I found charging my new camera from a USB port a little slow. I wanted my camera ready to go in the shortest time possible, so I got the NP-FZ100 mains charger and with a quick charge of a bout an hour I'm ready to go.

This BC-QZ1 charger is too bulky to use, the cords and 3 power connections make for a long mess of cables when using 3 of these side by side on a power cord.BC-TRW is so much of a better design, minimal, no cord.I used 3 of BC-TRW chargers side by side on a power cord and it staid attached to the...

Charging is so much quicker than in the camera and easy to see what is happening.

Charges my NP-FZ100 batteries perfectly well. Just a shockingly expensive batter charger else I would have gave it more stars!

but it could use a option for powered USB to charge the battery (even if slower).

I'm not sure why this thing doesn't come with the camera, but I think it's essential. I personally don't want to have my camera continually being plugged in to charge the battery. I've owned several Sony cameras in the past and they always came with a charger. This is kind of a sucky trend.

This charger seems great... but I am so angry that one didnt come with the Sony A7iii... I hope Sony is ashamed of themselves for that shystery move. Saving money by cheating customers and not including a vital accessory that literally every other camera on earth comes with is nothing short of...

If you're buying a Sony a7 iii camera you must buy this too, because the only way to charge the battery out of the box is using the included USB-micro cable and AC adapter which take almost two times longer to fully charge (more than 4 hours).

Fast and efficient. Preferable to awkward recharging arrangement that comes with camera. Bulky with the long cord, especially for travel. Way too expensive. But it works well for me, despite several drawbacks.

Works great. One reviewer suggested you can replace the cord with an Apple socket that allows it to connect directly to the wall--I did that and it works great.