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Summary: software
Review: I bought this camcorder for my wife to save her using my Sony PDX-10. I also did not want one that was tiny. My main beef with it and with my PDX-10 is the software to connect it to a PC stinks. This company could learn a lot from Apple. It was not my incompetence I discovered a whole message board of others making the same complaint. Fot the gentleman wo lost his CD don't bother replacing it buy some third party software.
One advantage of the D8 format is you can use cheap tapes (my daughter records her theater practise sessions) and you can use it for old Hi-8 tapes.
Rating: 
Summary: I was disappointed
Review: After purchasing this camcorder, I found out that the USB Streaming did not work with our Macintosh G4 Powerbook. You have to get the TRV 350 model if you want to use USB Streaming with a Mac - something the salesman did not tell us. Otherwise you have to purchase extra stuff (card, cable, etc.) for iLink. Also the ImageMixer software that comes with this camera is a total nightmare! After several hours I still was unable to make it do anything I wanted it to do. Yes, there's a manual for the software, but it was impossible to find any answers in it.
I loved the camera itself and all of its features, but I took it back to get something that would work better for me.
Rating: 
Summary: Best for the price
Review: Almost a best MiniDV camera quality for this price.
Little bulky compared to a MiniDV camera, but you have
to pay at least twice the price. You can use cheap 8mm
cassette too(use Hi8, LP mode to get 90min).USB video transfer is best for VCD creation, use Firewire
if you want DVD quality.
Rating:
Summary: this thing rocks
Review: better than the 240, and cheaper. Yeah the 240 has 25X zoom , and this one has 20, but you'll never be able to tell the difference. And you'll thank me later for getting something with such superior quality that allows you to record onto 8mm tapes. For this price, this is a must have. If you're an aspiring screenwriter/movie buff like myself, you can record your own low/no budget movies, transfer them easily to your computer (using provided or other software), edit them "professionally" (your limit is your own creativity), and even lay mp3 tracks as background music. I mean c'mon. This price for a DIGITAL camcorder. How can you afford NOT to have one.
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Summary: Buyer Beware - Get the Extended Warranty!
Review: Do NOT even THINK about buying a Sony without also purchasing the best extended warranty available! It was a good camera while it lasted - exactly 13 months! The manufacturer's warranty is one year, and alas, I did NOT purchase an extended warranty. I took good care of it, and always stored it in a case. I used it rarely, to tape wrestling meets and other school events. I tried to use it the other day for the first time in a few months, and the LCD shows no picture - only horizontal lines. Sony's answer is for me to ship it to Texas, AFTER I prepay a flat rate fee of $269 (plus tax, of course)! A brand new one can be purchased for less than that on sale! Bummer.
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Summary: Simply Amazing! Unbeatable product for the price!
Review: Great quality, comfortable, easy operation. Wonderful night shoot feature. Amazing zoom power. Very handy remote control (Beware of TRV260 model that doesnt come with remote and still costs much more!)
A great buy at this price. I love the thin and wide mode too, it is fun.
Rating:
Summary: very pleased
Review: I basically have been torturing my kitty learning this. But it's easy to use. I have sworn I cannot get good pictures of kitty because she does not slow down. Now I came have a kitty cam!! hehehe. Seriously, the pictures were sharp. I had now trouble loading there. It's small, compact and basically great fun for a cheap price. Hard to believe Sony that reasonable. I only give it four stars because it I am still learning, so don't know enough about to give it really high rating as compared to others.
Rating:
Summary: very pleased
Review: I basically have been torturing my kitty learning this. But it's easy to use. I have sworn I cannot get good pictures of kitty because she does not slow down. Now I came have a kitty cam!! hehehe. Seriously, the pictures were sharp. I had now trouble loading there. It's small, compact and basically great fun for a cheap price. Hard to believe Sony that reasonable. I only give it four stars because it I am still learning, so don't know enough about to give it really high rating as compared to others.
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Summary: exellent camera
Review: i bought one my self. it is wicked good. the only problem is it dosnt have a memory stick. i give it a great rating. if your looking for a camera under 500 bucks, grab this 1 rite now.
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Summary: good/ cheap digi cam but can't play old hi-8 tapes
Review: i bought the sony dcr trv 250 based on sony's name. i was overall satisfied with the quality of the video and the ease of use of hte camera. needless to say sony delivers. however, it can't play back my old hi-8 tapes so that sucks. i would really have loved that functionality as well.
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