Sony Handycam® CCD-TRV108 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder

Pros: light, simple to use, relatively cheap, lots of everyday features, good battery life
Cons: video quality not top of the line, can't plug it into computer out of box

It's a Girl!

Last December my wife gave birth to our first child, a baby girl. After the birth, I was on the way back to the hospital after picking up a few things from home and I had an impulse to buy a camcorder. I thought to myself,...

Pros: Lightweight, Big LCD Screen than most other
Cons: Blurry pictures, fuzzy video

What a nightmare this camera is! I went on a quick trip to Orlando this weekend with some out of towner friends and able to coax my friend Sony DCR-TRV10 for the trip. For the money he paid for this thing, I could have bought two other cameras that I...

Pros: Memory Stick, Picture Quality
Cons: Need flash for dark room

We bought this prior to the birth of our son. I looked at several different digital video cameras and came to the conclusion that this one would be most useful for us.

Pros:
1) Takes excellent quality video, you can see the difference...

Pros: Small size, lightweight, Memory Stick. SONY quality
Cons: Heavier than the PC1, maximum resolution is 640X480 (72 dpi) - great for electronic use ( a monitor can only display 72 dpi!) and images up to about 4X5, but most print houses squawk about anything less than 300 dpi. SONY price

I have been using the DCR TRV10 for about six months now, and have found it to be superior in features, usability, and flexibility.

We use digital images quite a bit for training and documentation purposes...the costs (in monetary, time, and...

Pros: Memory Stick, Manual Controls, Video In Record, Very good quality video
Cons: Lens size isn't standard making it almost impossible to find lenses or adapters

Having used the Sony DCR-TRV10 camcorder for about a year I've seen that the quality of Sony dv camcorders is much better than any other brand. This camera has all the features that you'd need to do anything. It's size is bigger than that of the JVC...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: barrel distortion, muddy colors, noise

I bought a Sony DCR-TRV10 based on reading many glowing reviews on Epinion and reviews on popular DV (digital video format) related websites. I purchased the camera at Sound Advice for $999 (floor model), and since Sony has discontinued the model I was...

Pros: many features, good quality video
Cons: obsolete

Product: Sony DCR-TRV10, Mini DV Format Video Camera
I purchased the TRV10 in October 1999 for $1399 from an Internet
retailor. My purchase experience went ok and I feel I got a good
price for the video camera. Beware of package deals...

Pros: High quality video
Cons: memory card pictures are useless, still a far cry from professional video

I bought this product to use to record moments in my life, and was considering doing some work with Internet video. I had looked into the 3CCD model, but went with this one to save a few hundred bucks, and because of interest in the night shot feature....

Pros: size, night vision, still photos
Cons: overwhelming, pricey

If you can afford the sony DCR-TRV10, it is a great camcorder. (By the way, I have seen the price vary by several hundred $$$ so shop around and wait for sales) This looks identical to the TRV8 but adds the memory stick feature which basically adds a...

Pros: Size, image quality, battery life
Cons: On-off switch, memory stick not Mac-friendly (so far)

After significant research, I chose this video camera to film the days leading up to the birth of my daughter and her following four months. It wasn't the cheapest by far, but it does have all the features you could want. So far, I've been very happy...

Pros: ok
Cons: ok

I am a 31 year old male who had child with my wife about a year ago. I bought the Sony DCR-TRV10 so that i could record all the funny silly things my son does. My old camcorder was just too big and I didn't really like taking ten minutes to hook it up...

Pros: The memory stick option makes it more versatile than ever
Cons: the tapes still only go one hour

Sony has always been at the forefront of bleeding-edge camcorder technology. Aside from the LCD screen incorporated by Sharp into their camcorders, almost any option you see on a camcorder now came from the minds at Sony. After seeing this miracle in...

Pros: Sexy
Cons: None

This is a review of the Sony DCR PC 100E, a totally different camcorder that doesn't have a category at present. I give it my maximum recommendation. It has 1 megapixel for still images, which is bucketloads. It has a totally cool look, better than any...

Pros: Compact, lightweight, very useful Options, Cheap Price
Cons: none really

I just purchased the Sony Hi8 CCD-TRV Hi8 Camcorder, and am truly amazed by it. This camera uses the HiBand 8mm format, which is a wonderful quality.

It is a pleasure to carry around the camera due to its compact size and light weight.
...

Pros: anology in/out, compact, confortable
Cons: digital still is fussy. small lens diameter, hard to find filters

first of all, it's from sony. so expect beautiful design and perfect presicion built quality. movie quality is great for a non-professional model, zeiss lens rocks. the still images does not really stand out, and lots of times fuzzy, but good enough for...

Pros: Digital Still Image, all sony plus's
Cons: little expensive

In recent models Sony definately has moved in the right direction for it's Camcorders. With the popularity of DV cameras and Digital still cameras, Sony has taken the steps to combine them together. The TRV10 is a great example of this, it is a full...

Pros: Amazing quality, sony reliability, versatility, size
Cons: Pricey, very pricey

I have been searching for over a month for the right camcoder for me, I've been everywhere on the web to find the reviews for the cancoders.
Finally I handed over the $1300 to B&H and became the proud owner of this beautiful camcoder.
This...

Pros: see review
Cons: see review

I bought my DCR-TRV10 about 6 months back and I was really thrilled to use it in the beginning. Although it's a good camcorder but it fell short of my expectations. I'll tell you what I like and dislike about this camcorder.
Likes -
1. The...

Pros: Lightweight, Easy to use, Lots of features, great affordable price.
Cons: none

This is a super buy. We were looking for something very affordable yet something that had some features. This has lots of excellent features for any amateur and is very easy to use and easy to handle. I love the lcd screen instead of having to use the...

Pros: Great quality movies, long battery life, very excellent design!
Cons: None.

Overall, my experience with this product has been excellent. I have enjoyed using it for over a year now, and it hasn’t given me one problem (that’s Sony quality for you). It’s been on several vacations, and it records the memories quite well, and it’s ...

Pros: Very CHEAP
Cons: Life expectancy 45 Minutes

My wife and I purchased a Sony TRV-108 video camera new in February 2003 for $249.00. We used the re ...

Pros: Great Zoom, apmle battery life,
Cons: no usb connection, no snapshots

This is an ok cam corder. It gets the job done. Not many extras. No usb.
This camcorder is your basic get the job done camcorder. If you just want to record some things and watch them on tape this is the camcorder for you. Its average.
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Pros: Digital Video and Sound, Carl Zeiss Lens, Megapixel still camera, memory stick, 120x zoom, digital effects
Cons: Short battery life with small battery, expensive

*********DISCLAIMER*********
THIS REVIEW IS NOT FOR THE DCR-TRV10, BUT RATHER THE PC-100
THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT EPINIONS DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A CATEGORY FOR THE PC-100, YET I FELT THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSIDERING THE TRV10 SHOULD ALSO...

Pros: Easy to use, Light and fits in a camera Bag
Cons: Some functions can not be used in anti-ground record mode

I bought TRV10 about 8 months back and used in all my vacations starting from Florida to Las Vegas. The good part of this camera is its picture and audio quality. You wont regret its quality even during night time. Coming to digitial camera functions,...

Pros: Lightweight, excellent video quality, great feature set
Cons: Expensive; still images poor quality

Sony's DCR TRV10 is the latest in its line of digital video recorders and has been touted as a complete solution for both video and still pictures. While it certainly lives up to the first half of the promise, the second half is a bit of a stretch.
...

Pros: Small and takes great pictures
Cons: Hard to use all of the software it is capable of.

Very compact digital camcorder fits in any large coat pocket and can accompany you anywhere(6.5L x 2.5W x 4.5H). I love to take the camera everywhere with me, especially to my children's events. The images are crisp and clear. A very diverse camera, it...

Pros: Easy to use, great manual, great zoom, fine video quality, easy to dupe.
Cons: The unit may not last beyond 3 years.

My first camcorder, purchased in May 2002 for $299 at Best Buy. Worked great first time out of the box, clear sharp image, manual easy to use and understand, images easily duped on to my VCR for keeping. Windy days outdoors meant lots of noise on the audio (so don't go out on windy days-sduh!) The battery it came with had a short life, but the 90minute battery purchased a year later has done yeoman service and holds well over 2 hours with a charge. The heartreaker is that in Fall 2005 I started seeking streaks in the images during playback, which the manual attrbitues to dirty heads, but cleaning them (with a cassette and by techician) did not help, so the choice dame down to: spend more to fix this than you pay for a new one. Three good years of trouble-free service, then away it goes to the great beyond.

i used this at my sons hockey games and its easy to carry and hold.i am temped to buy them for my brothers and let them enjoy the awsomeness of this camcorder.And the price is great!

We have used this sony camcorder for so many activities and projects in our Local church activities and it has been Huge. Technology at it's best. We also used other brand camcorders but after using the sony its no comparison. I would for sure recommend buying a sony camcorder, especially to all my family and friends which I already have.

ALL FEATURES ARE EASY TO USE, BATTERY LIFE IS GREAT, EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT IN A HI 8 CAMCORDER.SONY HAS THE GREATEST ERGONOMICS OF ANY CAMOCORDER ON THE MARKET WITH THE BALANCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EASE OF USE YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH THIS UNIT.