Camera shown with 3" CD-R and NP-F550 battery
Sony includes a nice rechargeable battery set with the CD1000. The NP-F550 looks and performs like a camcorder battery. It even knows how much time is left before it runs out! Sony says that the battery should last for about 100-120 minutes depending on usage. Recharging takes between 150 and 210 minutes.
The battery charges inside the camera, and when you turn the camera on, you have an AC adapter too.
This is the first camera in the Mavica line to include a USB port -- a nice touch, especially given the "finalization" process that I will describe later in the review.
A number of accessories are available, including the HVL-F1000 external flash, both tele and wide-angle conversion lenses, as well as neutral density filters.
If your computer's CD-ROM drive cannot hold 3" CD-R discs, Sony has included an adapter which fits the 3" CD inside a 5" CD.
While my test camera didn't include a lens cap or strap, I'm told that a normal, retail CD1000 will include both.
Sony's camera manuals are much like their VCR manuals -- confusing and full of fine print. Of course, so are most other camera manuals.
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