Using an electrical device bought in France, in Canada

[fluidistic]

I bought a camera in France and I want to use it in Canada. The main problem is the battery. To reload it (I think it's a lithium one but I'm not sure. I can check out if you need this info) I must plug it into the AC current supply at home. In France it works at a different frequency I believe than in Canada and the voltage is 220 V compared to the 110 V in Canada.
What happens if I directly plug the battery reloader into a Canadian home electrical supply? The device is made to work with 220 V and the French frequency.

My guess is that it simply won't work and will not damage anything.

I might think to just take my memory card and borrow a camera in Canada if I can't reload the battery without buying a transformer (110 V to 220 V).

 

[MATLABdude]

What's the make and model of the camera? Most consumer electronics nowadays have DC supplies that take 100-250 V, and accept different cord ends to plug into the outlets in various countries.

Worse comes to worse, you can buy adapters at Futureshop or The Source (or the likes) that change the voltage.

 

[fss]

To reload it (I think it's a lithium one but I'm not sure. I can check out if you need this info) I must plug it into the AC current supply at home. In France it works at a different frequency I believe than in Canada and the voltage is 220 V compared to the 110 V in Canada.

Check the back of the battery charger (which I think is what you mean by "reloading" it...recharging?). If it says 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz it's a dual-voltage charger and can be used safely. If it doesn't, you'll need some sort of voltage transformer which can be bought at pretty much any electronics store for a reasonable price.

What's the make and model of the camera? Most consumer electronics nowadays have DC supplies that take 100-250 V, and accept different cord ends to plug into the outlets in various countries.

Most cameras don't have dedicated DC power sources and just come with USB cables and a battery charger wall wart.

 

[fluidistic]

Thanks to both. I just checked out the battery charger and it says "INPUT 100 V-240 V AC 50/60 Hz
0.1 A (100V) 0.06 A (240 V)
OUTPUT: 4.2 V----0.65 A."

So it seems I won't have any problem? Seems like it needs AC.

Out of curiosity, what would have happened if it could only work at 240 V and I plug it in a 120 V supply?