Sony Handycam DCR-TRV11 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Excellent picture and sound, features, nice looks, good battery
Cons: 640x480 resolution for still pictures

The Sony DCR-TRV11 is Sony’s least expensive MiniDV camcorder. There are cheaper Digital 8 camcorders, but MiniDV allows you to hold more video and is more compact (although MiniDV tapes are somewhat more expensive).

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Pros: Good video and sound quality, fairly steady footage
Cons: very expensive, low resolution pics comparatively, battery life

I hate to always be the bearer of bad news as it seems as though I am lately with many of my electronics reviews; however, I hate to see people throwing their money away on fairly decent products when there are very good products out there for similar...

Pros: Great video quality, good LCD, tons of features
Cons: Digital camera is crappy

It is easy to make digital home movies that look great with this digital camcorder. The TRV11 creates great looking video that is digital from start to finish. The colors are bright, the resolution is crisp, and the camera sports lots of features. A few...

Pros: picture, doubles as camera, size
Cons: price

I am very impressed with my new Sony DCR-TRV11 camcorder. Not only is this thing small, lightweight, and perfect for shooting your videos, it packs the punch of a professional digital camera as well!

Recording digitally onto the tapes made by...

Pros: Robust feature, built in camera, better than average picture quality
Cons: Picture quality not as good as the TRV20

The TRV11 camcorder was the first camcorder I've bought in years. During the buying process I wondered whether I should get teh megapixel TRV20 or the 666K pixel TRV11. Ultimately, price was the deciding factor. The TRV11 ended up costing $300...

Pros: small; good picture quality
Cons: no built-in light; don't use many of the features

I bought this camera on a whim a few months ago because I'd been wanting a digital video camera for awhile now. It has features galore, which many people have listed; most of which are a waste to me. I just take footage and edit it on my computer, rather...

Pros: Excellent picture/sound, easy to use, too many features to list
Cons: Price, digital still resolution

I decided about a week before my summer vacation to break down and buy my first camcorder. The latest and greatest format is digital video. I thought this to be the best option for me since I didn't have any 8mm tapes that I needed to play....

Pros: Excellent picture and sound quality. Integrated Firewire / 1394 interface.
Cons: Still camera only 640 X 480.

Have had the Sony TRV-11 for over 9 months and it has performed at or above expectations as far as what I bought it for.

The camera is well built and easy to carry around. I have found that I will hang this camera on my neck for long...

Pros: Light weight, great 3.5 LCD screen, cool night vision function, easy to handle zoom
Cons: price, photo stills taken indoors not the best, user manual not great

I just bought my Sony TVR11 a week ago and love it. I shopped around for months comparing models and brands (Canons & JVC) and functions etc and I do not regret my decision. This Sony had most useful functions than any of the others I looked at with...

Pros: Analog Capture; Great Picture
Cons: 10x zoom; Some noise from microphone

For under $2,000, there is no better DV camcorder than the Sony TRV-11.

(This review was revised November 26, 2000, and again on March 13, 2001 -- Same opinion as before, but more details).

This is the model I've had my eye on for...

Pros: Great quality A/V, many features
Cons: very few, price if that's an issue to you.

I did a lot a research before buying this camera. I also have a background in television, so I'm picky about the quality of audio and video. After reading reviews of this camera, I decided to splurge since it was the cheapest one I would be happy with....

Pros: Excellent quality / reliability
Cons: Manual can be better

I had been looking for a camcorder since my last one broke down which was an 8mm. I wanted the camcorder mainly for recording the activities of my children. My first impulse was to buy the digital8 where I could have played all my existing 8mm tapes, but...

Pros: good sound, good look, less expensive
Cons: none

I was looking for a camcorder to buy a while back. I was searching through Wal-Mart, when I found this. I picked it up and looked through it. I was looking for the cheaper sales so I didn’t want to spend too much. This was one of the less expensive...

Pros: small, Night Shot, Memory Stick, amazing
Cons: less stable and slower zoom than the PC-100

This little gadget is amazing! I never thought we would be a cheesy camcorder owners but so far we love our TRV-11. We crossed over to the video side when our son was born 3 months ago and he started going through stages like crazy. The digital camera...

Pros: Value, Great Features
Cons: Price

In recent years companies began to introduce digital as the newest
format for home video recording. Sony quickly became the leader
in Digital Camcorders for one simple reason;

Sony has a knack for perfectly balancing the desire for...