Sony Handycam DCRTRV50 DV Camcorder
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Quality and portability

, Jun. 23, 2004
Comments:
I used this video camera for more than 2 years.I used it for many occasions for my kids and it is excellent. At night and indoors I use videolight, believe me it looks professional. Specially when I convert it to DVD and watch it in a 42 inch or less tv p

QuickTake:

Pros: excellent video images, in doors with video light
Cons: Inconvenient changing a tape when you use a tripod .
Has Owned Product: 2 years
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) There are better Cameras out there (DCR-TRV 820 is better)

, Dec. 30, 2002
Comments:
While many people think this is a nice camcorder, there are better one's out there for cheaper. It has a small zoom, no night shot, and several other features that many people deem necessary. The smallness on the camcorder can be good or bad. Ypur choi

QuickTake:

Pros: Small, lightweight, ok picture quality
Cons: price, no night mode, limited zoom, not good stills
Has Owned Product: 3 weeks
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony Handycam DCRTRV50 works for me and mine!

, Dec. 3, 2002
Comments:
The camera is compact, feature rich and easy to operate. Image quality meets expectations and the carrying case is plenty protective for most situations although a little more room for accessories would be appreciated. To connect to other devices you need

QuickTake:

Pros: Lightweight, feature rich, high quality and durable.
Cons: Pricey, battery to heavy, not enough cables included.
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Awesome Cam

, Nov. 22, 2002
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I was hesitant to spend the extra money to go up to this level of quality, but I am certainly glad I made the right decision. The quality of the image, sound, focus, everything about the camera is excellent. You have a huge range of special effects you ca

QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent image, focus, everything!
Cons: I have not found any
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) this is good

, Nov. 22, 2002
Comments:
this is amazing camcorder, you won't regret. it comes will almost all the new features on a camcorder

QuickTake:

Pros: large screen, good video quaity, stylish
Cons: don't work well in low light conditio
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) SONY

, Nov. 7, 2002
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This is a good camera with tons of feature and it's worth the price. Small & lightweight, you'll end up taking it almost everywhere. If you're planning on connecting to output wirelessly, make sure that will work before you buy this camera. Buttons are

QuickTake:

Pros: small, lightweight, easy to use camera with tons of feature.
Cons: doen't work easily with Sony's wireless products
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) very nice camera with bells and whistles

, Sep. 15, 2002
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I've only had this for 3 weeks but have spent a lot of time playing with it. This appears to be a very nice camera that takes nice video. Compared to the trv30 its easier as the trv50 has fewer buttons and are spaced further apart. Most options are on

QuickTake:

Pros: Nice video, light weight, easy to use
Cons: zoom touchy, stills are ok but, not real good
Has Owned Product: 3 weeks
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Sony Handycam not a bad deal

, Aug. 20, 2002
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We got this product to be able to copy movies of family events onto VHS tapes for family memebers living far away. It has been a good camera and we would buy another one.

QuickTake:

Pros: large view screen, handy size, good picture quality
Cons: batter life not long enough; zoom too limited
Has Owned Product: 7 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) I Wouldn't Go To My Son's Match Without It

, Aug. 20, 2002
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The camera works well for all types of movies. I've used it for my son's wrestling matches as well as vacation scenery. It is not too bad for downloading pictures to my PC, but it could be a little easier. The extended battery life is great. The large LCD

QuickTake:

Pros: Large LCD display and color viewfinder
Cons: Could use a stronger digital zoom
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony HandyCam Review

, Aug. 20, 2002
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Great all around camcorder, easy to use for all age groups, which in my family ranges from 10 to 67 years. Would not hesitate to recommend this camcorder to anyone looking for this type of product.

QuickTake:

Pros: Not to heavy, easy to use
Cons: larger LCDmakes camcorder hard to handle when using eyepiece
Has Owned Product: 12 weeks
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) buy this

, Aug. 14, 2002
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this handycam is just superb. you will love the touch screen, spot focus and in my opinion blue tooth too. video quality is nothing but superb. just fantastic. better than earlier models of Sony.

QuickTake:

Pros: fantastic
Cons: no
Has Owned Product: 1 month
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) best handycam

, Aug. 14, 2002
Comments:
i wanted to buy latest and very good handycam. i had 4 options--(A) Sony VX2000, (B)Sony TRV900, (C) Sony Trv30 and (D)sony DCR120BT. when I went to buy the camcorder, i was told that TRV900 and TRV30 is not available becoz sony has just replaced these mo

QuickTake:

Pros: fantastic video, good sound, touch screen, spot focus
Cons: bottom loading
Has Owned Product: 1 month
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) handycam review

, Aug. 14, 2002
Comments:
great camcorder, easy to use, easy to transfer pics to your computer, love it. great camcorder, easy to use, easy to transfer pics to your computer, love it.

QuickTake:

Pros: very good pictures
Cons: Price
Has Owned Product: 1 day
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Great for movies!

, Aug. 14, 2002
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This camcorder is lightweight and easy to use. The only problem is that it needs a cable to connect to PC to download images. Other than that, the battery power is great, and the images clear.

QuickTake:

Pros: Convenient and portable
Cons: difficult to download images to PC
Has Owned Product: 6 months
pcauthority.com.au Professional Review.

Sony DCR-TRV50

Comments:
A smart mini-DV cam with more features than most

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camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Sony DCR-TRV50 Camcorder Review - Sony MiniDV Camcorders

Comments:
Sony's MiniDV DCR-TRV50 is their upgrade to the popular DCR-TRV30. The camcorder is a standard form factor, with many neat features and excelent still quality. The DCR-TRV50 carries a street price around $1,599.00.

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Review summary of Sony DCR-TRV50E

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 66 reviews of Sony DCR-TRV50E from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 92/100. Comparing these reviews to 82288 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 75/100 = Good.

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