Sony Hi8 Handycam Camcorder - CCD-TRV138

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Sony Hi8 Handycam Camcorder, Model CCDTRV138

Capture Hi8™ quality video and Hi-Fi sound with the compact, affordable, and easy-to-use CCD-TRV138 ™ Handycam® camcorder. It features a CCD imager with 320K gross pixels that provides detail and image precision along with exceptional analog video performance. Digital Zoom Interpolation creates clearer, sharper images for extreme digital zooming. Along with a variety of features to capture quality images and sound, the CCD-TRV138 lets you customize your personal videos with such tools as Fader Effects, Picture Effects, and Titling. Choose from a variety of modes to add creative fades, pictorial exposures, and titles. Get creative and enhance your home movies with professional looking video effects.

Video Demonstrations:
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• Handycam Basic Features
• Nightshot Plus

Key Features:

• 1/6" CCD imager with 200K effective pixels
• 2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD display¹
• 20X optical zoom lens with 990X digital zoom
• InfoLithium® battery with AccuPower™ meter system²
• NightShot® Plus Infrared System

Features:

• Video Hi8™ Recording
  Records outstanding video quality up to 400 lines of horizontal resolution with Hi-Fi sound on affordable 8mm and Hi8 tapes.
• 1/6" CCD Imager, 320K Pixels Gross
  1/6" CCD Imager with 200K (effective) pixels provides great detail and clarity along with exceptional analog video performance.
• 20X Optical/990X Digital Zoom
  The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition the Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zooms.
• 2.5" SwivelScreen™ LCD Display¹ (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.
• InfoLithium® Battery with AccuPower™ Meter System²
  Charge the battery at anytime because unlike NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries, Sony’s rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries are not subjected to a life shortening “memory effect”. Sony’s exclusive AccuPower™ meter displays the battery time remaining in minutes, in either the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
• Multi-Language Menu
  Change the menu display from English to English (Simplified), Canadian French, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean or Traditional Chinese.
• Easy Dubbing
  Connect the Handycam camcorder to a VCR to effortlessly make VHS copies of your home videos. The camcorder can control up to 59 brands of VCRs.
• NightShot® Plus Infrared System
  With Sony’s NightShot® Infrared System you can capture natural looking video, even when shooting in low light. Record subjects up to 10 feet away using the built-in infrared system, without the monochrome color common with earlier low-light recording systems.
• Stamina® Battery Power Management System
  Using the optional NP-QM91D InfoLithium® Battery, the CCD-TRV138 can continuously record for up to 16 hours on a single full charge3, providing extra long battery life.
• Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes
  Program AE modes make recording easy even when filming in challenging situations. Choose from Portrait, Beach & Ski, Sports Lesson, Landscape, Spotlight or Sunset & Moon modes.
• Picture Effects
  Get creative when recording or playing back your videos with Sony’s Picture Effect Modes. Effects available in Camera mode: Negative Art, Sepia, Monotone, Solarize, Slim, Stretch, Pastel and Mosaic.
• End Search
  Automatically advances the video tape to the last 5 seconds of the recorded scene. This prevents accidentally recording over previously recorded videos.
• Fader Effects
  Enhance your personal videos by adding professional looking fader effects. Choose from Black, Mosaic, White, Monotone and Stripe.
• Titling
  Add professional looking titles to your video. Select from 8 presets, or customize 2 titles with up to 22 characters.
• Battery Information
  At the touch of a button, battery information is displayed on the LCD screen when charging and when the camcorder is turned off. The display will show how much the battery is charged, in 10% increments and the recordable time left when using the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
• Built-In White LED Light
  Brighten your video, and reduce shadows when shooting in low-light situations. The LED light uses considerably less power than bulb-based light systems, with the same light output.
• 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 where either the environment or the subject does not allow the camcorder’s auto focus to perform optimally, such as when shooting through a window or in a crowded environment.
• Easy Handycam® Button
  Using a camcorder can be intimidating for some people, so with a press of the Easy Handycam button, most of the advanced features of the camcorder are “locked out” leaving only the buttons essential for recording operational.

Specifications:

• Imaging Device: 1/6" 320K Gross Pixel CCD
• Video Actual: 200K Pixels
• Still Actual: N/A
• F: 1.6 – 2.4
• Focal Distance: 2.5 – 50mm
• 35mm Conversion: 42 – 840mm
• Filter Diameter: 37mm
• Optical Zoom: 20X
• Digital Zoom: 990X
• Focusing: Full Range Auto/Manual (Dial)
• Image Stabilization: N/A
• Minimum Illumination: 1 Lux (0 Lux with NightShot® Infrared System)
• Low Light Capability: NightShot® Plus
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 – 1/4000 (AE Mode)
• Viewfinder: Black and White, 90K Pixels
• LCD: 2.5"1 Color (123K)
• Accessory Shoe: N/A
• Video Input/Output: No/Yes (Special)
• Audio Input/Output: No/Yes (Mono, Special)
• USB: N/A
• USB Streaming: N/A
• Headphone Jack: N/A
• Microphone Input: N/A
• White Balance: Auto
• Exposure: Yes, Dial (24 Steps)
• Power Consumption (VF/LCD/VF+LCD): 1.8W/2.7W/2.9W

Supplied Accessories:

• AC-L15 Power Adapter/In-Camera Charger
• NP-FM30 InfoLithium® Rechargeable Battery
• AV Cable
• Lens Cap
• Shoulder Strap

Optional Accessories (Sold Separately):

• Quick Charger for Super Quick Batteries (AC-SQ950D)
• AC/DC Adapter Quick Charger (AC-VQ850D)
• Portable AC Charger (DC-VM50)
• Car Battery Adapter Cable (DCC-L50)
• High Capacity InfoLithium™ Batteries (NPFM50)
• High Capacity InfoLithium™ Batteries (NPQM71D)
• High Capacity InfoLithium™ Batteries(NPFM91)
• High Capacity InfoLithium™ Batteries (NPQM91D)
• Carrying Case (LCS-VA2)
• Carrying Case (LCS-VA1)
• Handycam Camcorder Starter Kit (ACC-KITFM50)
• Wide Angle Lens (CL-0637H)
• High-Grade Wide Angle Lens (VCL-HG0737X)
• Wide Angle Lens (VCL-ES06A)
• Telephoto Lens (VCL-ES20A)
• High Grade Telephoto Lens (VCL-R2037X)
• Neutral Density Filter Set (VFR-37K)
• Polarizing Filter Kit (VF-37PK)
• Lightweight Tripod (VCT-R610)
• Pocket Tripod (V-TK1)

Approximate Dimensions:

• Width: 3-3/8"
• Height: 3-7/8"
• Depth: 6"

Approximate Weight:

• Net: 1 lb. 11 oz w/out Tape and Battery
• Shipping: 5 lbs

Download Files (.pdf):

• Features and Specifications
• User Manual
• Camcorder Training Guide 2006
• Sony Camcorder Warranty

Warranty Information:

• Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer):
  • 1 Year Parts / 90 Days Labor
• 4 Year Extended Service Warranty: Click here for details

Manufacturer Model Number: CCD-TRV138

Footnotes:

1. Viewable Screen Size Viewable area, measured diagonally.
2. AccuPower™ Meter System - Designed for use with compatible Sony InfoLithium® batteries.

Features and specifications subject to change without notice.

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