Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom | Basic Digital 8 with Sony Quality

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	Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom Sony Sony average customer review:based on 54 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Deal

I finally gave up on my old Video camera since I can't buy batteries for it any more, and bought this Handycam. (Comsumer Report liked it, I listen to them) It is easy to use and has nice pictures. Very good price too. I like Amazon, they deliver fast and have everything I could ever be needing. I always look here first and find it fast. Thanks, Mossy

Basic Digital 8 with Sony Quality

We bought this just to have access to our old digital 8 tapes after our other more featured but outdated Sony failed. We therefore wanted a low cost camcorder. This camera nicely meets that need

Nice camera

Given that I've not used the camera a lot, yet, it seems to be very good--nice picture quality, especially in low light. I like the large viewscreen, but find the on/off slide button a bit badly placed ergonomically. It's heavier than I expected and given that I have small hands, sometimes it's too cumbersome.

I've only downloaded once to my computer and while it went fairly smoothly (though not as "transparent" as I would have preferred), the playback was jerky. That's part of the reason I haven't been using it much... I guess you could say I'm a bit too hassled right now to try to figure out why. I don't doubt there's an easy solution.

For the price, it's a good camera, but if you want something light and easily handled, I'd recommend going with something else.

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Lacks one essential (to me) feature

The camera is fine, but it won't play back video recorded on Sony 8mm. Unfortunately, I specifically needed it to ensure access to my pre-2002 archives. I'm including this info, just to make sure that others like me don't inconvenience the seller.

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