You need to use the supplied charger. Alternatively, if you have the EX-Z60DX cradle, you can plug the camera into the cradle and plug the cradle into a wall outlet. However, using the cradle will not let you charge the camera through the USB port either.

No. You need to plug the camera into the cradle and plug the cradle into a wall outlet. Connecting the camera to the computer merely drains the battery faster, as the camera has to spend juice communicating (or trying to communicate) with the computer, even if only to say it has nothing to say.

You can read the manual book, or if you don't have one you can download user manual here :

Casio EXILIM EX-S500 User's Manual

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make sure that you didn't put the battery in backwards. It can be done and obviously, it won't charge

Hi - You can download the manual by clicking the link underlined in blue below:

Exilim EX-S500

See page 119:



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I gave my wife also one of the Casio Exilim cameras. She doesn't take a lot of pictures. But so far the battery has not failed us. There might be a chance that your battery has died on you. I suggest you go to Casio and ask them to test the battery. I'm guessing it is the battery that has conked out. If it isn't then you need to have Casio check on your camera.

Juat wondering if you have a casio exilim ex-s2 that you would want to sell for parts? Or if you know anyone that has one?
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Visit this link for the manual. Click this link for Frequently Asked Questions?

You have two options for downloading pictures.

1. Use a SD card reader, fast download.
2. Use the camera and the USB Cradle (Page 180-187 of your owner's manual) There are many more steps than can be described here. The overview is:
1. Plug power to the cradle
2. Connect the cradle to the computer using the USB cord
3. Mount the camera in the cradle
4. View and copy the images from the camera using your favorite software. Perhaps Picasa2 from Google.
   

The battery model is NP-20 and the charger for this is "the special BC-10L Battery Charger" and can be purchased here, or the casio model from here.

sorry its a casio proprietary end that goes in to camera