Sony CCD-TR940 Hi8 XR stereo camcorder full overview & demo
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- A full overview and demo of the Sony Hi8 XR stereo camcorder, model CCD-TR940, circa 1998. This model basically has all of the goodies Sony ever put into an analog camcorder for the consumer market, except a flip-out LCD screen. The XR system records 440 lines of resolution on Hi8 tapes, and 280 lines on standard grade 8mm tapes (as compared to 400 and 240 lines, respectively, for non-"XR" 8mm camcorders). Sony only offered Hi8 XR camcorders for a few years (around 1998 to 2000) before they eliminated all high-end analog camcorders from their lineup, in favor of their Digital8 series.
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Fun Fact: This camera was used in a big movie (VHS 99), it was used to film an entire segment called "The Gawkers"
Just scored one of these for $50 fully functional from an Estate Sale, RIP to previous owner 🙏
I got one from ebay recently listed as untested and for parts but everything worked i laid 25 dollars for it
@@jamesjr2550 thats fire
This was my very first Hi8 camera back when I was in college, the thing had excellent picture quality and it was built like a tank, I used it for many a storm chasing and concert. Finally got the infamous sony screen of death on it, but it lasted for quite a few years.
Back when Sony was building great Camcorders. 3:06 mmhhhh i loved it when yellow, orange or in general warm colours were used for backlighting. Today there would be blue freaking LEDs all over the place. Fancy full colour viewfinder. I remember this being such a huge novelity back then when nearly every viewfinder was just a small Black and white CRT. The recording button feature was something a lot of people underestimated. On my JVC GR-AX280 you could even set the time it recorded, all the way down to 1 second. Which was super handy for recording stop motion videos. Instead of manually pushing rec and stop you would always get exactly 1 second of recording. Even timed every few seconds so you could move the object or yourself and keep the hands of the camera as it recorded for you. Awesome this thing even had the regular Lamp for nightshot :D This would have been the PERFECT Blair Witch Project videocamera ;)
I have the CCD-TRV65, the highend for 1998 model with LCD flipout screen. Sony deleted the built-in light opting for their "smart shoe" and gave it a B&W viewfinder since the LCD was color. It shares a lot with this camcorder otherwise, even has a plastic molding for the viewfinder light sensor that isn't needed. The guts (CCD, tape transport) are identical otherwise.
These units are built like tanks. We had a 04 Hi8 model at work, and it was pretty flimsy...and it lacked the XR recording mode!
I got a CCD-TR65 for free recently. About the same as this model but has an flip-out LCD. I was very impressed by the HI8 XR quality of recording. Also my first camera to have a video input recording function.
are you going to record stuff with that camcorder?
Dr.skittles123 Yes, most likely. I need a new battery and a head cleaner first.
+Sam Thornley Look i have the same thing and paid 30 bucks for mine
That's great quality from a camera that old.
So I can transfer my 8mm tapes to my PC in stereo with my Dazzle capture device with this?
Glad you are not false advertising..
Most ppl say these cams have stereo outputs, but they are mono..
Wish they made these wit firewire..
Thanks for this vid..
They have one, but it has to be Digital8 version. You know what, I bought Sony's Hi8 XR model, and I watched all my tapes 12 yrs later, but I did not transferred them to PC. Maybe I will transfer them to HiFi VHS or something. I really love this format and my camera and I am still recording my trips onto 8 or Hi8 tapes. Wish I had VTR in it.
This is another really nice Sony camcorder! It is pretty similar to my Sony CCD-TR8E, but mine is much more basic (doesn't even have NightShot or InfoLithium, and the display has no yellow light built in)
What does Hi8 XR means? I thought it it would be something like S-VHS ET (recording Hi8 on standart Video8 cassettes) Am I right?
I'm looking forward to see some videos off that camcorder!
My last addition to my camcorder collectionwas a MiniDV camcorder wich unfortunately doesn't work.
Thanks for video
I have the Sony TR3200E. It's pretty similar to this (also HI8 XR) but has manual control over iris/shutter/gain/white balance, although it doesn't have nightshot. I'm guessing Sony didn't sell too many in 1998 as the enthusiast camcorder market has already been usurped by mini DV. I never knew this model even existed!
This resembles my Sony CCD-TR716 Handycam.
Great video ,I had one just like ,until my kayak turned over which cost £760 ,2000 ish , it was so good that I've replaced it for a steel of the cost for £33.00 off eBay,so now I can play my older tapes .
I have that same camera,plus a TR101.They have gone through quite a bit of use.
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Great video as always. I just picked up the TR-840 few weeks back and love it. Though I have much better professional DV cameras this is the sort of one I’d of actually own when I was a kid so wanted one like it again. I do also have a video 8 unit with flip out screen but it’s mono and wanted to upgrade to a stereo unit with slightly better picture, wasn’t bothered it missing a flip out screen. Anyways fab video (yes it was posted ages ago) but hope to keep seeing more camera videos from you 😊
hey another message ages into the future lol, do you also have the issue where you cant use nightshot without having the charger plugged in? whenever I try it my camera crashes and it only works when I record with the charger plugged in
@@1onexist hi! I don’t have that issue no, but normally putting a light on or night shot kills a faulty battery rather fast so it’s probably that. If ku works on the mains it’s definitely working so points to a bad battery that can’t handle that much output.
@hddr3 I got the 615 (basically sounds about the same as the 65 since it has the LCD flip out) about 3 years ago for only 200.
These were/are good cameras. I still use mine because of the manual focus and exposure modes.
I hook mine straight up to a clearclick digital device and make videos without tape.
good work my friend
I have this camcorder. It is one of the best hi8 consumer cameras out there. I would hate to part with mine. With the right filter it has x ray capability through some clothes. No kidding.
I have similar model to it, but without VTR, which is wrong, because this function is dope.
CCD TRV98
sorry forgot to put this on other post
Nice camera. You should put it on Camcorderpedia (yup, there is a wiki for old video cameras)!
Why does an 8mm camcorder require five heads for stereo? There is no depth multiplex recording like there is for VHS. Does this unit have a "shrunken head?" (like what JVC has on most of their VHS-C camcorders)
@TheMiz21100 Its a little device that captures footage from your TV, you can plug the camera and record the stuff with the dazzle, then it goes to your computer. I paid 50€ for mine. Its pretty cool, you can also record game footage....
***** I recieved that camcorder in the mail when my Sony CCD-TR7 couldn't be repaired down in CA
Very nice camera. Those older higher end cameras have the best features.
It's just too bad they use battery paks rather than standard batteries; like Ds or something.
anyone reading this now. The unit came with an adapter for standard batteries.
I was searching for a Video8 camcorder I picked up at a flea market last week and for some reason this video was the first that came up in the youtube search, a completely different model and standard. Then within the first 30 seconds you show the manual that fits a variety of models, including the CCD-TR87 that I was looking for. Funny how UA-cam was somehow able to sort it out for me! It has the same basic body, though it's black, and for some reason the sticker under the light bulb advertises "0.7 lux" instead of just "0 lux". Maybe the bulb in the 940 is more powerful?
Anyways, I now have a Digital8 Handycam and a Video8 Handycam, so would you recommend the 940 as a good Hi8 Handycam to get, or is there a better one worth getting?
The CCD-TRV87 was the best consumer-grade Hi8 camcorder made by Sony.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for the reply! I have to admit though I am a bit confused. I did see in the manuals a list of AC-L10A/AC-L10B/AC-L10C. Do you know if there is a difference between the models?
when you recorded through the camera, did you capture to your computer on the fly?
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i saw this cam at a pawn shop for a whopping 299 $
What capture card do you use
is there a Hi8 tape player.........
I have 15 year old tapes that I have not seen since 1998 and need to transfer them to DVD.
@TheMiz21100 use a dazzle like me, that's how i get the old footage from this camera to my PC.
I have this model camera and I need to get old videos off it. Unfortunately I don't have an AC adapter for it anymore...can you tell me the AC adapter model # so I can try to find one online?
what is the difference between the TR940 and the TR917?
are you currently still using this camera?
tenho uma camera um pouco diferente dessa.Mas ja coloquei pra carregar a bateria e depois coloquei-a na camera mas a porta de fita nao abre e nem consigo liga-la.... Nao tenho o carregador direto na camera tenho o carregador de baterias...Oque eu fasso,mim ajuda PF!!!!!!
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Nice Camera, i think my old JVC Vhs-c is going to die soon i havent looked at it yet.
I have the same camera and the vtr mode does not work the screen turns blue you know why?
can you provide me with a link in a message to what you used to capture? i think i can use a easycap to hook up to the computer and capture from my computer. my trv has the same ports as yours.
can any 1 help me..a friend of mine videoed my daughters wedding on her video camera,,when we got home to watch it....the film was all flittery!!!can that be fixed!! i hope some one out there has an answer??please??
HOw do u delete videos from this camera (sony handycam vision Hi8)
what camera did you shot this video on?
A Sony DCR-TRV103 Digital8 camcorder.
how do you put the tape footage on your computer?
do you know if video8 has the same resolution as hi8 ?
no video8 is 640x240, hi8 is 640x400
are u able to use an sd card insted of tape
what if you have a ccd-tr87 ntsc is it the same adapter?
it´s possible transfer to PC, with this one camera ?
Yes, if your PC has a video capture card.
Yeah, but who remembers the crappy digital effects some of these camcorders had?
can u hook that one up to the computer
@vwest7ife what is a bulk tape eraser?
can any fix this for me? Im having a c31:11 problem
@TheDM75 but wats a dazzle?
can this hook up to a computer?
these camera dont have a slot for memory cards?
who we passe the videos to the computer?
wuth one cable?
if we whont filme for exemple in one party we need one k7 right?
nice ur using a camcorder to record a camcorder