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j8ear · 04-01-2004, 06:28 PM

I'm thinking of picking up a sweet, carl ziess lensed, Sony digital 8 camcorder. Does both digital and analog. It's a DCR TRV 250

Retail, 500.00

My price, 275.00

Entry level camera with exceptional optics, 20x zoom, 700digital, has RCA and usb2/FW outputs, and uses a small proprietary tape.

Doesn't have flash or mic inputs, and view finder is bw. LCD is small but probably excellent none the less.

Apparently though this format is destined to wind up on the betamax heap with a bunch of other not adopted formats?

I'm thinking this does everything I could imagine a camcorder to do, and regardless of the extinction of new Digital8 camera's, this is always best transferred to a different format anyway, whether, some video stream for the internet, or a DVD/VCD for the DVD player. I should be able to use this forever, provided it doesn't break.

Right?

Anything I haven't considered, or any strong arguments for spending another 100 bucks for the Canon opt10 miniDV camcorder?

All thoughts, research, experience, and knowledge welcome.

Cheers,

-bear

04-01-2004, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	Digital 8 versus MiniDV I'm thinking of picking up a sweet, carl ziess lensed, Sony digital 8 camcorder. Does both digital and analog. It's a DCR TRV 250 Retail, 500.00 My price, 275.00 Entry level camera with exceptional optics, 20x zoom, 700digital, has RCA and usb2/FW outputs, and uses a small proprietary tape. Doesn't have flash or mic inputs, and view finder is bw. LCD is small but probably excellent none the less. Apparently though this format is destined to wind up on the betamax heap with a bunch of other not adopted formats? I'm thinking this does everything I could imagine a camcorder to do, and regardless of the extinction of new Digital8 camera's, this is always best transferred to a different format anyway, whether, some video stream for the internet, or a DVD/VCD for the DVD player. I should be able to use this forever, provided it doesn't break. Right? Anything I haven't considered, or any strong arguments for spending another 100 bucks for the Canon opt10 miniDV camcorder? All thoughts, research, experience, and knowledge welcome. Cheers, -bear __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.