Sony Camcorder DCR-TRV110E (Sony Handycam DCR-TRV110E)

Member Name: Mandypotts

Product:	Sony Handycam DCR-TRV110E
Date:	08/10/00 (5937 review reads)
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Advantages: Lightweight and very easy to use

Disadvantages: None at all

I bought a Sony 80x Digital Handycam Camcorder; it uses Hi8 Digital cassette tapes. The model I bought has a colour LCD monitor, which you can use during recording and playback, and when having problems recording kids, you can turn it 180 degrees and the kids can actually see themselves the right way up in it, it really fascinates my kids. The screen has a volume control and the sound is very clear, even on the highest setting. You can also adjust the brightness of the LCD screen

This model has a Nightshot 0 Lux facility, which when recording in the night enables you to see, you can see all the creatures that come out in the dark, very clearly. Luckily for me it has Super Steady Shot, I use my camcorder for long periods of time, even though the camcorder is very light your arm does begin to ache and then I get the shakes, but with Super Steady Shot, during playback there is no evidence of this shaking.

At the time when I purchased this camcorder, there was a special offer, were if you sent the invoice plus £2 you received a accessory bag, spare Battery and a spare cassette tape. Included with the camcorder was a head cleaner, charger/mains lead a cassette tape and a remote handset for using the camera from a distance.

The Battery this camcorder uses is a info Lithum L, is it very small, but holds a charge which will do an hour and twenty minutes worth of normal recording, but if like me you use the LCD monitor it goes down a bit faster, because it is using more power. When plugged into the mains and in use, the battery is shut off, to stop it being drained. To charge the battery you just plug the camcorder into the mains and leave it turned off, the LCD display on the side of the camera well keep you informed of the charging progress, and when fully charged it will say FULL on this display.

The camcorder can record in different modes depending on the subject; you can have single poses, group poses, action shots and slow mot
ion, which is just, like watching the Olympics. On the bottom of the camcorder there is a screw fitting, which is for use on a tripod. There is a standby lock, which disables the record button, so you don’t end up with pictures of the inside of your accessory bag.

The camcorder comes with two different fittings for playback through a video or television, one is a scart socket connection, and the other is a set of three plugs, red, white and yellow. On playback the camcorder has a search facility, which enables a quick scan of the contents of the cassette, so you can find the clip you a looking for quickly.

The camcorder is reasonably light and very small it fits snugly into the palm of your hand.

This is my first ever camcorder and I have found it very easy to use, and I am very impressed with the recordings I have made so far, the pictures are clear and you can hear voices and sounds very clearly too.

I would recommend this camcorder to anybody.

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