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Sony DCRTRV460 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom
- Digital8 Handycam camcorder and digital still camera with 460,000-pixel CCD
- 20x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 990x) with Super SteadyShot image stabilizer
- 2.5-inch rotating LCD and black-and-white viewfinder
- Low-light recording settings, Memory Stick Pro slot, and analog-to-digital conversion ability
- NP-FM30 InfoLithium Rechargeable Battery
Product Description
The Sony DCR-TRV460 Digital8 Handycam camcorder gives you the best digital features at the price of an analog. Just some of its numerous features include a huge 2.5" SwivelScreen LCD display, a monstrous 20X optical zoom, NightShot Plus infrared recording, USB streaming, and Stamina Battery Power Management System. It also includes touch-screen operation through the LCD display and digital still image capture onto convenient Memory Stick Media. Plus, Digital8 record... More >>
Sony DCRTRV460 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom
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April 13th, 2010 - 05:19
The camera has been fine, but Sony’s service is very, very bad, enough that I would not recommend you purchase this or any other Sony product. When I got the camera, I installed the software that came with it. My computer crashed some months later, and I couldn’t find the CD. I couldn’t find where to download the support software on the website, and contacted Sony. Bottom line…. you have to buy it for $62.95. This is just profoundly bad service, and completely non-standard in the industry.
I’ve always liked Sony products, but I’m done!
Rating: 1 / 5
April 13th, 2010 - 05:39
In addition to making you buy and new battery and memory stick, the Sony Corp sticks you with bad software which will not let you download your videos to your hard drive with music and special effects that have been preselected by Sony. There is no way to get rid of the music and special effects and just have the raw video as you made it. Its a perverted piece of software that leaves you stuck with someone else adding things to your videos that you don’t want. Don’t buy this camera, don’t buy anything Sony. We just wanted a simple camera that would download to our computer so we could do what we wanted with our videos but all we got was a lot of extra expense and no freedom at all with our videos.
Rating: 1 / 5
April 13th, 2010 - 05:54
I have used the Handycam a little bit. I need a firewire to upload the video to my computer. Once this is done, I think I will really like the camera.
Rating: 4 / 5
April 13th, 2010 - 08:30
I’ve owned this vidio camera since July ’04. When camera works it is a fine machine. BUT, just after warrantee expired tapes would not eject–repair bill $230. Now in 1/06 playback is horribly distorted–head cleaning tapes do not work so video head needs replacing–repair bill $211.00 I will start searching for a replacement unit (NOT SONY) that is not so prone to breakedown within 18 months of purchase. If you like paying for a camera over and over again, this is the unit for you–otherwise work hard to find a more dependable brand/model.
Rating: 1 / 5
April 13th, 2010 - 09:11
I just unpacked my TRV-460 and charged the FM-30 battery, which comes with the camcorder. After setting the date and shooting for about 7 minutes, the battery was dead. When reading the manual, Sony doesn’t even recomend the FM-30; but, they ship it anyway. When I replaced the battery with an off-brand FM-50, sold by a well known retail store, the camcorder powered up and gave a message that it wasn’t a Sony battery and then powered down and didn’t work. Appears Sony wants to only sell their batteries. Someone there must still be remembering Hiroshima or something. The camera is good. The accesories are high priced and what is shipped is inadequate to say the least.
Rating: 3 / 5