Sony Handycam CCD TRV608

Great service, fast shipping, very pleased with item and have already used it quite a bit! Thanks so much!

I'm very happy with the camcorder I bought from Mr.Yakov. The merchandise is good as Mr.Yakov had advertise on EBAY. The shipping and receving arrived on time. Thank you so much and greatly appreciate in doing business with you.

Although an outdated model and still in the analog age, it's a good choice for allow camcorder. The ability to stream your movies to your computer is a big plus. Making your own DVD's out of your old videos is easy with the right tools and software. The Pixela software included is ok at best, not as user friendly as it should be but all in all it works reasonably well. The camera takes good video and the resolution is above average. If you were to purchase one you will be satisfied with you camcorder purchase.

Camera is first class for a HI8 camcorder.
The Sony manual leaves much to be desired in clarity and accuracy.
The Pixella Image Mixer software that Sony includes with the camera: Sony's ads stating what it will do, and won't do, is very poor, especially when it comes to what the software will do with a PC or a MAC. Once you get into the software's manual, you finally find out the truth, but by then, it is too late. You already own the camera. Sony's advertising about the software is not accurate and could cause you some major headaches. VERY MISLEADING.
Again, do I like the camera? Very much.
It is a shame that a good piece of photographic equipment has to be tied to a poor manual and misleading info on the included software.
Sony is the problem.......not the camera.
I bought the camera because of the statements that Sony made about the software. After buying the camera I realized that I had just purchased a product that could not do what I needed and/or expected.
So because of this, I would never buy another TRV608, and, will never buy another Sony component. Sony's literature and manuals are terrible. "Misleading" is the kindest word I can use to describe them.
Again, the camera itself, is very good, but because of my problems with Sony, the manual, and the Pixella Image Mixer software, I give the camcorder a POOR rating.

The USB streaming feature is spotty at best and results in very poor image quality. The bundled software can't handle recordings longer than 20 minutes and crashes once you get past that magic number.

At one point, the video died on me. I could still PLAY tapes, but I could no longer record video. The eyepiece, the LCD and the tape all display black static when I try to do so. I contacted Sony, having noticed that a large number of their camcorders are being repaired for free because of defective CCDs that cause exactly these problems.

Unfortunately, even though the TRV608 is among those impacted, Sony's class action settlement doesn't cover that model, so they wanted me to pay $211 USD to have them repair it. It took 40 minutes on the phone for them to tell me what it would cost for the repair.

I've decided to replace the camcorder with one that records to DVD, so the next time one dies on me, I can still watch everything I've recorded without special hardware.

My experience with Sony's support has been so negative, that I'm simply not buying any more of their products. They don't stand behind defective hardware unless you sue them.

I bought my 608 from circuit city over 4 years ago and had to have it repaired at circuit 2 times and after the extended warrenty ran out I had it repaired 2 more times >>>>I cannot record in doors,, the picture is grainy and the only reason I would buy another one is so I can record anolog tapes of which I have 75 tapes I paid 399.00 for it new and the repairs cost over 100.00 each time..I understand that is the number one problem with this camera and Sony should stand behind its product and have a recall instead of every body having to get it fixed at over 100.00 each time I feel Sony is responsibe... I hope Iam the only one thats has had this problem

What is there not to love about this product. I bought this product as an addition to our family who is always on the go, always traveling and always having a family get together. With so much going on and so much to see, its very hard to capture everything in a picture. YES, pictures are worth a thousand words but having it in video makes it 10x better. Our seller in whom we purchase it from was EXCELLENT by far. Super eBayer with great communication and speedy delivery. Thanks again for a smooth transaction. TDPorter1826

thank eBay so I can get Hi-8 camcorder to replace my old one .
thank again and I will watch the other things.

We took it on a trip the the Grand Canyon and the pictures were fantastic. It was very easy to operate.

Great camera, Love the night shot feature (which is why I buy the Sony line). Bought this as a replacement for stolen one. Great for ghosthunting!!!!

I bought this one from ebay, since the same model broke when my husband accidently dropped the old one. Unfortunately, it didn't survive the fall. So, instead of worrying about losing all the tapes we made or having to transfer them, we got the same model and this way we had a back up battery and other parts. We also go it because it was a great deal considering all it does. It isn't too big or too small. It is easy to use and it takes great video. Hope this helps!

Had absolutely no problems with mine and I have owned it for many years. Reliable, takes great movies, and very easy to use. Many functions, such as downloading video to your computer, can get very creative.

This camcorder has excellent features for this type of model. A great zoom, at 20x optical and 560x digital - I zoomed all the way across a lake to look a boat up close once! I also really like the NightShot night vision mode. No, I didn't use it to make a Paris Hilton video but it certainly came in useful outside at night. Plus its just a lot of fun to shoot at night.

Please note that one of the reviewers here was reviewing HIS specific camera and not the camera as a whole. He/She clearly didn't get the concept of product reviews as opposed to feedback. That reviewer/item was not related to this auction in any way.