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Summary: In addition to first review below...
Review: The first review of this item below, in addition to the mistake about the firewire standard, mentions a Flash Card. This camera uses neither a flash card or memory stick. Perhaps that review was for a different camera.That said, this is a great little camera, works flawlessly with Final Cut Pro for video editing. Takes great video for the size. The camera is of couse no longer available as it was replaced by the TRV11. But if you come across one for the right price, go for it -- it's still very much up to date.
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Summary: In addition to first review below...
Review: The first review of this item below, in addition to the mistake about the firewire standard, mentions a Flash Card. This camera uses neither a flash card or memory stick. Perhaps that review was for a different camera. That said, this is a great little camera, works flawlessly with Final Cut Pro for video editing. Takes great video for the size. The camera is of couse no longer available as it was replaced by the TRV11. But if you come across one for the right price, go for it -- it's still very much up to date.
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Summary: Good, small, efficient
Review: This is a very practical camcorder. Proves that Sony is the leading japanese mfr with an eye for innovation. Very intuitive controls, and the camcorder _almost_ worked without even having to read the manuals. The flash card, the hotwire - or whatever its called - are all extremely good - I could view my tapes on a VCR in a coiuple of minutes.
Only things I found somewhat weak - the camcorder was not that good in semi-dark indoor areas. And the plastic "covers" for the poer cord and hotwire - were not the easiest to snap on and off. These are minimal hindrances though - believe me, this camcorder takes excellent still pictures and videos and it is smaller than my (NEW cannon rebel camera) ..
The battery life seems to drop off with age. But since I use this at home (a lot) this is not usually a problem A big issue to watch out for, is how Sony compatible your lifestyle is. I mean, is your laptop a Vaio. Is your PDA a clie. Is your camera a Sony. Because Sony makes it lovely and easy to integrate with other Sony equipment, but a miserable experience integrating with industry standard protocols like USB. My camcorder does not have a USB bus. Firewire is a sony specific protocol that is useless if you dont have a Sony laptop. So - watch out. ALso, I feel that compact flash (used by other equipment makers - Sony uses the memory stick) is faster but too proprietary for my liking.
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Summary: 1st reviewer is incorrect
Review: While Sony equipment allows great interoperability between Sony laptops, cameras, and other Sony gear, it is by no means at all difficult to connect to other equipment...The reviewer below indicates that Firewire is a Sony only protocol. Hogwash! IEEE 1394 is a multiplatform I/O option that allows you to connect to any firewire card available. This allow high speed transfer of digital video to any computer platform that supports it (ubiquitous today; PC, MAC, LINUX). Don't listen to the negative comments about interconnectivity. Sony gear also easily connects to USB devices. I can only conclude that the reviewer below had equipment that did not conform 100% to the standards for both USB 1.0 and IEEE 1394. This is good equipment, and worthy of your dollar.
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