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SONY DCR-TRV30
Welcome to the chuckmeister's Complete TRV30 Guide!
The 2002 Sony PC130BT & TRV50BT will be 
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DCR-TRV30 Features...
Official Sony USA MSP - $1799
SuperVideo Recommended dealers - $1299

Official Sony Announcement March 2001 TRV30...
Sony Electronics continues to lead the way in camcorder innovations with the 
introduction of a new high-performance Mini DV Digital Handycam camcorder, 
the DCR-TRV30 a sister cam to the PC series DCR-PC120 - being the industry's
first 1.5 mega-pixel CCD camcorder with an intelligent pop-up flash and a
precision color viewfinder. This completes the Millennium 1 CCD Line Up.

DCR-PC9,  DCR-PC120 and DCR-TRV30
which will be replaced in 2002 by the
Blue Tooth DCR-PC11, DCR-PC130 and DCR-TRV40
just thought you might want to know...

The DCR-TRV30's 1.5 mega-pixel imager raises the bar by delivering up to
530 lines of horizontal resolution and stunning 1360 X 1020 digital still
images; unprecedented image quality for a single CCD camcorder.
To enhance the 1.5 mega-pixel imager, Sony has incorporated an intelligent
pop-up flash to help capture crisp still images in difficult lighting
situations. In Digital Still Memory Mode, the intelligent pop-up flash
system communicates with the camera for the optimum exposure, virtually
eliminating overexposed or underexposed digital still images. The
intelligent flash has four modes to accommodate different shooting
environments: automatic, automatic with red-eye reduction, FORCED flash 
or no flash.
Consumers also have a choice when shooting to use either the precision
color viewfinder 2.5" or the 3.5" precision Swivel Screen LCD monitor 
each, PC120/TRV30 providing more detail and clarity of subjects. MPEG
 Movie Mode, USB Connectivity and Imaging Software: It's All in the Box
TRV30, replacement model for the DCR-TRV20, offers a sophisticated
feature package perfect for the consumer who is ready to take the next 
step in digital imaging.
MPEG Movie mode allows the capture of up to 60 seconds of video & 
audio in the Video E-mail mode (160 x 112 resolution), or up to 15 seconds 
in the Presentation mode (320 x 240 resolution). These "mini-movies" are 
ideal video resolutions for attaching to e-mails, inserting images into Web 
pages and including in presentation materials.
Both PC120 & TRV30 models offer three different ways to record MPEG 
video. First, a convenient MPEG conversion feature allows consumers to 
select up to 60 seconds of recorded videotape and convert it to an MPEG 
movie. Second, consumers can shoot an MPEG movie "on location" when 
the moment is just  right. Finally, through the DCR-TRV30 Audio/Video 
inputs, video can be imported from an external source - such as a VHS deck, 
Video Walkman VCR or analog camcorder -- and converted to an MPEG 
movie & saved to the 128 & 256MB Memory Stick media for easy transfer 
to a PC or other Memory Stick media-enabled device.
To augment the digital still capability and MPEG Movie Mode, the TRV30
Handycam camcorder incorporates a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

With the supplied USB cable, the camcorders can transport images & MPEG
video to a compatible PC twenty times faster than camcorders with only a
serial interface.
Additionally, Sony supplies MGI PhotoSuite and MGI VideoWave software
to facilitate the transfer of digital still images and MPEG movies from the
camcorder to a PC. With this software, camcorder users can perform a
variety of imaging enhancements, including color alteration, drawing and
more.
In addition to the above, the DCR-PC120 is equipped with a number of
superb performance features that include:
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*Lens - Carl Zeiss lens have an advanced optical
multi-layer coating offering less glare and flare with increased contrast.
This results in vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and
perfect renditions of subtle tones.
  Progressive Shutter System - A mechanical shutter system that provides
 Progressive Scan performance. The result is clearer, sharper images with
excellent definition in BOTH Stills & in Video without any action bluring.
 10X Optical/120X Precision Digital Zoom - Sony's optical zoom not only
brings the action up close but the precision digital zoom uses interpolation
technology so digital zooming is cleaner with less distortion than
conventional digital zooms.
Maximum Performance, Minimum Size
The DCR-PC120 delivers the powerful combination of digital video, digital
audio and digital still capability with Memory Stick media in a compact
design. It also has a 1/4-inch advanced HAD CCD & 2.5" Swivel Screen
LCD display.
Worry-Free Recording and Performance Camcorder Features
The aforementioned new features on the DCR-PC120 and DCR-TRV30
complement Sony's convenient Worry Free Recording features:
. i.LINK Digital Video Interface -- i.LINK (IEEE 1394) DV interface allows
for high speed bi-directional digital communication between two devices
equipped with IEEE 1394 DV interface, including digital camcorders, digital
VTRs and VAIO PCs such as the revolutionary PCG-GT3 Blue Tooth!
. InfoLithiumR Battery with AccuPower System -- All Sony Handycams
conveniently indicate the remaining minutes of battery life on the LCD or
viewfinder display, allowing users to keep an accurate & constant reading
of remaining battery power.
Super LaserLink Wireless Transmission system -- Uses infrared light to
make a wireless playback connection from the camcorder to the optional
receiver and your television up to 26 feet away.
. Super Nightshot O Lux Recording system -- Captures video in total darkness
up to 10 feet away by using an advanced infrared system. Super NightShot
recording employs an automatic slow-shutter control to deliver brighter,
sharper images with more detail when shooting in the dark.
SPK-DVF3 
Above is the TRV Water/Splash housing and the Info is all at HERE...


TRV30 is a MAC friendly cam with Apple soft ware included now.
The DCR-TRV30 is available from June Especially if you contact me for 
1st Dealer's and Special SuperVideo Discounts.
 E-mail me for locations for under  $1299...

More... first owners feedback 
chuckmeister... this is not about my TRV30 or PC110, but 
about the Memory Stick. I’ve noticed that every time I    
download pictures from the camera it resets itself to zero.  
This is a very big inconvenience to rename any and all  
pictures... sincerely your speed-ster

Aloha Speed-ster:Your question caught
your meister a little off guard and required
some OJT time to sort it out.
It is very important to me that ANY info I
give out is correct, proper and within my
scope as a consumer advocate to be able
to give you a reply in keeping with the
professionalism of videography
and the importance people like yourself
have come to depend and enjoy its use.

"I’ve noticed that every time I download
pictures from the camera it resets it to zero"

First, when you first set up your menu's
there is an 'Option' for naming images
captured called "Series Mode" This is

your choice here and it is explained that
once begun it will try and zero out or
erase this info after your done down
loading and erase the Memory Stick...
Because what you would like is to have
is a non resetting system... do what I did...

I decided I did not want an A,B, C,...
because I am going to run out of letters
and they tell me nothing. Next, I also

said to my self, "meister" if I just went
along and numbered everything
consecutively it really would be
meaningless. So, I came up with a
unique and meaningful system, reverse
dating of year, month day...
either 20010817 for today Friday... OR

010817 also for today but keeping it
down to 6 positions That gives me an
idea about the time and maybe the place
the images were shot and looking at a
bunch of those numbers I could tell you
something without opening up the folder
and displaying the image.

Now, you're right, no one limits themselves
to one image per day... so what would be a
reasonable limit 10? 100? 1000? or even 
10,000 images? by using a single letter
of A thru Z you have 26 possibilities.

If you double that to two positions with letters 
you are at about 675 ID's with just using TWO letters. 
If you used three positions of letters you would have 
17,575 individual ID's or 26 cubed.

Now, in order for this to work you must remember after
downloading the memory sticks to re-enter the unique
ID of that DAY and then all pictures would have that
unique identifier.  
I believe you would have very little problem of remembering
since it basically relying on that day's date and letters
should start with A or AA or AAA for the number of
positions you think in your case you would need. The
next in sequence would be B or AB or AAB and so on.

Let me know if you followed my logic here and how I
worked through this. Nothing is chiseled in stone so
if you adapt this to your own needs, so be it, what ever
works. The Memory stick is fluid and flexible and will
take on your identity if you so choose.  

Thanks and Mahalo Lou
for bringing this concern to your meister's attention...
Aloha 

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