Sony DCR-TRV480 Review:

The versatile Sony DCR-TRV480 allows you to play all of your old 8mm and Hi8 videotapes. For all your video-recording needs, the Sony DCR-TRV480 captures digital video on Digital8 media for sharp, high-quality recordings and MPEG Movie EX mode video on standard Memory Stick media for compact MPEG-1 movies. Explore all that digital video recording has to offer with high-quality features such as a high-resolution CCD imager, 20x optical zoom lens, and Super Nightshot Plus low-light recording. The Digital Zoom captures and enhances distant subjects, and the SteadyShot Picture-Stabilization system makes recording smoother. The Sony DCR-TRV480’s 2.5-inch LCD Display makes it easy to view and record even from the most difficult angles.

Digital8 Recording
The Digital8 recording format delivers three times the color bandwidth of VHS with significantly less video noise, providing stunning video performance. Digital8 records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes.

Sony DCR-TRV480 Build-in USB Streaming
Stay connected to family and friends by broadcasting live video with audio over the Internet using the USB interface. You can even play back your favorite recorded scene on the camcorder’s tape. It’s like having your own video-conferencing system.

Sony DCR-TRV480 Have 20x Optical/990x Digital Zoom
The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than with previous types of digital zooms.

2.5-Inch SwivelScreen Touch Panel LCD Display (123K Pixels)
Provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution. The high-resolution 123K-pixel LCD screen rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback.

1/6-Inch CCD Imager, 460K Pixels Gross
Sony DCR-TRV480’s 1/6-inch CCD Imager with 290K (effective) pixels provides great detail and clarity along with outstanding digital video performance.

SteadyShot Picture-Stabilization System
Picture-stabilization system uses motion sensors to detect and compensate for camera shake without compromising picture quality, as some other digital stabilization systems do.

i.LINK DV Interface
A digital high-speed bidirectional interface which provides Audio/Video communication between two compatible devices. This connection allows for pure digital transfer between devices equipped with an IEEE1394 interface, such as camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards, and PCs.

Backward Compatibility
The Sony DCR-TRV480 is capable of playing back 8mm, Hi8, and Digital8 videotapes for maximum convenience for those who have an existing library of analog cassettes.

MPEG Movie EX Mode
MPEG Movie EX will allow you to record uninterrupted MPEG-1 movies and audio directly to the Memory Stick Media, up to the capacity of the media. For example, a single 128 MB Memory Stick Media can record up to 85 minutes of nonstop MPEG-1 video, or over 11 hours on 1 GB Memory Stick PRO media.

Super NightShot Plus Infrared System
With ’s Super NightShot Infrared System you can capture natural-looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 20 feet away using the built-in infrared system, but without the overall monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems.

Sony DCR-TRV480’s Manual Focus
Allows the user to manually adjust the focus of the camcorder using the dial. Manual focusing also allows the user to control the focus in difficult situations in which either the environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder’s autofocus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a window or in a crowded environment.

Sony DCR-TRV480 Features

• 1/6-inch CCD imager with 460K (gross) resolution
• Digital8 format records digital audio and video comparable to MiniDV on affordable Hi8 tapes
• 20x optical zoom with SteadyShot picture-stabilization system
• 2.5-inch SwivelScreen touch-panel LCD
• Super NightShot Plus Infrared System captures natural-looking video in low light

Sony DCR-TRV480 Specifications

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