Sony Handycam DCR-TRV110E

My 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 capture card such as Pinnacle Studio DV and perfoming amazing feats of video editing. Even without attaching the Sony DCR-TRV110 to a computer it ... more

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 the brightness of the LCD screen This model has a Nightshot 0 Lux facility, which when recording in the night enables you to see, you can see all ... more

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, I was confident in almost most aspects of the camera and was quickly teaching my friend how to use the camera. If you are competant with consumer ... more