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Summary: And ?
Review: I don't know. some people reviewed it highly. I don't see any special about this camcorder. It has megapixel, but it's for photo. I didn't buy it for camera, but for camcorder. Picture was clear in close range, but about 10 feet away, objects are kind of blurry. And I couln't focus on it any noticeably.
I bought it for trip, recording scenery, which it doesn't do very good job.
If you want camera + camcorder, It will do a trick.
But if you have already camera, I would go for better camcorder.
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Summary: The Little Giant
Review: I have never owned a camcorder until I aquired the Sony DCRTRV27. I am impressed with the ease of use and the number of features. I disagree with some reviewers that the battery life is too short. I find it adequate. (An easy fix is to simply carry a smaller "extra" battery in a camera case).The digital effects, fades,low-light and widescreen format options are terrific as is the fire-wire connection. This makes capturing video with editing software a breeze. It is a little clumsy to change tapes - but I can live with this.
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Summary: A Beginners Dream!
Review: I have never owned a video camera before and decided it was time to take the plunge. I decided to go with the Sony DCRTRV27 since it had the most features for the price. I didn't need anything too extravegant but wanted to make sure I'd have everything I needed to capture my growing family's adventures. With this camcorder you can simply pull it out of the box, charge it up, pop a tape in, and start on your merry way if you so desire. If that's all you need from a camcorder, though, you may want to go with a less expensive model. If you are looking for a camcorder with all of the extra features you need to keep family and friends all over the country up to date on you and your loved ones, however (digital photos, editing features, creating DVDs, etc...), then I highly recommend this model. This camcorder is hard to beat!
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Summary: Coolest Camera and light weight too
Review: I liked this camera as it has many features compared to higher priced cameras of Sony. This is one of the most light weighted Handycams.
Pros :
Light weight
Low price
IEEE 1394 support
Digital Photography
Big 3.5" LCD Display
Easy Handling Cons:
No Flash light/video light.
Less resolution 1,152 x 864, that make pictures less sharp.
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Summary: Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Review: I originally purchased a sharp wd450 for 400 bucks and it recently stopped working completely (after 10 months)...I went ahead and spent the extra money to buy a sony after a LOT of reading and research. Although the trv27 costs a bit more than standard cameras, it is well worth it. The picture quality is Excellent in most lighting conditions. The objects are crisp and sharp and the colors are vibrant and true. Even indoors with regular lighting, the picture is still good (may be dark if really low light, but not grainy) whereas my old sharp was very very grainy and dark in any lighting other than outside. The sony has so many nice feautres I now appreciate such as their infolithium battery indicator tells you how many minutes are left on the battery...but it goes even further by frequently checking the battery useage while you use it...for example, if you are using the eyepiece it will say 150 minutes left, however, if you decide to open up the LCD display, it recalculates battery and will then show 100 minutes left and back and forth...If I add a smart-shoe camera light, it recalculates how much battery I will have left once the light goes on....AMAZING. i was also trying to decide on the new canon ZR series (zr 60) but I am glad I didnt to that route. The picture on the sony (with the ziess lens) is so sharp and the low light picture is very good. I've already started to read online reviews complaining of the poor low light with the new ZR series and the motor whining problem. Anyway, the sony is a great camera...I probably may not have bought it if I didnt get a great deal on it...They are now being cleared out of stock everywhere to make room for the new sonys for 2003. I got mine a sears for under 650 bucks as a clearance. I couldn't pass it up. I would have gotten the trv18 but it was selling only for 50 bucks less than the trv27 at the time...go figure.
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Summary: Mine died within 10 days...
Review: I purchased this as a replacement for an older, troublesome Sony Hi-8 camcorder. I had wanted to start trying my hand at video editing on the PC, and also transferring our old Hi-8 tapes to DVD, the thought being I'd first transfer them to Mini DV on the new camcorder, and then onto the PC for DVD authoring. The day after receiving the TRV27, we taped about 10 minutes of our daughter swimming, and I couldn't have been happier with it. The video and audio were crystal clear, noticeably better than the Hi-8 tapes. A test of transferring this data onto the PC (using a Matrox RT.X100 capture setup) showed that to be painless, and the resulting files were flawless. I thought I'd definitely made a good purchase. Unfortunately, that feeling was short-lived... A little more than a week after receiving the new camcorder, I had transferred a couple of our Hi-8 tapes to Mini DV. I then noticed that attempting to play back one of these Mini DV tapes on the TRV27 showed a strange "banding" of the image...the top 1/4 of the picture was there, followed by a gray horizontal band covering the next 1/4, then another 1/4 that looked good, followed by another gray band on the bottom 1/4. Both tapes that had been transferred played this way, as did anything new I tried recording from the camera. I ran a cleaning tape through it 3 times, which finally brought the picture back, but that left me with a bad feeling...why did the heads need cleaning that badly after approx. 2 hours total recording time? That was only a precursor to the trouble to follow... The next day was Thanksgiving. I used the camcorder to record about 20 minutes of the family. The following day, I wanted to start transferring Hi-8 tapes again, and decided to check the playback first, based on the previous problem. I tried to put in the tape I had recorded on Thanksgiving, but the tape carrier only took it in about halfway and then stopped, with the unit "dinging". There was a yellow triangle with a line under it on the LCD and the code C:31:40, or something like that. All I found I could do was remove and replace the battery multiple times, as each time it would pull the tape in a little farther. Finally it got the tape all the way in and rewound it, and when I hit playback, there was nothing...no video, no audio, just bluescreen, both on the LCD and hooked up to our tv. I tried running the head cleaning tape through it a couple times, and still nothing. I even tried some of the other tapes that we had transferred...no matter what, it would not playback a single thing. A call to Sony's 1-888 number and time with their rep said it would need to go in for service...to Irvine, California (I live in Colorado). All this 10 days after receiving it and total usage on it of about 2 and a half hours. So now my new TRV27 is in the mail, on it's way to service, with no clue as to how long I'll be without it, nor what shape it will be in when I get it back. So I'm afraid that based on this experience, I could not recommend this camcorder. Seeing as how our Hi-8 unit, which is also Sony, had similar trouble, I don't think I'd be able to recommend Sony period. That old unit failed entirely the first time we really wanted to use it as well (for a Disney vacation), again after minimal prior usage. It went in for service too, and took more than a month to get back. And it had another visit to service after that one. And in fact, it's not working correctly now, which is why I rented a Hi-8 camcorder to do the tape transfers (money which was lost when the new camcorder wouldn't work either.) Nope, I do not have a good feeling about Sony camcorders at all.
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Summary: Sony DCRTRV27
Review: I've been wanting to get a new camcorder for about two years now. I've put it off until recently when I saw the TRV27. It had pretty much what I wanted in a camcorder. Digital, large LCD, usb and firewire connections and i'm partial to Sony anyway.
After about two weeks of messing around with it I can certainly recommend this camera to anyone willing to spend the money for it. There are comparable cameras out there so it comes down to personal taste and affordability. I can only give this 4 stars though because of a few things.
1. The included PixelView DV editing software sucks. I downloaded a trial version of Ulead Videowave and it had more features and was easier to use. Sony should've included better software to compliment their equipment. 2. Filming in low light is almost useless. The film comes out near total black. I would recommend a video light. and lastly,
3. The still shots at standard settings aren't the greatest. The still shots are at 1.0 megapixels so to get the best output you need to have those settings at the highest resolution and hightest quality. That takes up space on the included 8 meg memory stick. If you are planning to use it as a digital camera for still shots, I would recommend the 128meg mem. stick. Other than those concerns I'm completely happy with my purchase and having a good time learning video editing.
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Summary: Excellent value
Review: I've used the DCR-TRV27 for almost a year and a half now. Excellent image quality, light weight, great battery life, data flows through FireWire to computer very well. Down sides: Sony's web site doesn't even acknowledge they ever made this camera; searching on its model number will not produce any results. So if you lost the manual, the best source to get it in .pdf form is Amazon! Also, the zoom is a little over-sensitive. These are minor quibbles though. For the money, this camera is a bargain.
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Summary: Look no further!
Review: If you want to stop all the researching, guessing games and frustration, find a Sony TRV27 and grab it. After much searching and disappointment I spent the extra money and got one. I couldn't be happier with it. Interestingly, I purchased the brand new TRV38 which is said to have many improvements over the TRV27. Well, after just one hour of use (TRV38), I knew I'd be returning it the next day. The picture isn't even close to the 27 in quality. It has totally unacceptable motor noise - not just a hum but a rising and falling drone. Also, in comparison, it looks rather like a'toy'. The touch screen mode for settings selection is a joke. First they tell you it's a great new innovation and then they say, "but be careful not to use your finger nails which would damage the LCD". (like no kidding.....) Sorry Sony but I heartily believe you goofed on this product! Oh, I did I mention how cheap it looks? I, of course, took it back and the store insisted I try another 38 right out of the box. Same deal.Poor picture and all of that noise! So I set out to find a TRV27, which is, in fact, the cam I had been dreaming of for about a year. One store had one left in a box. So, being a discontinued model, it could be hard to find one. But if you do you'll be very happy with it I'll bet. Advice: just don't be naive enough to think that you can pay $600-$700 dollars for a camcorder and get the same quality of one costing $2000 !!
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Summary: Quality product but doens't have light
Review: It work perfectly. What I didn't like from my experience is that inside a light is needed. So I bought a light including flash from Sony because this camera also take pictures. The flash is too strong and the camera doesn't adjust the luminosity so the picture is too bright. Sony web site is very bad to provide anything for free. I went in travel without the CD shipped with the camera. So I went to the web site and communicated with them. They told me I have to pay to have access to the driver for streaming with USB! Things that any other company always provide for free. Also when I asked them to know where I can download the manual they told me I have to pay for it. I will appreciate if Sony have more respect for his customer.
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