Sony DCR TRV 330

alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Sony DCR TRV 330 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the zoom and price are overall positive. The portability and image quality also get good feedback. The color and memory get negative opinions, while views about the reliability and durability are mixed.

alaTest has collected and analyzed 63 user reviews of Sony DCR TRV 330 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People really like the zoom and image quality. The size and portability also get good feedback, whereas many are less positive about the color.

Sony's Digital8 DCR-TRV330 has an MSRP of $799 and a street price around $600. The camcorder is the sweet spot in the Sony Digital8 line, with the perfect combination of features and low price.

Sony pioneered the camcorder for the mass-market around twenty years ago, nowadays of course, a lot of us have smartphones that easily outstrip even high-end machines of several years ago, the truly astonishing thing about the DRC-TRV330 is that it...

Why I Bought It

I think this camera is a great alternative to these "DV" camcorders out there, costing at least $900. I got my one for $550 at the time and am very pleased with it.

And I hate to say it but they're not perfect. I spent an extra hundred bucks to get something I'm probably rarely going to ever use -- the still picture feature on this otherwise excellent D8 camcorder. The TRV230 was out of stock and a hundred bucks...

THE BEST CAMCORDER THAT I HAVE EVER OWN, AND FOR THE PRICE YOU CAN NOT FIND A BETTER VALUE. EASY, EASY TO USE. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO AND BUY YOURSELF ONE TODAY. THIS CAMCORDER WILL BRING YOU YEARS OF ENJOYMENT. THE ZOOM IS THE BEST. I WAS ABLE...

Before I begin, I must point out that I am a novice videographer and this camera is my first attempt at moving from still into the more complex world of video recording.

I got this camera at a local Best Buy for $799. I took it home and charged it up. I went down the street and tried some shots. They were very nice quality movies. The pictures were ok also. However, in low light the quality is not AS good, but it's OK....

This camera is already third generation of video cameras of format Digital8. This format has good popularity due to lower cost cameras on a comparison with miniDV-cameras. But they have equivalent quality of shooting and possibility of using...

TRV330 has a below standard video quality for indoor shooting.