Sony Handycam DCR TRV110E > Reviews

Advantages: not too heavy,good first-user DV camera.
Disadvantages: LCD Screen usage can eat battery if used unecessarily

...main reason for buying the Sony DCR-TRV110 was the price drop as new DCR products came on the market. This price drop allowed me to access digital video and the wonders that come with it. As a teacher of information technology one thing had eluded me and that was using computers for video capture, and in particular digital video capture. The use of the Sony DCR-TRV110 can range from simple record and playback to attaching it to a computer video ... Read review

Advantages: Lightweight and very easy to use
Disadvantages: not much

I bought a Sony 80x Digital Handycam Camcorder; it uses Hi8 Digital cassette tapes. The model I bought has a colour LCD monitor, which you can use during recording and playback, and when having problems recording siblings, you can turn it 180 degrees and the kids can actually see themselves the right way up in it, it really fascinates kids. The screen has a volume control and the sound is very clear, even on the highest setting. You can also adjust ... Read review

Advantages: Ease of use, wide range of feature, view finder as well as LCD screen
Disadvantages: Small LCD view screen, auto-zoom/focus (no manual override)

Although getting quite aged against newer models arriving all the time on the market, the TRV110e still poses a good buy for new comers into the camcorder world. It's a smart little camera with some very useful features. The reason I purchased the 110e initally was to help a friend getting into wildlife filming. While I had a good experience with SLR photography, I didn't with video, and certainly neither did my friend. As soon as I picked it up, ... Read review