Customer Reviews:
  Picture Quality December 13, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This particular Sony model Digital Camcorder makes your decision very easy with choosing the right brand camcorder.
The picture quality together with sound is superb, it always gets the attention of any viewer.
When it comes to features, the user will have lots of fun with getting to know his new camcorder, an all in one great buy.
 TRV340 digital- good but unable to capture movie on comp December 9, 2002
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
I can captures scenes and audio with USB but not able to capture the movies that we recorded.
After contacting Soney I found I have to buy a video capturing card for that. It should be possible by the USB cable Soney provides with the camcorder.Why should I pay the overhead?
Great Camera!! December 3, 2002
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
First: To the guy who dissed bottom load cameras and tripods, try part VCT-U14, it's a not the standard square mount, but long and rectangular. If you need it really bad, Sony makes it, but it's not cheap. This camera is awesome so far, and the smart batteries are very impressive, giving me how long it takes to charge and how much is left. The intelligent shoe is impressive, also, with the number of different accessories that can go there (including a photo printer). As with some other reviewers, the still picture quality is lacking, but we are only talking about roughly a 500K CCD, which was equivalent to my very first digital camera, with the same picture quality. But this is not the camera to replace your still digital unit.
Don't hold your breath November 8, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just ordered this camcorder yesterday, but I highly recommend it because of my experience with my parents' TRV340. It's crisp picture and ease of use will satisfy most home recording needs and at least yesterday was a good deal. However, the main reason I'm writing this review is to warn you that you may be in for a long wait for it to arrive from Amazon.com, even though they say it usually ships in one day. Mine is scheduled for shipping on November 15th, eight days after I ordered it. As my wife is 37 weeks pregnant, we hope it gets here before the baby does.
Good Camera, but no for everyone......... November 7, 2002
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
The first thing that I think you should consider is the weight and size of the camera. If you like a smaller camera, go with a MiniDV, but if size is not a big deal, go with the Digital 8, mainly because it is more versatile epspecially if you have older tapes. If you plan to use this for trips, i recommend MiniDV, however I bought this to make Short films with, so size was not a big factor. One great thing about this camera is that you pay ...for features worth over 1400 dollars on a MiniDV with the same quality. However this model of the Sony left me with mixed feelings. I have used both its older brother the 740 and its younger brother the 140. THey are both excellent cameras. The 140 is great, it skimps a bit in features, but for 500 dollars its a great deal. Also the 740 is great with its megapixel ccd, but you will pay an extra 100 for it. This is a nice balance between the two, however the picture feature was subpar. I decided not to return it because I got an excellent deal on it. Great features of the camera include:The super night shot (people complain becuase it is green, but it will record in 0 lux, and seriously, who needs to record color in 0 lux?)
The night shot is great (Color in 4 lux!!!)
The super steady shot (GREAT!!! NO TRIPOD REALLY NEEDED IF YOU HAVE A DECENTLY STEADY HAND)
Memory Stick (decent pictures if you need to send on the internet?) ... The quality on still pictures cannot be compared.
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