Sony DCR-TRV103 Review, Demonstation & Test
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- From 1999, it's Sony's first Digital 8 camcorder and they certainly packed it full of features. Analog Hi8/8mm playback, Analog Pass-through, Microphone & Stereo jacks, Accessory Shoe, Manual Focus Ring, and Laserlink. For being 15 years old, it still works just as well as it did when it was brand new, which is a testament to the quality of Sony's product's durability.
The viewfinder in this model is actually a little black & white CRT, unlike later models which used an LCD. It also tends to oversaturate the colors, unlike the equivalent analog Hi8 models. I guess Sony wanted to make the digital models look more appealing by having more vivid colors. The later Digital8 models have a more natural-looking color saturation level.
I have this cam , it was a nice cam a lot of memories!
YOU SAVED ME!! I couldn't find the jacks to transfer the tapes until I watched your video. THANK YOU!!
I love this era of Sony electronics. It seemed like Sony's golden era where anybody who wanted anything high end would look at Sony first, at least for some stuff.
I really like the audio quality of this camcorder. It's very clear and doesn't have too much tape motor noise in it. Nice little touches like a stereo microphone jack and a backlight for the smaller LCD are what impress me. And I like the silver painted plastic too, because that would have been cool back then, and mostly importantly Sony didn't over-do it.
My one complaint would probably be the square spot of light in Nightshot, for some reason it just seems like they could have avoided that.
Thank you for the review. I am looking forward to more videos.
So one of my uncle's just gave me his DCR-TRV103.
I have the UK version of this the trv110. Such a lovely classic camera that plays all my 8mm tapes 👍😊
Hi! Do you know how to transfer footage from this camera to PC (mini display port/USB)? Thanks!
This really is a nice camcorder, I wish they would make a slightly updated model that records HD to SD card. Compared to what you can get these days, that would already make a pretty high ended camcorder. But I don't think that's ever going to happen...
The TRV103 from what I can tell was not available in Europe, maybe they didn't even make a PAL model of this at all. The oldest model we can get over here is the almost identical TRV110, I have a video about that one up on my channel.
guess what, on this model down under the mic and plug in power looking at the front, in the left lower corner of the face of the cam recorder is a (covered by a rubber seal) hidden firewire dv in/out that can be connected directly to the computer...
Have one similar, transferred tapes to dvd years ago. Have versions with the tome and cameras stats code.
I got one off eBay to replace a cheap one so I could play my tapes. Still working
I Love Old Stuff!!
Nice vid! I have had this same camera since around 2001.It has been collecting dust for a couple of years due to not playing the tapes properly and blue screen on playback. I recently lost a hard drive that had a bunch of my movies backed up on and knew I needed to go back and re-do the backups. Sending them in is cost prohibitive, I was looking on Ebay for a replacement camera when I did some research. Turns out that a good whack to the camera, as per many threads online, corrected whatever was wrong. It is playing and recording just fine now. My modern digital JVC is krap compared to the quality of this camera. I am going to have to give it more love.
I hope this is still in my house, hopefully it didn't get lost when i moved.
This thing was nice I owned one as a kid. Wish I had the mind set I had today would have taken advantage of the tool I had at the time. I pretty much had it as a toy. :(
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I also had one as a teenager, though it was the UK version.. Got one again last year on ebay with the box the works.. Love owning and using one again in 2020 haha! Here is when I got it: ua-cam.com/video/cieh3uqTNfA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ChrisChild
@@epicchris1985 I was able to convert my old film to digital. I must say the quality was pretty good for it's time.
@@asfandyar488Did you just say only? That’s overpriced
Beautiful early Digital Handycam. Does the lock switch on the record button really work that way? On my TRV66 it just physically prevents the record button from being pressed. The camcorder remains on and everything.
Your TRV66's lock switch is messed up, because I also have a TRV66 and the lock switch does power the camcorder off.
I just tried mine again. Indeed, it turns off. My bad - I could have swore it only physically prevented the button from being pressed.
I have this model, so since I found it might as well use it for a music video
same! :D
hey! do you know if there's a way to get the time stamp or "rec" to appear in the recording? Looking for that vintage look. Thanks!
There's no easy way to have it "stamped" on the video on the Digital8 models. However, a workaround is to play the video from the camcorder using the AV Out jacks and the date stamp turned on during playback. It'll output the date/time stamp over the video and you can capture the video from the AV out (instead of using Firewire).
@@stereophonicstuff awesome, thanks!
Just got mine from my dads storage unit. Having trouble with it not wanting to eject every once awhile. Do you know a fix?
Hey im from Austria and my Dad love this cam so he bought a new computer without the firewire point.... i found in the www an adapter but this doesnt help because the data cant transfer.... what can i do???? Pls help🤔
OMG THATS THE CAMERA FROM LOST TAPES!!!!!!!!!
Hey man! Great vid! Was wondering if there was a microphone attachment possible to use with this?
It has a 3.5mm mic input so yes you can indeed use a plug in mic.. The mic on the camera is amazing to be fair but yes you could use another mic if you wanted too.. Also has headphones out. Both these inputs and outputs are shown in this video! :)
good work my friend
Hello sir when unplugging the charger cable from the little DC slot underneath the battery, my DCR turns off and doesn't come back on. Do you think I should replace battery or not...
great review, but what is that jazz song playing on backround in the beginning!
i have been looking for that song for like 4 years now!
please help me..
not bad for a first and only Sony digital8 camcorder.
They did loads of Sony Digital 8 units.. I own about 5 myself.. This was the very first one though :)
@@epicchris1985 nice :) 👍🏾
hi! how did u get the footage from your camcorder to the pc? also can u access the camcorder and it'll also show the screen of the camcorder to the pc? hope that makes sense thanks!
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Hey pm me I can explain this to you it's a process haha
I have the UK version of this camera but you do it the same way. The unit has a FireWire output on the front of the camera. You use a FireWire cable to go from the camera to your PC or IMac. I have a Imac from 2018 so no longer has FireWire but I use 2 adaptors Apple still sale to go from the newer USB-C to the much older FireWire and it works great.
What button(s) did you push to get the menu to work? I bought a camera just like this one but can't get the menu to cooperate!
what camera did you use to review the camera
I have this model and it is totally dead. won't power on when hooked to the charger or anything. no life whatsoever. I bought it that way. any idea what it might be? any common issues/defects with this model?
None that I'm aware of. Have you set both the power control adjacent to its lens and the lock switch next to the recording button to the correct positions (on)?
will it stay ON in standby mode? thanks for the video
I just purchased this handycam brand new for $10 everything is bagged. Should I keep it bagged since it'll be antique soon?
what the where from
Will Botting Yard sale lady wanted $25 I told her $10 and she took it
Very lucky find! I guess you sold it on Ebay by now haha
when rewinding the tape is it supposed to appear as a mosiac ?
Does the tape play fine otherwise?
The best camera for consumer level in Digital SD with the 8 mm format (Cheap). With this camera you didn´t need DV format
Are tapes 100% necessary for this cam or is there an stick or sd option for this???
My church owns a Sony DCR TRV 230. I am the audio/video tech guy.
We are Not able to turn off the camera audio microphone on this unit. We want to plug the audio board directly into this camera, but when doing so, the camera microphone remains active. How do we turn the camera Mic OFF?
Thank you for the assistance.
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how much are those camera today? i also have one at home with same model
Looking to get a fisheye lense for this camera. What’s the size I would need?
Can u make the camcorder show the date & time while recording like hi8?
How do you review the photos
thanks
Can this record in LP?
Thanks! I own this but have a problem with hand symbol appear on LCD while try to record
The hand symbol is simply the camera showing steadyshot is on.. It is not a fault. or are you having issues of the camera not recording?
I have this same camcorder. However can you explain how to transfer the video to a computer? I have old videos on it that I would like to transfer to computer. Thanks!
You'll need a Firewire cable (6 pin to 4 pin) going from your camcorder to pc computer. Your pc computer should have a 6 pin firewire port, if not you could buy one and add it to your pc computer. Also need a software to capture the video and converting and burning to DVD. I hope this helps.
If you haven't already solved the firewire issue, you can get a USB to Firewire adapter on eBay for $1.99 including shipping.
@@jbr84tx Don't people say that those don't work? I'd love if there was proof one worked as transferring MiniDV video directly would be better than using A/V and a capture card.
@@XaneMyers It does work. I've transferred a lot of footage, both live and recorded, from my DV camcorder to my PC using a firewire connection.
@@XaneMyers This is DV--DIGITAL VIDEO--not Hi8. Hi8 requires a capture card, or using the AV out to record on a DVD recorder
i have a digital 8 but it doesnt do usb streaming even though the feature and the port is there also it doesnt play back hi8 tapes. i am still looking for a handycam that has a vcr mode so u can record like a vcr but most all the ones i ever found are camera mode or playback mode only :( i hope to find a handy cam sometime that has the vcr mode so i can record from tv or vhs or other sources.
the ones i find in thrift stores here are either missing a battery or charger or both or they are the cheap low end models. i never know which handycam models to try to find that have the vcr feature :(
On older Handycams, if it has a VCR mode, the power switch will have a setting for "VTR". If it doesn't have a VCR mode, the power switch will just have a "Player" mode, indicating that it can only play back video in that mode, not record it.
Canto costa cuesta video camera SONY??
Is the viewfinder only in black and white or can you change it?
Only black and white, unfortunately.
How do you rewind the tape in the camcorder?
Switch the power mode to VTR then press and hold the rewind button on the top.
Hey! I have a question. I couldn't watch the video that I take. Pls help😣
Switch the power mode to VTR then insert the tape and press play on the top.
Why even buy an old camera if you don’t even know how to use it.
I can't turn off my indicator
Sir can i ask a question how much is my camera its Sony DCR-TRV110 80x digital zoom i want to sell it thank you
It depends on who you sell it to. I've seen that model go from $100-150, since it can play D8, Hi8, and 8mm tapes. Some even sell for more than that.
@@stereophonicstuff sir where can i sell it
@@kiehin2702 eBay
how do we charge it
16:9 mode on these cameras are fake, all the do is superimpose black blacks upon the top and bottom on the screen
You’re thinking of the fake widescreen picture effect called “cinema.” The Hi8 and Digital8 models (the camera in this video included) all have a 16:9 wide mode setting in the main menu that is true widescreen.
@@stereophonicstuff think all the grey sony and the black sony handycams with the same body style as the grey ones have real widescreen mode
Can i use this to play cassete tapes?
no its a video camera and plays the 8mm video format.. You need a cassette player to play music cassettes :)
When recording are tapes necessarily needed 100%
it is 60p vidio???
No. It's 60i.
Adapter. (Digital 8.
Gde ima da se kupi adapter za digiral 8.