Canon PowerShot SX740 HS : Charging battery while inside the camera, through camera's USB socket

[Florin_S]

Greetings to everybody,

I own a Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. I know that the package contains a battery charger supplied from the residential voltage (in my case, and irrelevant to subject, 120 VAC).

However, when I am camping in the wilderness, the battery charger is not an option. I used to charge my smart phone and a previous camera from a source with four AA batteries and a USB output. In other words, a portable USB charger. 

For Canon PowerShot SX740 HS, can the battery be charged while inside the camera, through camera's USB socket ?

Thank you,

Florin

[kvbarkley · Accepted solution]

Sorry, the battery must be charged outside of the camera.

[Florin_S]

Thank you, K V Barkley.

[RapWren]

Actually, you can charge via USB. Its even written in the manual. They even state that the AC charger is optional.

[kvbarkley]

They certainly buried it deep in the manual.

Thanks for the correction.

I hope Florin_S got better advice somewhere else.