long time lurker, first time poster...

i just picked up my FX1 and two 970 batteries. what's your recommendation for a good AC/DC charger?

thanks,
drew

What makes you unhappy with the supplied one ?

Peter

There was no charger supplied with my FX1, the camera itself is the charger (bummer). I picked up a Sony BC-V500 on eBay for about $50, and it's done good by me so far, it plugs right into an outlet (small, lightweight form factor) and you can hang two batteries on it. Sweet.

<<<-- Originally posted by Peter Rixner : What makes you unhappy with the supplied one ?

Peter -->>>

there is no supplied charger, as jared mentioned.

jared, thanks for the tip, i will check it out. do you have the 970 battery? if so, how long does it take to fully charge it using the BC-V500?

The charger that comes with the Z1 would be my choice. They are nice, and stupid simple to use.

I bought the AC-V700 when I bought my FX1. It doubles as the AC adapter for the camera as well as being a charger. Just flip a switch.

Drew,

I'm not sure, I'll pay attention to it next time.

I just purchased the following items, from B&H. The two most esential items if you own an FX-1.

Sony SOBCV500 BCV-500 Portable Dual AC Charger
$82.95

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=73076&is=REG

Power-2000 PONPF970 NP-F970 Extra-Long Life Lithium-Ion Battery
$79.95


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=363713&is=REG

DM

Will the "Sony BCV-500 Portable Dual AC Charger - for L Series Lithium-Ion Batteries" (shown here) (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=73076&is=REG) charge two batteries simultaneously or does it only charge one first and then the next one in sequence?

I read MikeF74's post (shown here) (http://www.sonyhdvinfo.com/showthread.php?t=2312&page=2&pp=10) that the Sony "dual charge will [only] charge the batteries sequentially" so he's saying it will not charge two simultaneously. However, he's talking about the Dual Charger for the HDR-HC1 and I don't know what model charge that is.

Does anyone own the Sony BCV-500 Portable Charger?