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That's kind of the point of USB C, you can use one cable to charge all of those things. As far as wattage and output it would depend on the devices requirements, but I have a fast charger I bought at Target and honestly it works fine for all of my devices
Sorry, but that's really not the case. My phone cable won't charge the power bank or the head torch, but will charge the camera battery, hence my question
I suspect that you already have one cable that will charge all five devices. The device pulls the necessary current, the cord does not push current into the device. This means your most capable charger should charge all of the devices.
This is awesome advice, thank you and might be the reason why some things charge on my adapter and some things don't, while on my partners they do.
I've ordered a new 65w travel adapter after reading your comment, mine was quite old, before Usb-c PD I think.
That is almost correct. All USB-C cables may be used with older protocols, but newer iterations of cables are actually tagged ("E-Markers") to tell the devices what the ratings of the cable actually are. I think this is primarily for data transfer reasons, but it is important that the cables can support high currents as well.
https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-types-pitfalls-and-more/cable-types-and-differences
The USB spec is fucking confusing. There are so many types and they also re-branded some of the versions recently. I can't follow that shit anymore.