Sony DCRTRV525 Digital Camcorder

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [5.41mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YB5Z
• Item model number: DCR-TRV525
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,895 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars visual decadence and simplicity of use - what a product!, December 9, 2000

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Paul Askvig (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony DCRTRV525 Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

Although a novice in the domain of home video, this unit has surpassed my expectations! With near total-digital quality, the picture and editing features have been remarkable. Combined with the advanced options to make each video memorable (such as title options, digital effects and picture effects), learning to use the system was both exciting and easy. The added feature of memory-stick digital photographs made this camcorder a bargain - home videos and digital photography in one! The large color viewing screen adds to the overall excellence of this top-of-the-line Sony digital 8 camcorder!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL!, April 8, 2001

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Edwin Graf Diemer (Red Bank, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DCRTRV525 Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

Great product all the way-I bought one of these at the same time Sony announced the new line, and I noticed that none of the new ones have a color viewfinder available. (At least at this price level!) If you want both a Sony, as well as a color viewfinder, this is the way to go. Grab it while you can-wonderful quality all the way, and quite a value as well!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent camcorder!, January 14, 2002

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"olavf" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony DCRTRV525 Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

I bought a TRV-525 in May '01 for a trip to Italy and I have had nothing but good success with this camera. The video output is of an excellent quality, in all sorts of light levels and situations. The built in picture stabiliazion works very well, even when taking video in a moving boat or just walking around. When coupled with a longer life battery, (I bought an 8-hour infoLithium) I was really able to burn through some tapes. Also, I have found a few uses for the 0Lux nightshot that I didn't anticipate ever using.

The still imaging function is okay, although I wish that this model had 1024x768 resolution instead of it's 680x480. The high side is the screen capture function during playback. The only really odd thing about the still picture function is that ou have to switch from video mode to still mode to save pictures to the memory stick--The photo button in video mode only freezes the frame for a few seconds.

The other thing that I found out (later) was that the 16:9 aspect ratio only works if you TV can handle it...otherwise the image gets compressed horizontally (the camera will not output letterbox).

However, all in all, this has been a great video camera.