Sony DCR-TRV330 Digital8 Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode
by Sony

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Digital Photo Product Details

• Digital8 camcorder, uses Hi8 tapes
• 25x optical (28x digital) zoom with image stabilization
• 2.5 inch color LCD monitor with black and white EVF
• Records 640 x 480 digital stills onto included 4 MB Memory Stick media
• Uses Sony's NP-FM30 InfoLithium battery; features Sony's NightShot 0-Lux shooting capability

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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony DCR-TRV330 Digital8 Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode

Customer Review: Caught in the Camera's Eye
Summary: 5 Stars

We've had this camera for about 3 months and I think have only begun to scratch the surface for what it can do. This may mean that there are way too many features here for what the average camcorder user may need. Here are the features that I like...the 25X digital zoom works like a charm and allowed us to film El Capitan in Yosemite and zoom into the rock climbers on the wall that was absolutely indiscernible to the naked eye. I also like the stop-photo feature that allows the camcorder to double as a digital camera. If you need photo quality digital imaging the resolution may not be enough, but it serves our needs to e-mail stills and post them to the web. Which brings me to yet another thumbs up feature: it is USB and firewall 1394 cable capable which makes it a home video producing machine when matched up with our DVD writer (it scares me that I know what those terms mean).

Word of warning, with any digital camcorder purchase you have to buy a lot of accessories. Account for an extra couple hundred dollars to the cost of the camcorder alone. A salesman talked us into an extra memory stick, which I still haven't found a good use for it yet. I suppose the Sony memory stick is handy to save JPEG's directly to, but the firewall cable connection seems to be working just fine. If you don't need the memory stick, you may opt for another Sony model to keep the price down. This model could easily omit the memory stick and frankly at this point, I can't say I'd miss it.

Pretty phenomenal camera and has been reliable so far. Well worth the money spent. Now where's that slobbering poop-filled diaper wonder so I can get me some 25X zoomed in shots of his creative endeavors...ohhh I can even shoot it at night with the Sony Nightshot IR feature.

Description of Sony DCR-TRV330 Digital8 Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode

The black-and-white EVF is adequate, but the 2.5-inch color LCD monitor is the better bet for framing your shots. Digital stills can be recorded onto the accompanying 4 MB Memory Stick, and images can be downloaded to your computer via USB. Like all DV camcorders, the audio is recorded at CD-quality levels--PCM digital stereo. Should you need more professional sound than the built-in mic provides, a mic input jack is located on the camcorder.

Because the DCR-TRV330 uses the DV format, you can download your footage to a computer for editing using an IEEE 1394 cable. Analog pass-through ports are built-in, letting you digitally archive all your old analog footage. Also included are a shoulder strap, lens cap, battery, AC adapter, and remote control.

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