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Technical Details
- Compact MiniDV digital camcorder with 1-megapixel imaging
- 10x optical, 120x digital, zoom with Super SteadyShot image stabilization
- 2.5-inch touch-panel colour SwivelScreen LCD display for easy access to the entire
- camcorder menu
- Includes 8 MB Memory Stick for still image and MPEG1 capture
- NightShot O Lux infrared system with colour mode for recording in total darkness
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Product Description
What Video Widescreen TV, July-03
Best Buy.
Product Description
Super compact megapixel DV Handycam with Memory Stick, DV In, Zeiss(R) lens and Touch Screen LCD.
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Overall very, very good,
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This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV33 Mini-DV Camcorder (Electronics)
When looking for a camcorder, I essentially wanted something that recorded good quality video footage, with some basic editing features.Overall, this camcorder has absolutely loads of features (most of which I'll never use!). It's small & light; the super-steady shot function works well, with most camera shake removed. Picture quality is superb (Carol Zeiss lens), as are sound recordings. This camcorder has the added benefit of recording in 16:9 widescreen, which has even better picture quality (rectangular CCD). As with most DV camcorders, the optical zoom (10x) is good, with the digital zoom (120x) being near to useless! Feature-wise, this camera has firewire AND USB slots; as well as normal recording, it can be used as a webcam (USB streaming) and digital camera (stores pictures on Sony Memory Sticks). You can also record short MPEG videos to the memory stick. Other features include night-vision, DV in and out, a remote control, AV in and a rather nify touch-screen for the menu. Menu-wise, the options are displayed in a easy to use and informative manner, which makes a nice change! It's also quite light and has an accessory shoe. I only have 2 issues with this camera - (1) standard battery life is only 1.5hrs, so you'll need a better battery; (2) as with most new camcorders, the tape loading mechanism is on the bottom of the camera, which means removing any tripod connections if you want to change the tape! Apart from that, definitely a recommended buy!
78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use, lots of features, superb piece of kit!!!,
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This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV33 Mini-DV Camcorder (Electronics)
Overall, a very easy to use piece of equipment. As with all Sony camcorders, ejecting the tape is a bit of a pain - it's underneath the unit, which means having to take off any tripod equipment before taking out the cassette. Battery life is acceptable - you'll need to buy an extended battery to film any long shots, and there is no carry case supplied!Apart from the above, the actual unit is very, very nice. Lots of features - for a start, it has a stereo microphone, decent zoom (I tend to leave the digital zoom switched off), touch screen menu, remote control (for recording AND playback), and will also film in 16:9 widescreen. It's also fairly light and will act as a camera (camera shots are stored on the supplied Sony memory stick). The 'super steady shot' feature also works well, reducing the amount of camera 'shake' (it's quite noticable when you switch this feature off). Build quality feels more solid than Panasonic models. The actual layout is also better than both Panasonic and JVC. The only thing to bear in mind is 'hand cramp' - make sure you physically hold the camera for at least 10 minutes before buying one, just to make sure that it doesn't cause your hand to ache! - Saying that, this applies to all camcorders. Plugging in the unit to a PC or TV couldn't be easier. Most of the cables have been supplied - camera to TV SCART or audio/visual; camera to USB;camera to firewire (cable not supplied). The USB connection allows the camera to be used as a webcam if you want to... there are lots of other features, most of which I haven't had a chance to use as yet... But am definitely pleased - for the price, this is a good piece of equipment.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eureka Eureka Eureka!!!! Small is beautiful,
This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV33 Mini-DV Camcorder (Electronics)
My search is over. After 2 months of research I have found what I was looking for. In one word "FANTASTIC". Even my newborn doughter likes to be in front of this camera. She always smiles when we are shooting. While my wife can just point and shoot, it still allows me to do spot focusing and spot metering which if you've never used these features on a camera, you will now. It's that easy. Low light features are great, the slow-shutter feature lets you take cool MTV-style videos in low light with great color quality. Software provided is OK. Good ZOOM. Picture quality has improved with Mega Pixels and almost all the buttons have been moved to the screen which make the camcorder really stylish and handy.
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