Sony DCRTRV350 Digital8 Camcorder with 2.5" LCD, Memory Stick capabilities & Remote (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

This is a great camera but it can be noisy - I had to return the first one because it was really really noisy. The one that replaced it was better, but still way noisier than my old Sony Hi8 which was downright silent. I guess the tape moves twice as fast and the heads probably spin faster too. Anyway, considering that the Hi8 was $1400 in 1992, this is a good deal as it has a bunch of things I wanted then like a built in light and the LCD display.There's a fine line between "noticeable" and "annoying" noise levels and this one is right up against it. As I understand it lots of the new digital cameras, including the DV format cameras are noisier than the older analog models, I guess unless you start spending more than a grand or so. Oh well. 4/5 stars.

what can I say, its an all camcorder that is every bit temperamental that you'd expect from something that someone no longer wanted to deal with. will it play a tape... maybe... maybe not. will it eject it afterword... maybe... maybe not.

I wanted to make movies and I had heard that using my mac, this was possible. I didn't want to dither over what camera to use, so I called my sister and she suggested this model. She teaches photography and video production to adults and she's used just about every camera known to man. She said that the JVC was cheaper, but wasn't as steady as the TRV350. I said, "OK", went to Amazon and put my money down. Two days later, it was resting on my doorstep when I came home from work. I have had a blast making movies of all sorts.It's true that you have to buy a firewire cord, but it doesn't have to be a "Sony" firewire cord, just firewire! As a Mac user, the hookup to imovie is seamless. Just plug it in and away you go!!!The camera came with a one-hour battery which was fine for awhile, but then I went on Ebay and bought a huge battery for a fine price.Imagine my happiness when my sister gave me a memory stick for Christmas... I was in hog heaven. Now I don't have to carry my digital camera around or take "freeze frames" from my movies.I give the TRV 350 my unconditional love and approval. If it doesn't do what you want it to, then you probably haven't read the mannual. Hey, I don't blame you, it's massive! I read it when I have a question or just get to wondering, "I wonder if I can do that?"I've run about 25 cassettes through the camera and am still finding ways to use it in my work (I'm a speech therapist).Well, that's my two cents worth! If you buy one, I hope you enjoy it!

The camera did not have a battery ir charger. Nither an sd card. The seller dos not specify this.

I bought this used for only $120 mainly for converting my old collection of Super 8 tapes to digital. In addition to this I had to get a firewire interface card to my windows 7 PC and download the Sony software to import the digitized video. The firewire card was inexpensive and installation was plug-and play easy. However the Sony download was unsuccessful and I settled on just using what I've already got on my PC - Windows Live Photo Gallery. Then everything worked smoothly without problems. For trimming I used Windows Movie Maker and capturing singles frames I used Picasa.I'm not done converting all the super 8 tapes but am well on the way and have enjoyed all the pleasant surprises found on these old tapes. My next step would be converting my VHS tape recordings and may be my Direct TV recordings. I hope that will work as well.This has been a very good investment for me and I would recommend it to anyone with the same purpose.

I feel it was less than good condition as stated. No manual but my husband likes it and that's what matters.

Bought to archive Hi-8 tapes. Since the analog to converter is built into the camera, it meant I could plug it directly into my Mac and download the videos. Very happy.

Used this product professionally with extension opticals. The ability to capture motion and extract specific frames was the function that made this unit extremely useful. The work was investigative with 90% surveillance. Add in Night Shot and this was the unit. I used it with the auto adapter. The unit I purchased from YANA performs similarly. It doesn't have the extended optics but every other function is available. Since I'm retired, I don't use it for the same work. It does, however, perform well for the Still Capture from video and other Hi8 " slide show " transfers I accomplished. A Great Unit for the beginner or the advanced. A good value for a used item I might add. I'll probably go back to YANA.