This is an excellent camera for the money. Takes great still digital pictures. Easy to load memory stick. AV cable great to playback on the TV for the whole family.
I have owned this camcorder for over 4 years since bought it new in May of 2002.
Cons? Non really, except the MPEG movie mode is only 15 seconds of 320x240 per clip.
This camcorder records mini DV quality video on affordable Hi8 tapes. The picture noise in low light is very minimal compared with other comsumer DV camcorders. It's also been a very camcorder reliable.
Overall, I would highly recommend this camcorder to anyone looking for a low cost camcorder today.
Much better camcorder then the newer ones out there on the market, you don't get many features that this unit offers on the newer style camcorders. The DCR-TRV340 is a "keeper"!
I have owned this camcorder since 2002 and it has done an outstanding job for our family. All controls are within easy reach of your fingers and are intuitively operated...Recording movies is easy, cycling through film presets is a breeze, pictures are great especially with the 700x zoom...I mean I have used the 700x zoom while mountain hiking and was able to zoom up to the blue veins in the glaciers...just fantastic...transferring to a computer couldn't be easier, I'll bet I have over 100 DVDs of family events and memories...if the chance presents itself for you to buy a beautiful, fully functional camera like this one...DON'T HESITATE!!!
Sony did an outstanding job with the design and function with this one.
I like that you can take still pictures of objects at a long distance away. Also being able to view on the TV is great, or transfering them to my computer. More I use it the more I am glad I bought it.