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Product Rating: 3.2 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-TRV460

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Review Verdict: The Handycam DCR-TRV460 offers an excellent upgrade from an 8mm or Hi8 camcorder, with digital video recording and the ability to view and transfer your old tapes. But if you don't need 8mm or Hi8 compatibility, competing MiniDV cameras offer superior qua

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Pros: Inexpensive; large feature set for the price; analog-to-digital conversion with no need for another player; built-in video light; USB streaming.
Cons: Bulky; mediocre video quality; black-and-white viewfinder; manual focus difficult to use; bottom-loading cassette.
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.2 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-TRV460

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Review Verdict: The Handycam DCR-TRV460 offers an excellent upgrade from an 8mm or Hi8 camcorder, with digital video recording and the ability to view and transfer your old tapes. But if you don't need 8mm or Hi8 compatibility, competing MiniDV cameras offer superior qua

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QuickTake:

Pros: Inexpensive; large feature set for the price; analog-to-digital conversion with no need for another player; built-in video light; USB streaming.
Cons: Bulky; mediocre video quality; black-and-white viewfinder; manual focus difficult to use; bottom-loading cassette.
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480

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Review Verdict: With its ability to play and transfer your old tapes, the Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480 is an attractive choice if you're upgrading from an 8mm or Hi8 camcorder. But if you don't need 8mm or Hi8 compatibility, competing MiniDV cameras offer superior performanc

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Pros: Inexpensive; plays and digitizes analog 8mm and Hi8 tapes; responsive automatic mode; video light and infrared mode for night shooting.
Cons: Bulky; mediocre video quality; imprecise manual focus; black-and-white viewfinder.
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480

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The Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480 is an attractive choice if you're upgrading from an 8mm or Hi8 camcorder, but competing MiniDV cameras offer better performance in smaller packages

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QuickTake:

Pros: Inexpensive; plays and digitises analogue 8mm and Hi8 tapes; responsive automatic mode; video light and infrared mode for night shooting
Cons: Bulky; mediocre video quality; imprecise manual focus; black-and-white viewfinder
digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony CCD-TRV138

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Enjoy the simplicity of Sony Worry-Free Recording with this Hi 8 Handycam that includes a 20x optical/990x digital zoom, a 2 1/2" color swivelscreen LCD and NightShot Plus infra-red recording sys...

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) Sony DCR-TRV460

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Sony's Digital8 Handycam camcorders, the DCR-TRV460 record digital video and audio onto inexpensive, easy-to-find 8mm and Hi8 tapes. This model adds touch-screen operation through the LCD display...

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Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480

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The Sony DCR-TRV480E (DCRTRV480E) camcorder is fully equipped with the latest Sony technology. Fully backwards compatible with the earlier 8mm and Hi8 analogue formats, not only you can use these...

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easycamcorders.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.55 star(s) Quick Reviews Camcorder : Sony DCR-TRV480

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The Sony DCR-TRV480 has the key feature that makes a Digital8 camcorder at least something of a viable purchase: backwards compatibility. Were it not for this feature, which allows you to view your old 8mm and Hi8 tapes, the Digital8 camcorder would be on

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Sony DCR TRV460

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Sony DCR TRV 460 is a Digital 8 Handycam Camcorder with a 20x Optical Zoom.

Review Verdict: The Sony DCR TRV460 Digital8 Handycam camcorder gives you the best digital features at the price of an analog. Just some of its numerous features include a huge 2.5" SwivelScreen LCD display, a monstrous 20X optical zoom, NightShot Plus infrared recording

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camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.8 star(s) Sony DCR-TRV460 Camcorder Review

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The DCR-TRV460 Digital8 camcorder is Sony's newest Digital8 model, currently listing for $399US. The TRV460 replaces last years TRV350, the most notable upgrade being the touch screen LCD. Also included in the TRV460 is the spot metering and spot focusing

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camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.15 star(s) Sony DCR-TRV480 Camcorder Review

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Sony introduced its high-end Digital8 camcorder this year at CES. Other than a new color scheme and memory mode, the DCR-TRV480 has not evolved much from last year's DCR-TRV460. The camcorder still has the same 20x optical zoom lens with 290K effective pi

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.2 star(s) Review summary of Sony DCR-TRV480

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alaTest has collected and analysed 283 reviews of Sony DCR-TRV480 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 64/100 and users 76/100. Comparing these reviews to 82288 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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newbie.org Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony CCD-TRV138 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder

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The Sony CCD-TRV138 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder has everything that most expensive camcorder have without the lack of quality. Features: Image Capture Device: 1/6" 320K Gross Pixel CCD, Video Actual: 200K Pixels, LCD: 2.5-inch Swivel screen in color, Optical Zo

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QuickTake:

Pros: Ease of Use, Inexpensive, quality and zoom features.
Cons: lack of s-video
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480

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Review Verdict: With its ability to play and transfer your old tapes, the Sony Handycam DCR-TRV480 is an attractive choice if you're upgrading from an 8mm or Hi8 camcorder. But if you don't need 8mm or Hi8 compatibility, competing MiniDV cameras offer superior performanc

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QuickTake:

Pros: Inexpensive; plays and digitizes analog 8mm and Hi8 tapes; responsive automatic mode; video light and infrared mode for night shooting.
Cons: Bulky; mediocre video quality; imprecise manual focus; black-and-white viewfinder.
easycamcorders.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 2.8 star(s) Quick Review Camcorders : Sony DCR-TRV460

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The DCR-TRV460 appeared on the scene in January 2004, the latest in a line of Digital8 camcorders from Sony. The camcorder is a sibling to the TRV 350 model from 2003, with the most notable upgrades being the touch-screen LCD, increased zoom capability, a

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