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Sony DCR-TRV17 DV Camcorder

User Reviews: Sony DCR-TRV17

Sony DCR-TRV17 DV Camcorder
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4.5 out of 5.0 stars 13 Ratings (15 Reviews)

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    Great camcorder for less then $1000

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 26, 2002 | 3 out of 3 found this Sony DCR-TRV17 review helpful

    I bought the camcorder to tape the incoming of my niece into this world. Ever since, I have taken video of her growing up for the past 1-½ years, and also taken friends wedding as well as mine. I love the picture quality and the features of the came...ra. Since I edit my own video, the IEEE 1394 is a great feature for me as well as how it is controlled via Adobe Premiere 6. I will suggest any beginner to get one before they spend $2,500 or more. Read more Less

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    Good one

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 26, 2003

    Great cam

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    Like It

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 24, 2003

    I love the camcorder, but not able yet, to work with from my PC.
    Need some help with that

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    sonydcrtrv17

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 27, 2002

    <EOM>

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    TRV17 - Great!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 12, 2002

    We are very happy with the camera. It's excellent in low light conditions, with external Sony battery powered mic the sound is great for recording live music (built in mic not good enough-too much distortion if loud).Transferring to VHS is very good ...quality. I bought at Circuit City with 2 year warranty to avoid hassles. Avoid online sellers-they are doing bait and switch and very rude. Better to pay a little more at CC and avoid trouble. Overall a very nice camera! Read more Less

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    A very good and fun camera

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 11, 2002

    To me its a good one . My problem is how to transfer my digital video to my pc /

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    Good Camera & Features, Poor Stills

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 15, 2002

    Camera is perfect in size and has awesome features. Do not purchase if you want to use it for still images. Was very displeased when I saw the quality after transferring to CPU. Also, BEWARE, watch out for all online Merchants. Sony products have... a minimum base price so watch out for prices cheaper than sony's. Items could be imports with no US warranty and that is how they are sold so Cheap Read more Less

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    sony TRV-17

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 11, 2002

    this is a great camcorder. i looked around at a lot of different models in this price range. the only thing better is the sony model that takes a larger still image. this model comes with all the sony perks, AE, optical, and digital effects. ther...e is exposure, white balance, manual focus (thank you!). i was wondering about the photos though. i don't have a great need right now for amazing digital photos, but the quality size on the camcorder says that it's 320x240. the image after transfer to the computer says that it's 640x480. i think it just doubles the pixel size or something. anyway it's a great camcorder, and has great computer support for the mac. i have used it to transfer files and capture using premiere and it's amazing at what it does. thank you sony. no thank you the company i bought it from: AMDV.COM. these guys are cons. they sell you the product and then don't ship in the time they tell you. this is so they can call you up telling you you have to call them back immediately, under the pretense that they are double checking shipping info. when i called they didn't ask any of that, but instead tried sell me other accessories. here's the best part. it turns out that someone in the company stole shipments of the truck and had them sent to themselves through their system. so my camcorder was stolen by someone in the company, and the last thing i heard was that the police were checking into it. when i called because i hadn't received the shipment the person i spoke with, who had very poor english (he was american though), told me it would be rushed to my house that afternoon and would arrive the next morning. it did not and i was told the next day that it would be arriving after the weekend. this is an example of not keeping promises/lying/incomplete inconsistent information. never deal with this company again. i don't care if this was just one customer, it was a combined failure and general mess up on every level of this purchase, and i am only greatful i received the product still encased in it's sony box. Read more Less

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    TRV17E

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 14, 2001

    The still camera mode picture quality is not very good.

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    dcrtrv17

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 3, 2001

    Handles well. Great movies and stills. I give it my "fits" rating, because it fills many needs for a family on a budget, who needs a good cam.

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