On Wed, 08 May 2002 03:14:04 GMT, Paul Pierantozzi wrote:

>I just ordered a Sony TRV27 and the sales guy said that I'm going to need to
>by a separate battery charger for it because charging the battery on the
>camera (like it's designed to do) is bad for the camcorder. Is this true?
>
>I think he was trying to sell me something I don't need by telling me it was
>going to hurt the camera by charging the battery on it. I didn't appreciate
>this and turned down the offer even after he cut the price in half to $50.
>
>Do any other of you TRV users charge the batteries on the unit without
>problems?

The relevant part of his statement is, "charging the
battery on the camera (like it's designed to do)"...;-)
Don't worry about it - though for $50 (if it is a Sony
charger), I would have bought the charger anyway for
the convenience of charging a battery while also using
the camera...