Sony DCRTRV103 Handycam Digital Camcorder

by Sony

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4.2 x 8.5 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JMO3
• Item model number: DCR-TRV103
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,676 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Fast forward to Sony Digital8 Handycam camcorders and experience a revolutionary new technology that delivers all the advantages of digital recording with all the convenience and familiarity of todays analog cassettes. If you want to capture that beauty accurately, look to Sonys DCR-TRV103 Digital8 Handycam. Theres nothing quite like it, because theres no other camcorder that captures digital information on a standard 8mm or Hi8 tape. With Sony Digital8 camcorders, you'll see brilliant, sharp images with up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution. You'll hear rich, digital quality sound, enjoy virtually unlimited editing possibilities, and record it all on the most popular cassette format within the camcorder industry while still being able to play back all your current 8mm an Hi8 tapes. The 360x digital zoom makes shooting from a distance easy and the 2.5 inch swivel LCD screen allows you to view those images with clarity an detail. With Sony Digital8, you may not be able to unlock Mother Natures secrets, but you can reproduce them perfectly.

Product Description

Hi-8mm Handycam Vision digital camcorder w/stereo recording and playback. 360X digital zoom, nightshot infrared 0Lux system, special effects, 2 1/2" Swivelscreen color LCD. Laserlink connection, Image stabilization, remote

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

80 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing value - a true convergence product, December 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony DCRTRV103 Handycam Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

I connect this camcorder to my PC via its firewire port. Not only can I edit the footage I shoot on my PC, but the analog-in feature allows me to tape TV shows and copy VHS tapes to my computer hard drive. The quality of the camera is very high, and the 2.5" LCD is plenty big. I have purchased the NPF950 battery, which allows 12 hours of continuous operation. This is a very well thought out product.

59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ULTIMATE CAM, December 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony DCRTRV103 Handycam Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

Ive used a number of camcorders in the past,VHS,VHS-C,8mm,Hi-8,Mini DV,and now Digital-8. At first I thought it was a joke,recording onto the old 8mm format in digital, but once I used the camera and saw the flawless picture and incredible sound I was proved wrong.It looks like a regular 8mm camera but it's silver,that seems to be the digital camera color.I feel the most impressive feature on this camera is the night shot mode, you can see and film in total darkness. Also with most digital models being so small you can't get a very big zoom, but since this one is 8mm size the optical zoom is 20x. And of course since it's a Sony it is packed with unmatched looks and great specials modes. I have no reservations for the DCRTRV103 its a top of the line camera with top of the line features at a reasonable price.

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with this product!!, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony DCRTRV103 Handycam Digital Camcorder (Electronics)

We purchased this camcorder after doing research for severalweeks. We bought it with scuba diving in mind as eventually we willbuy the expensive underwater housing.

I can only say that I have been extremely happy with my purchase. One of the first events I captured was my girlfriends little sisters HS graduation. The picture quality and sound play back especially during music performances was great.

We did but a 8 hour battery which added a little weight but runs for seems like forever. We also bought the telephoto lens for those really far away shots.

I normally turn off the digital zoom unless I have an extremely steady hand or have it on a tripod. As you get into the higher zooms if the camera is shaking the pictures gets unusable. Put it on a tripod and at full digital zoom it almost looks as good as optical zoom.

I've used it to capture pictures and then pass this to my computer and have been very happy with the special effects as well.

Robert