Digital Camera question, charging?

(Sorry if this is incredibly simple for you techno people!). I'm going to buy a digital camera. It says it comes with 2 AA alkaline batteries, and a USB connection. To charge it, would I replace the batteries.... or plug it in to the computer (like you do with an iPod)?

Depends on the camera. 2 alkaline batteries aren't rechargeable and with a digital camera they will be garbage real quick. My kodak docks into it's own printer and that recharges the rechargeable battery that it came with. My HP camera, we just take the batteries out and recharge them in the charger we had to buy. The HP came with regular alkaline batteries. Neither of my cameras charge simply by connecting it to the computer. I'd definitely talk to someone in the department about each camera you're thinking of. Each one is a little different.

buy rechargeable batteries, the come with a charger. the camera WILL NOT charge by a pc

the cord is to hook the camera to the compurter and download the pictures from camera to compurter you can buy rechargeable batteries but have to have a seperate charger to recharge them didital camera use alot of batteries verry fast you can buy a cord that you can plug into the wall and plug into camera whale downloading as camera has to be on to do that but youll need alot of aa batteries as they use alot verry fast

It gives you 2 alkaline batteries so you can use it right away, they are not rechargeable. You have to go buy rechargeables and a charger. The USB cable is for transferring images to your computer. Make sure you buy at least 2500 mAh batteries for longer life.

You must have bought an HP photosmart camera.

do NOT try to recharge alkaline batteries. buy instead rechargeable batteries and charger.