📹 Sony DCRTRV30 Mini DV Handycam Camcorder: High-Quality Recording in a Compact Design (Discontinued by Manufacturer) Review

This is an amazing camcorder/camera. It's small and light, but just right for your hand. The images are clear thanks to the large CCD. It only has a 1/4" CCD, but it's 1550k! The resolution is 530 lines - the maximum for a camera in this class. The navigation menu is intuitive and easy to use. Excellent 3.5" LCD screen. The camera also captures 1.55 megapixel footage which can be stored on MiniDV tape (stores LOTS of footage) or on a Sony memory card.The memory card that comes with the camera…

I will try not to repeat what others have said about this wonderful camera. In any case, the most impressive (and most important) feature of this camera is its optics. First I took out the camera for the day and captured clouds, movement, sunsets and a variety of wildlife. When I watched it on my TV I was amazed at the quality. Absolutely juicy, bright colors, amazing details - beauty. Don't judge what you see on the LCD panel. The actual image on the tape is fantastic. A still image is a…

I have an asterisk in the title because my photo won the first prize in the category but not the grand prize, which comprised all six winners . competed with each other. But I got first place in my category! The magazine was called Country Discoveries, and in my photo, people in a vintage car look at a 12-foot Energizer rabbit made from hay during a What The Hay contest in rural Montana two years ago. (3?) I snapped a picture of my TRV30 out of the car as we pulled up a bit by the side of the…