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List Price : $349.99 Price : $549.00
List Price : $349.99 Price : $549.00
Product Description
The DCR-TRV480 Sony Digital8 Handycam(R) Camcorder is for camera buffs who want to go digital but still keep their old tapes. This versatile camera plays all your old 8mm and Hi8(TM) video tapes, while capturing Digital8 video for sharp, high quality recordings. With its 20X Optical and 990X Digital zoom and its 1/6" CCD Imager with 290K (effective) pixels, you'll bring the action up close and see it with greater detail and clarity. The 2.5" SwivelScreen(TM) delivers high-resolution imaging during playback. Broadcast live over the Internet with the USB Streaming support. 1/60 shutter speed (1/4000 in AE Mode) Mini video input/output Stereo & Special audio input/output USB port with USB Streaming support i.LINK 2 DV Interface Auto white balance Dial exposure (24 steps) Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 6 (85 x 98 x 151 mm) Weight - 1 lb. 12 oz. (800g) without Tape and Battery
- 1/6-inch CCD imager with 460K (gross) resolution
- Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes
- 20x optical zoom with SteadyShot picture-stabilization system
- 2.5-inch SwivelScreen touch-panel LCD
- Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light
Sony DCR-TRV480 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom Reviews
Sony DCR-TRV480 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom Reviews
| 230 of 236 people found the following review helpful:  Camera is Nice, Software is Useless, By This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV480 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (Electronics) I bought my Sony DCR-TRV480 a week ago, to replace a 9-year-old Sony Hi8 model. My primary requirements were for a model that would make it easy to capture aging 8mm tapes on DVD media, and provide 5-10 years of use for more family videos. My first reactions are that the camera will do the job, but that the provided DVD/VCD software is useless. I have not really tested the camera functions yet, beyond generating a few minutes of digital tape to play with for quality comparisons. Thus I must limit my thoughts to the software and the camera interface to my PC. [See my update below.] My first goal was to capture some minutes of preexisting material on my PC to learn the process and explore the software. After diligently reading the manual, I discovered that to burn DVDs with the Sony software, you must own a Sony VIAO computer. Otherwise you are stuck with direct burning of VCDs, and that without any true editing capabilities. Further, Sony's software will only... Read more 57 of 57 people found the following review helpful: Sony keeps improving it..., By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV480 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (Electronics) This is my third Sony digital 8 camcorder (yeah, I know...dropped one and the other fell into the river while filming kayaking). I keep coming back because: 1) I love the format: digital 8 tapes that are compatible with regular 8mm tapes. You have most all advantages of digital, and I can play/review all the years of tape I recorded on standard 8mm. (For example: camera records timeline on the tape so the correct date/time will always be associated with each scene.) Additionally, while digital 8mm tape may not have all the resolution of other digital formats, its file size is much smaller when tranferred to the computer (and I find the resolution to be fine). 2) Sony has done a nice job with the concept and improved it with each subsequent model. This model's biggest change is the 'touch screen' menu. The menu shows on the lcd screen and you touch your way through the options. It's handy and responsive -- it also leaves a lot of fingerprints on the... Read more 53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:  NICE DEAL FOR THE MONEY, By This review is from: Sony DCR-TRV480 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (Electronics) When my 12-year-old Hi8 Sony went out on me recently I started shopping around. I had narrowed my search to the miniDV HC90 or the DVD403 model. I was leaning towards the HC90 simply because I liked the longer recording option that tape offers and the fact that both offer a 16:9 aspect ratio. I have a 70-inch HDTV and wanted something to fill the screen. However, the $900 price of those cameras was causing me to consider the new HD Sony camcorder with its $1900 price. I really wasn't ready financially to make such a big leap and wasn't too thrilled with the idea of spending $900 while knowing eventually I'd still want the HD when I was able to drop the bucks. Thankfully I stumbled upon this TRV480 model. Not only is this Digital8 model compatible with the Hi8 tapes I already own, but it also includes a 16:9 aspect ratio recording option which was essential for me. Best of all, the $350 price made me very comfortable using this camera as a stepping stone until I am... Read more |
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