Details
- 20x visual and 28x digital zoom lens with image stabilization
- Includes A/V rope; includes a number of special effects and faders for custom creations
- 3-inch go red LCD and black and white EVF
Description
Be First. Buy Sony now. Sony's CCD-TRV88 Handycam Phantom Camcorder will help you build a family video library to be proud of. You will trial the picture quality of Hi8 XR recording with improved 20X optical / 560 X visual zoom and the detail of a high-resolution image sensor. You'll also enjoy features like Photo Look and SteadyShot Picture Stabilization. Start filming your family today with the CCD-TRV88.
The Sony CCD-TRV88 is a wonderful supplement to the Hi8 format, which features the best video quality outside of digital. The 20x visual (28x digital) zoom lens is paired with Sony's SteadyShot portrait stabilization, a good thing when you're dealing with high zoom levels. Moreover, a number of faders and shooting modes are built in to the CCD-TRV88, all of which add relish to your video. Sony's NightShot system uses the infrared spectrum to illuminate subjects in low-phosphorescence (or no-light) situations.
Featuring backward compatibility with 8mm tapes, the CCD-TRV88 is a famed step up for people with an archive of 8mm footage. The camcorder comes with AC adapter, mobile, A/V cable, lens cap, and shoulder strap.
Customer Reviews
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i have sony handycam ccd-trv88 i call for to know that it has s-video that can conntect to compter to burn dvd that i can watch dvd q
2004-08-18
| bro-oklyn (newyork) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
A cloth buy, with a few shortcomings
Once again, Sony has produced a super Hi8 camcorder miles above competition in features and image quality. The CCDTRV88 is a unlikely addition to the handy cam line. While I'm not dissapointed with my ...... purchase (... payment), I was a little chagrined when my friend showed me his 2000 (last year's) standard Sony Hi8 Handycam that he bought at ... for .... Perhaps to encourage users to swap to digital, Sony has begun to streamline their Hi8 line of camcorders. While optics are fair as good as last year's models, a few useful features for advanced users (who will most favoured be buying the CCDTRV88/98 models) have been mysteriously omitted from the new 2001 models. The first strong fault is the absence of stereo sound. Come on, Sony. ALL sony Hi8 camcorders have had stereo responsible since their coming into being five years or so ago. While, admittedly, in general use you don't really need it, it was a subtle touch. My next gripe is closely related, and that is the lack of an external mic input. This is a serious hurt, and as a user who was looking forward to taking advantage of the near cd wise quality capabilities of Hi8 tape, I found it put a damper on my plans to tape diary local jazz groups, as the built in mic, while decent, just cannot read the clarity and response that a good external microphone can. Fortunatly, the S-Video generate is still present (whew!) but the full size A/V analog out has been replaced with a special 1/8" "mini a/v" manufacture, which I believe yields slightly poorer output quality for those who do not have the talent to utilize S-video. I've also found the pause and fastforward/rewind images when viewing on a idiot box are full of noise. This is a crying shame, Sony. The 2000 model's pause notion (and even fastforward/rewind!) were completely free of video noise. Smaller perks that were not as momentous as the above but still were nice included the LED screen located on the outside of the LCD viewscreen that displayed beforehand remaining, battery life, and how time was left for the battery to injunction; Sony has also removed the LANC interface which would make the product more useful when using it with an editing manager or even more importantly a Sony analog to firewire converter or a Dazzle Hollywood DV Connexion analog to firewire converter, as it lets the computer take control of the hardware and makes living easier for the editor. You must now also pay a premium for the use of a remote, only avaliable on the highest parallel models.
Don't get me wrong - I've done a lot of complaining here but the CCDTRV88 is still a really good consequence. If I were you, I'd save about 50 dollars and buy the CCDTRV68 as it is ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL reserve for the smaller LCD screen. But if you can live with a smaller screen, it will save you 90 minutes or more on your freestyle life. Better still, if you can still find them, buy one of last year's models. I found the image quality to be in effect identical (although the CCD's resolution might have been upped a bit on this year's models), and they were more feature prosperity, with features present on them that are now only avaliable on the digital models. Plus, they're cheaper!
In finale, the CCDTRV88 is a great product, but I just wish Sony hadn't well-organized it so much, as it has hampered avid camcorder users like me who are on a very tight budget.
2001-07-09
(USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
Novice or expert!!
This camcorder is mammoth for any level and a bargain for the features and quality you get. The camcorder is very compact and very docile under any conditions. A teacher told me once the picture quality of these hi8 camcorders is broadcast grade and he wasn't kidding!! The zero-lux feature enables a picture in downright darkness. Great!! The zoom feature is nice and crisp, the digital zoom empire gets a little questionable for my taste. The menu provides lots of options and effects to fun with. My family has a blast with this and I truely believe that Sony makes the best for the dollar in this camcorder catagory!! You won't be downhearted with this one!
2001-05-10
(Yreka, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 36 | Rating: 5
usefulness one
good like other SONY camcorders, TRV88 meets my expectation with the price and quality. the only fixation I am only 90% satisfied is the size. I also ordered the leather bag from SONY. Quality is unreal! I love SONY!
2001-04-09
(San Gabriel, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 19 | Rating: 5
