I got one of these yesterday... I'm so excited to see how it works! On a side note, your RUclips channel is so good! So clean, easy to watch... Keep doing this great work that you do! I'm really happy for getting to know more about your camera collection ❤
Thank you I’m glad you enjoy the content 😊 and I think you really enjoy this camcorder. I also leave links to batteries, chargers, tapes, and other accessories in the description of my videos if you are ever in need of any of those. I also have a link to my eBay store because I always resale the cameras I review. I like to give my viewers the first dibs on the camcorders I review 😁
I got one for free working at Best Buy, the customer wanted it recycled but said I could have it if I want, I of course accepted a free camera, nothing was wrong with it accepts for a missing roller from the tape
Congrats on the offer!! Best deal ever.....to relate, I got another Canon ES2000 a few months back completely untested with its carrying case, manual, and a couple 8mm tapes and that one works flawlessly too. I used it for tape transfers until the Sony TRV66 came along.
I have this exact camera, this must have been a pretty popular camera back in the day as I've seen it everywhere, it has everything you can ask for in a good quality MiniDV camcorder (hotshoe, big lcd, good grip, mic and headphone jack as well as a card slot capable of recording small video clips) in a very affordable package of $1200 (keep in mind MiniDV was considered a high end consumer format back in 2001 as Hi8 was still dominating the market back then)
Yeah it kind of reminds me of the canon hf g40 I used to have. A modern camcorder but I payed $1200 for it and it also had a lot of professional features in it.
It wasn't quite high end for a new camera, MiniDV & Digital8 were getting popular by then. eg: I have a 2001 catalog, it only listed 2 camcorders but (in $NZ) they were $1400 for Hi8 and $1800 for Digital8(also with more optical zoom etc), both from Sony. NZ was usually more expensive than overseas. A Feb 2002 article refers to analog camcorders "the dwindling number of models within these formats, the end appears to be near for analog camcorders."
I have a DCR-TRV70 and it has the same DC connector, battery release, power switch and the rest of that area, but the lens is basically that of their DSC F707 still camera. Unfortunatelly, the tape mechanism is bad. I can still record on my 128 MB memory stick, however that can only do 320×240. I'll try how much footage I can get on it. Love the video!
Hey quick question , I bought one of these and the tape works and camera records.But I can’t seem to find how to rewind the footage IN the camera? I don’t know if I might be doing the wrong thing and I need to go to the settings or something. New to these cameras would appreciate the knowledge spread and your time 👌 Oh and also do you NEED a memory stick I’m guessing that might be why I can’t rewind.
Make sure you are in playback mode. This camera probably has markings that says VTR or VCR. Also make sure there is a tape in the camera. You don’t need a memory stick to play back the footage
hey, when you have opened the tape compartiment how do you close it ? i’ve opened it during watching your video and now i’m scared to broke something 😭
You just push it closed. Make sure you have the tape inserted the right way. And DO NOT PUSH the tape mechanism into the camera. The camera will retract it itself. If you do your whole tape deck with be broken
Lol great review so many functions. Can you do a video of the inside and were the roller is located? My popped out and not sure where its located. Thanks!
hey! awesome video! I have one of these cameras and have a question for you, I seem to only be able to download my footage from the camera via USB in the memory mode but want to know how I can download footage from the 'camera mode' since that's the one that has all of the cool in-camera effects. Do you have any insight on this?? thank you so much in advance
Hey, great video! Having an issue with my camera in that when I load a tape and view the footage everything works fine and loads correctly, but when I place a different tape in it still shows the footage from the first tape? Any help would be appreciated !
Woah that’s a new one 🤔 that issue I’m not quite sure how to fix. When you switch the tape do you leave the camera on or do you turn it off? If you turn it off or pull the battery off before loading the other tape that might make the camera reset its self. Not that still isn’t normal but that could be a work around for that issue
@@brandoncameracollection everytime i plug a av or S-video cable, i get massive static then it shuts off with no real clear picture. do you have a solution boss? it's the DCR-TRV20.
I have a DCR-TRV11 (my 3rd of this model because I broke the other 2) unfortunately it’s starting to have some age related issues especially rewinding I’m feeling a bumpbumpbump and sometimes it’s fussy with some tapes. I still have my head cleaner tape. The one thing I enjoy with these Handycams is that Lumi effect where you can superimpose stuff on the screen lol! Do you know any other handycam models with that LUMI feature?
I actually just ordered 2 more of these trv17’s haha. And no I’m not quite sure, I would assume other similar models like the trv19, trv21, etc. would probably have that feature.
I recently got a JVC camcorder but my family still has this camcorder funny enough! I remember all the details about it, when you found the memory stick location I chuckled cause I did the same. It's been awhile since I used that camcorder. Would this one be good for going tapeless too? I hope to remove or limit the onscreen info
Hey Brandon I recently purchased the Sony DCR TRV17 and was wondering if you'd be able to answer a question I had. I had done some recording however it doesn't seem to have saved on the SD card (not the casette either as there wasn't one in while recording). I can play the footage back on the camera however the SD card is empty. I can play the footage back while the SD card isn't plugged in either so it's somehow saved on the camcorder itself? Anyone know if its possible to record the footage onto the SD card or export it at all? Would hate to lose the content I've recorded so far. Thanks!
Hey man! Long shot here. I have this camera but the LCD is stuck in this dark setting. I can still see what I’m recording but the display is very dark and it translates to the footage. I’m not sure what I can do as far as messing with the exposure / lighting
That I’m not sure 🤔 is the exposure really dark when you look through the viewfinder? I know these old camcorders can have had capacitors but I don’t think this model specifically has that issue. If you put the camera in auto lock mode will the camera adjust the exposure?
I am interested in these types of cameras that have these minidv tape alternatives. I have heard from a few sources that you cannot actually record onto to memory stick duo. Is this true? Great video by the way❤❤
Some of the Sony camcorders you can. I’m not sure if the trv17 can though you might have to google it. But the trv22 and the pc110 can. I don’t recommend it though because the video footage is just awful and you can’t record for very long. If you record on a mini dv tape you can get 1 hour of footage per tape.
I recently just got the same model, and because i dont really know much about dcr camcorder, how do you get the footage from from camcorder to a computer, in my case i got a mac, hope you can help me.
Well if you are starting out I recommend get a video recorder. I’ll leave a video of one I recently reviewed along with some links to some I recommend. How ClonerAlliance ViewLite AV Transforms Your VHS, HI8, And Mini DV Camcorders To Digital ruclips.net/video/j7LXbYcQAxg/видео.html ClonerAlliance ViewLite av: amzn.to/47rupxk Clearclick video 2 digital 2.0: amzn.to/47weUo2 Clearclick video 2 digital 3.0: amzn.to/49AyFfG Clearclick video to usb: amzn.to/3SyHVLt
Hey man, I love your videos I just got one of these from ebay practically brand new with everything even extra tapes.. I just shot some videos and I'm trying to digitize it but the audio is really bad and weird. The playback audio is fine. Any solutions and can you send me some links to what cables I might need for the audio?
@humza5842 ohhh yeah those are hit and miss if they work right. Those real cheap ones anyway. Check out this one by clearclick. It’s a pretty reasonable price. amzn.to/475sttW
No, it won't be anywhere near as good, and is seemingly mpeg1 in 320x240(possibly lower frame rate too). I think the memory sticks were intended more for still photos(I think that's all they could be used for on other models), the cards weren't large or fast enough for DV quality at the time. One possible solution is to record to a phone with USB OTG + a suitable USB video capture device. It's a bit messy, and will likely be lower quality than DV though.
I have this camera and wanted to download all my tapes from the camera to iMovie on my iMac desktop. I have no more disc space on my iMac. Went to Best Buy and they told me to take the Memory card and get an adapter to transfer everything that is on the memory card. It isn't much because it only holds 4MB. Does anyone know what kind of adapter I can use to transfer from the memory card to my computer? Second question. I can't transfer anything to my iMac because I have no more space and have deleted a ton of files, but it isn't enough. I don't want to erase what I have there and have transferred almost everything to Vimeo. Here comes the question - does anyone know what kind of cabling I will need to transfer my tapes to my Macbook pro or my PC laptop? I contacted SONY and they gave me one recommendation, but I found another online. Help?
Hi yeah you could try one of these memory stick converters from Amazon. amzn.to/3OHXbDN Or or if you want to transfer stuff through fire wire to your Mac you can try this method: amzn.to/3OHXbDN
@@brandoncameracollection thanks, Brandon. I did see that both links you gave me were for the same thing. I did purchase some thing similar to this on the advice of the Best Buy rep. There were about three minutes worth of videos on the memory stick. Unfortunately, it only held 4 MB but there was next to nothing on it. Still looking for a resolution. I have a MacBook Pro and try to connect the camera to the computer but it’s not recognizing my video camera.
@@brandoncameracollection not a problem. Thank you for sending this link. I did see it that one time, but it was just confusing to me. I’ve been getting different input every time I ask. I appreciate you thinking of me. I will look at the video again, and hopefully that will be my solution. Thank you so much.
I have the exact same model with me right now, but is in real bad shape..and I don't know when it might just die out... Do you still have this camcorder by any chance?
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I got one of these yesterday... I'm so excited to see how it works! On a side note, your RUclips channel is so good! So clean, easy to watch... Keep doing this great work that you do! I'm really happy for getting to know more about your camera collection ❤
Thank you I’m glad you enjoy the content 😊 and I think you really enjoy this camcorder. I also leave links to batteries, chargers, tapes, and other accessories in the description of my videos if you are ever in need of any of those. I also have a link to my eBay store because I always resale the cameras I review. I like to give my viewers the first dibs on the camcorders I review 😁
I got one for free working at Best Buy, the customer wanted it recycled but said I could have it if I want, I of course accepted a free camera, nothing was wrong with it accepts for a missing roller from the tape
Dang that customers thought it was completely obsolete haha that’s a great steal for you though
Awesome. My roller popped out trying to put it back in, any tips.. thanks
@pen527 🤔 it could be broken. You might have to take the camera apart to see
Congrats on the offer!! Best deal ever.....to relate, I got another Canon ES2000 a few months back completely untested with its carrying case, manual, and a couple 8mm tapes and that one works flawlessly too. I used it for tape transfers until the Sony TRV66 came along.
It’s so exciting when you get such a deal and the camera ends up being super nice haha
I have this exact camera, this must have been a pretty popular camera back in the day as I've seen it everywhere, it has everything you can ask for in a good quality MiniDV camcorder (hotshoe, big lcd, good grip, mic and headphone jack as well as a card slot capable of recording small video clips) in a very affordable package of $1200 (keep in mind MiniDV was considered a high end consumer format back in 2001 as Hi8 was still dominating the market back then)
Yeah it kind of reminds me of the canon hf g40 I used to have. A modern camcorder but I payed $1200 for it and it also had a lot of professional features in it.
Where do you get the memory cards? Can you record a large movie file to the card?
You’ll have to find used ones on eBay. And no they’re usually pretty low on capacity. Most of the time they are used only for pictures
It wasn't quite high end for a new camera, MiniDV & Digital8 were getting popular by then. eg: I have a 2001 catalog, it only listed 2 camcorders but (in $NZ) they were $1400 for Hi8 and $1800 for Digital8(also with more optical zoom etc), both from Sony. NZ was usually more expensive than overseas.
A Feb 2002 article refers to analog camcorders "the dwindling number of models within these formats, the end appears to be near for analog camcorders."
I have a DCR-TRV70 and it has the same DC connector, battery release, power switch and the rest of that area, but the lens is basically that of their DSC F707 still camera. Unfortunatelly, the tape mechanism is bad. I can still record on my 128 MB memory stick, however that can only do 320×240. I'll try how much footage I can get on it.
Love the video!
Yeah this one was untested and I offered it think $15 for it and it worked great besides the beat up power switch
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Hey quick question , I bought one of these and the tape works and camera records.But I can’t seem to find how to rewind the footage IN the camera? I don’t know if I might be doing the wrong thing and I need to go to the settings or something. New to these cameras would appreciate the knowledge spread and your time 👌 Oh and also do you NEED a memory stick I’m guessing that might be why I can’t rewind.
What memory stick should I use?
Make sure you are in playback mode. This camera probably has markings that says VTR or VCR. Also make sure there is a tape in the camera. You don’t need a memory stick to play back the footage
The footage looks like it's been recorded in earlier days of RUclips in the 2000s
the memory stick input is below the viewfinder if you lift the viewfinder up
Can you use a regular sd card on that
No only memory stick duo
This model might have the feature to record from a VCR to digital tape. Also from VCR directly through camera to your PC with firewire.
That’s actually exactly how I captured the footage haha
@@brandoncameracollection wait can u explain this better. i just bought this camera and confused as to how to transfer footage onto my mac
I use one of these video converters to do me capturing: Clearclick video 2 digital 2.0: amzn.to/3JFqtAt
@@brandoncameracollection does the trv 17 have the ports for the red/yellow/white. I dont see that on my camera
Yes It’s the yellow port that says av out you’ll just have to use an AV cable like this one: amzn.to/3IyNJ0T
Hi Brandon. Would you be able to show us how to transfer from the SONY camcorder to a PC. MANY thanks.
I have a whole playlist on was to capture footage.
How To Capture Your Video Footage
ruclips.net/p/PLLCeXl20RsPbMMZhUAIdi5C3HPpPviZ07
hey, when you have opened the tape compartiment how do you close it ? i’ve opened it during watching your video and now i’m scared to broke something 😭
You just push it closed. Make sure you have the tape inserted the right way. And DO NOT PUSH the tape mechanism into the camera. The camera will retract it itself. If you do your whole tape deck with be broken
Lol great review so many functions.
Can you do a video of the inside and were the roller is located? My popped out and not sure where its located. Thanks!
I have this camcorder. Can you tell me what I need to be able to connect to the TV to watch my tapes from it (newer TV - old camcorder).
Does your tv have the yellow white and red plug ins?
@@brandoncameracollection no
You might be able to use like a hdmi to rca cable or converter
@@brandoncameracollection ok - TY
hey! awesome video! I have one of these cameras and have a question for you, I seem to only be able to download my footage from the camera via USB in the memory mode but want to know how I can download footage from the 'camera mode' since that's the one that has all of the cool in-camera effects. Do you have any insight on this?? thank you so much in advance
Yeah if you want to capture footage from the tape you have to use FireWire
I have found that recording to the memory stick is considerably worse than the tapes
Oh most definitely and you don’t get much record time
Hey, great video! Having an issue with my camera in that when I load a tape and view the footage everything works fine and loads correctly, but when I place a different tape in it still shows the footage from the first tape? Any help would be appreciated !
Woah that’s a new one 🤔 that issue I’m not quite sure how to fix. When you switch the tape do you leave the camera on or do you turn it off? If you turn it off or pull the battery off before loading the other tape that might make the camera reset its self. Not that still isn’t normal but that could be a work around for that issue
can you show a video on this dcr using the 3.0 clearclick. if it needs s cable or not.
You just need AV or S-video cables
@@brandoncameracollection everytime i plug a av or S-video cable, i get massive static then it shuts off with no real clear picture. do you have a solution boss? it's the DCR-TRV20.
@gminerr hmmm that’s an interesting one I’m not sure what the issue would be on that one
I have a DCR-TRV11 (my 3rd of this model because I broke the other 2) unfortunately it’s starting to have some age related issues especially rewinding I’m feeling a bumpbumpbump and sometimes it’s fussy with some tapes. I still have my head cleaner tape. The one thing I enjoy with these Handycams is that Lumi effect where you can superimpose stuff on the screen lol! Do you know any other handycam models with that LUMI feature?
I actually just ordered 2 more of these trv17’s haha. And no I’m not quite sure, I would assume other similar models like the trv19, trv21, etc. would probably have that feature.
@@brandoncameracollection i also got the TRV9 and my Digital 8 is the TRV140
@oldradios09 I need to check out some more digital 8 but man they are expensive
I recently got a JVC camcorder but my family still has this camcorder funny enough! I remember all the details about it, when you found the memory stick location I chuckled cause I did the same. It's been awhile since I used that camcorder. Would this one be good for going tapeless too? I hope to remove or limit the onscreen info
Yeah this would be a great camera to go tapeless with
please tell us about digital video effects of this camera)
They are all the same on Sony camcorders. Especially from the early 2000s
It's not effects, it's nature.
Hey Brandon I recently purchased the Sony DCR TRV17 and was wondering if you'd be able to answer a question I had. I had done some recording however it doesn't seem to have saved on the SD card (not the casette either as there wasn't one in while recording). I can play the footage back on the camera however the SD card is empty. I can play the footage back while the SD card isn't plugged in either so it's somehow saved on the camcorder itself? Anyone know if its possible to record the footage onto the SD card or export it at all? Would hate to lose the content I've recorded so far. Thanks!
Hey man! Long shot here. I have this camera but the LCD is stuck in this dark setting. I can still see what I’m recording but the display is very dark and it translates to the footage. I’m not sure what I can do as far as messing with the exposure / lighting
That I’m not sure 🤔 is the exposure really dark when you look through the viewfinder? I know these old camcorders can have had capacitors but I don’t think this model specifically has that issue. If you put the camera in auto lock mode will the camera adjust the exposure?
I am interested in these types of cameras that have these minidv tape alternatives. I have heard from a few sources that you cannot actually record onto to memory stick duo. Is this true? Great video by the way❤❤
Some of the Sony camcorders you can. I’m not sure if the trv17 can though you might have to google it. But the trv22 and the pc110 can. I don’t recommend it though because the video footage is just awful and you can’t record for very long. If you record on a mini dv tape you can get 1 hour of footage per tape.
I recently just got the same model, and because i dont really know much about dcr camcorder, how do you get the footage from from camcorder to a computer, in my case i got a mac, hope you can help me.
Well if you are starting out I recommend get a video recorder. I’ll leave a video of one I recently reviewed along with some links to some I recommend.
How ClonerAlliance ViewLite AV Transforms Your VHS, HI8, And Mini DV Camcorders To Digital
ruclips.net/video/j7LXbYcQAxg/видео.html
ClonerAlliance ViewLite av: amzn.to/47rupxk
Clearclick video 2 digital 2.0: amzn.to/47weUo2
Clearclick video 2 digital 3.0: amzn.to/49AyFfG
Clearclick video to usb: amzn.to/3SyHVLt
I just got one at an estate sale. Fun camera.
Yes I agree this is a really fun camera
how can i put my 37mm fisheye lens to that camcorder?
I think the size is a 25mm so you will need a 25mm to 37mm step up ring
Hey man, I love your videos I just got one of these from ebay practically brand new with everything even extra tapes.. I just shot some videos and I'm trying to digitize it but the audio is really bad and weird. The playback audio is fine. Any solutions and can you send me some links to what cables I might need for the audio?
How are you capturing the footage?
@@brandoncameracollection the mid way… using those amazon capture cards with the 3 composite cables. Playing it on OBS and screen recording it
@humza5842 ohhh yeah those are hit and miss if they work right. Those real cheap ones anyway. Check out this one by clearclick. It’s a pretty reasonable price. amzn.to/475sttW
best way to capture with this cam in 2024? adobe took away premiere capture option
How To Capture Your Video Footage
ruclips.net/p/PLLCeXl20RsPbMMZhUAIdi5C3HPpPviZ07
keep getting a c:31:23 error code any time a tape is in :/ is the memory stick the same quality as the tapes?
I’m not sure I haven’t tried them yet.
No, it won't be anywhere near as good, and is seemingly mpeg1 in 320x240(possibly lower frame rate too). I think the memory sticks were intended more for still photos(I think that's all they could be used for on other models), the cards weren't large or fast enough for DV quality at the time.
One possible solution is to record to a phone with USB OTG + a suitable USB video capture device. It's a bit messy, and will likely be lower quality than DV though.
Hey! Just got mines from japan ! Litttle help here, is there a language chznge on the camera? If there is could you guide me to change it to english
If you have a Japanese model I’m pretty sure the only language is Japanese
I could probs google the question but might as well ask, what's the difference between cold and hot shoe? hot has power I guess?
Yeah a hot shoe you can connect mics or lights to them and cold shoe is just for mounting things. Most of the time they are 2 in 1
if anyone is selling a working one please let me know🤝
Quite a few on eBay I bet you can find
@@brandoncameracollection they're the most with prices nowadays... saw one for 400 dollars
is it sure that u can actually record like video on memory stick? I want to buy one but i wont be using minidv
I believe you can yes I wasn’t able to test it since I didn’t have a memory stick
I have this camera and wanted to download all my tapes from the camera to iMovie on my iMac desktop. I have no more disc space on my iMac. Went to Best Buy and they told me to take the Memory card and get an adapter to transfer everything that is on the memory card. It isn't much because it only holds 4MB. Does anyone know what kind of adapter I can use to transfer from the memory card to my computer? Second question. I can't transfer anything to my iMac because I have no more space and have deleted a ton of files, but it isn't enough. I don't want to erase what I have there and have transferred almost everything to Vimeo. Here comes the question - does anyone know what kind of cabling I will need to transfer my tapes to my Macbook pro or my PC laptop? I contacted SONY and they gave me one recommendation, but I found another online. Help?
Hi yeah you could try one of these memory stick converters from Amazon. amzn.to/3OHXbDN
Or or if you want to transfer stuff through fire wire to your Mac you can try this method: amzn.to/3OHXbDN
@@brandoncameracollection thanks, Brandon. I did see that both links you gave me were for the same thing. I did purchase some thing similar to this on the advice of the Best Buy rep. There were about three minutes worth of videos on the memory stick. Unfortunately, it only held 4 MB but there was next to nothing on it.
Still looking for a resolution. I have a MacBook Pro and try to connect the camera to the computer but it’s not recognizing my video camera.
My bad 😅 I didn’t realize I sent you the same link haha. Here I meant to send this video ruclips.net/video/lMhMCbfHonI/видео.html
@@brandoncameracollection not a problem. Thank you for sending this link. I did see it that one time, but it was just confusing to me. I’ve been getting different input every time I ask. I appreciate you thinking of me. I will look at the video again, and hopefully that will be my solution. Thank you so much.
These types of camcorders often had a standard mini USB socket for accessing the memory stick.
what fisheye you use in the clips?
37mm opteka: amzn.to/3RZEg77
yo just copped one of these do you know why the tape comparten does not close?
What part doesn’t close? The tape deck door or the outside door?
@@brandoncameracollection do you have an ig so i can show you some pictures
whats a good wide angle lens for this camera?
I personally haven’t tried this one. But if your looking for a fisheye try this one: amzn.to/3Pelp96
Does it have night vision?
Yes it has night shot
I have a Sony DCR-TRV 17 at home but it is broken
I have the exact same model with me right now, but is in real bad shape..and I don't know when it might just die out... Do you still have this camcorder by any chance?
No I sold it a while back. There is quite a few working ones one eBay though