Hopefully it will be 500 bucks without the non lens items soon. Just camera with 2 lenses

@LongJohnSilver some years ago I had the G85, and what I did was to purchase a cheap HDMI to VGA adapter that had a headphone jack. So I would connect an angled micro HDMI to full-size female HDMI where I would plug the adapter. The angled micro HDMI took the strain off the port.. just have to get the correct angle.

No battery is needed. There isn't even a place for one. It's a passive A/V splitter

@zcream Good question. I don't know. I am an end user and all I know is that it worked back then.

After a bit of searching I actually found my adapter (it is passive), hooked it up to an A7III micro-to-female HDMI, and the audio came through out of the 1/8 port of the adapter without issues. So it still works today.

@arvidtp I thought that was optional. Guess not. Thx for the link

Panasonic Lumix G85 12-60mm for $499

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/panasonic-lumix-g85-mirrorless-4k-photo-digital-camera-body-with-12-60mm-lens-black/5632300.p