Editorial Review:Product Description:Box includes: AC-L15 Power Adapter/In-Camera Charger, NP-FM30 InfoLithium(R) Rechargeable Battery, AV Cable, Lens Cap, Shoulder StrapSony's CCD-TRV138 Hi8(TM) Handycam(R) Camcorder delivers outstanding video quality with Hi-Fi sound in a compact, affordable, and easy-to-use package. The high-quality Hi8(TM) Recording can be enhanced with new features to customize your personal video. Use Fader Effects, Picture Effects, and Titling to get creative - enhance your home movies with creative fades, pictorial exposures, and titles. The Digital Zoom Interpolation and CCD imager with 320K gross pixels provide clear, sharp detail during zooming or playback. Dial exposure (24 steps) Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 6 (85 x 98 x 151 mm) Weight - 1 lb. 11 oz (780g) without Tape and Battery
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Wasn't stereo, sold it on ebay @ a loss :o(
Wasn't stereo, sold it on ebay @ a loss :o(. Ads said hifi sound....didn't says hifi "MONO" sound until read fine print :oP. Didn't use it, can't say more.
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More than I wanted
I bought this camera solely to copy my HI-8 tapes on to my computer. Since then I have started using it for wild life video, my home, and my dogs. The camera exceeded my expectations.
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DVD burning is easy and cheap
Like other reviewers, I bought this SONY after my old machine refused to play back my antique but loved tapes. I was shocked at all the DVD complaints I read here.
Although I like to edit tapes on my computer, its a job or two sometimes. I burn DVD easily in real time with a free-standing Sansung DVD burner that cost me 100 dollars. Its got a list of about 125 or so. At the time I bought it at Fry's, and loved it so much I got another a few weeks later. ALl you do next is get Audio and video out from the itty bitty combo plug, and then use the round rca plugs to go to the burner. Yes, a totally free standing burner. Plug it in, and go to the bathroom or what-ever. Automatic performance once started!!!! Now I also use this burner to record TV shows and such. Its like a VCR for DVD media.
I use this for several formats of video. Now I am sure there is a loss of quality, but it does an excellent job of video transfer. FAR superior to recording to VHS tape.
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Good Replacement SonyTRV 138
I purchased this camcorder knowing it was not digital "state of the Art". I have a Sony Hi8 camcorder vintage 1993 which no longer functions reliably in the playback mode, and I saw the TRV 138 as means to play my existing tapes and transfer them to DVD's. I found the TRV 138 to be half the size of my old unit and the batteries seem to last 3 times as long. Thus it functions well and is much handier to use. It has the fold out color viewer, my old one did not, plus some additional features such as a variety of fade modes. The only negative is my old unit recorded sound in stereo, the TRV 138 does monaural. This is not really a factor in my recording needs. I have recorded music performances and found the sound to be satisfactory
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Great for the price!
Well, I'm just amazed this model is still in production the way things are changing so quickly in the A/V world.
I bought mine two years ago and have recorded many hours of my children as they are growing up. This is a truly low maintenance and low cost solution for your video recording needs if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a digital set-up.
Just buy and extra after market battery or two (and they're cheap) and some inexpensive analogue tape, and start recording away!
After you climb the learning curve, of course. My one problem with this camcorder is that the controls are anything but intuitive, and they're splattered all over the unit. Be sure to read the user manual carefully before you try to use this thing, but once you've got it down you'll find this a trusty and low cost companion for your family vacations and holidays.
Oh yeah, almost forgot, the microphones aren't stereo but they're really quite good for an entry level unit.
