Sony DCR TRV 310

alaTest has collected and analyzed 119 user reviews of Sony DCR TRV 310 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the zoom and price. The portability and usability are also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the size. Views are divided on the color.

The DCR-TRV310 is a Digital8 camcorder with a MSRP of $999. Sony Digital8 records a digital signal onto standard 8mm or Hi8 tape. It is possible, according to Sony's claims, to record up to 500 lines of resolution on a Digital8 tape. The compression...

There are many Epinions about this unit that describe all the features, all the capabilities, in great detail. You don't need those items recapped once again. I'd like instead to give you some practical and useful real-world application notes on...

When my wife gave the best material birthday present of my life, it was a profound experience. Memory is our personal history. So there is no way that I'm going to be left out of the digital memoirs revolution. I am interested in the meticulous...

Jan 2005 Update The review below was written by me almost 5 years ago and it probably is obsolete and useless at present time, since the only place to find this camcorder is on eBay, used or damaged. I am however writing this update, for those ...

My wife and I purchased this camera because we were trying to have a baby and wanted to be ready for the arrival. We purchased it at Best Buy while it was on sale for $999 and while we had a 10% off coupon. We managed to get the camera for...

When I bought this camcorder it was the top model in Sony's new Digital 8 camcorder line. The DCR-TRV310 is basically identical to the Sony DCR-TRV510. Here are some specs: a built-in speaker, 20X optical (360X digital) power zoom, 4 lux and 0 lux...

Oh boy, I do so love this camera. I made the decision to buy a camcorder last summer, right before my trip to London. I wanted something to capture all the fun and something to shoot amateurish short films. )Note to self, get around to actually...

When I set out to find our family's first camcorder, I had a set of features in mind. I wanted a HI8 removable media camcorder that was under $1000, was firewire compatible so I could edit my movies on my iMac, felt comfortable in my hand, and had a...

Ah yes the digital camcorder. Now you can record video and transfer it to your computer. Sounds great right? Well that was the original idea, but things did not turn out quite the way the makers of the digital camcorders hoped. They were hard to use...