Just purchased the Sony A600 which is advertised for $998. Apparently, This does not come with a battery, charger, etc. Just the body. Add another $100 and you can get a battery. They threw in the charger that normally comes with the camera which is just a cord you attach directly to the camera. When i ordered the camera the man Jeff Stevens said that he would include a battery charger for free because it was my first purchase with them. He included the chord for the charger but not the actual charger piece. I called him and he said he doesn't recall the conversation. I told him that half of the charger was in the box. He got snippy with me and transferred me to customer service which my phone call was not picked up and eventually dropped off. Not good customer service at all!