Soon, solar-powered camera straps to charge batteries

LONDON - Photographers will soon be able to charge their camera batteries with the rays of the sun.

A team of Chinese researchers are developing solar panels to straps that would make the charging easy. Inventor Weng Jie’s idea, of which a prototype may be ready in months, could spell the end of wall-socket charging, reports dailymail.co.uk.

But there is a downside: In case there is not enough sunlight, regular batteries can not be used as a substitute.