Trv900

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The Sony TRV900.
The Sony TRV900.

The Sony DCR-TRV900 is a 3CCD camcorder of the DCR line of Sony. It had an MSRP value of $2699 when it was released in September of 1998.

The camcorder has three 1/4 inch CCDs that provides high quality video image. The TRV900 model has a 3.5-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a color viewfinder. The camcorder has a 12x optical zoom and a 48x digital zoom. One feature in particular that makes the TRV900 an exceptional camcorder is its focus ring. Though often overlooked, this feature allows you to focus using the ring around the lens, which offers great focusing control. The camcorder includes a FireWire port that transfers video from camcorder to computer.

An upgraded version of this is the DSR-PD100, which looks exactly like the TRV900, with the exception of color. The PD100 also uses the higher grade DVCAM tapes.

[edit] Specs

Recording Format Recording System CCD Size Optical Zoom Digital Zoom LCD Panel Lens Focal Length
MiniDV NTSC 1/4 12x 48x 3.5' with color viewfinder 4.3 - 51.6 mm
Filter Diameter Image Stabilizer Low Light Rating Recommended Illumination Audio Format
52 mm With Image Stabilizer 4 Lux 100 Lux 12/16 Bit PCM Digital Stereo/Audio Dub
Max Shutter Speed Dimensions Pros Cons
1/10,000 of a second 3.75' x 4.13' x 7.63' 3 CCDS, Full Manual Controls, Adjustable mic levels No XLR inputs, some controls behind LCD

[edit] TRV900 vs. TRV950

An external mic can be added to take place of the audio produced with the on-board mic.
An external mic can be added to take place of the audio produced with the on-board mic.

There are several differences between the two.

Chip Size

The TRV900 has 1/4' chips and the TRV950 has 1/4.7 which could mean the TRV900 produces better colors.

CCD Pixels

The TRV950 has substantially bigger CCD Pixels than the 900 with 1070k pixels while the 900 has 380k.

LCD Monitor

Both have a 3.5' LCD Monitor.

Zoom

The only difference in zoom between the two is that the 900's digital zoom is 48x while the digital zoom for the TRV950 is 150x. Also the TRV950s zoom rocker is more sensitive.

Low Light

The TRV900 Low Light Rating is 4 lux while the TRV950 is 7 lux.

Progressive Mode

Although progressive mode on the TRV900 has a slow frame rate, the 950 has no progressive mode.

Audio

The TRV950 has a little more "hiss" than the TRV900. Also, the internal speaker of the TRV950 is smaller than the TRV900 and has less output.

A/D conversion and pass-through

The TRV950 has a fully-functional analog to digital conversion and pass-through unlike the TRV900. The TRV900 will allow you to record from an analog source but will not directly convert the analog signal into DV when connected to a firewire port.


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