finally broke down and bought a new digital camcorder.



Do More with Your Memories™ with Sony's DCR-TRV730 Digital Handycam camcorder. Now, you can e-mail MPEG movies as well as still images to friends and family. And with the Mega Pixel Imager, you can be sure your videos and still images will have a stunning detail of clarity. Watch your memories in motion with Sony's DCR-TRV730..

http://www.sonystyle.com/sonystyle/4...1.default.html

product features:

¼” Mega Pixel Color CCD, 1070 Pixels
MPEG Movie Mode
Digital8 Recording with 520 lines of resolution
18X Optical / 500X Digtial Zoom
Super SteadyShot Picture Stabilization
Digital Still Memory Mode with Memory Stick Media
2 1/2" SwivelScreen™ color LCD (123k pixels)
Megapixel (1/4" 1,070k pixels) CCD imager
Progressive shutter system
High quality 1152 x 864 still image resolution
Color viewfinder (113k pixels)
Intelligent accessory shoe
USB terminal
i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) DV interface
Super LaserLink ® wireless transmission system
Super NightShot® O Lux System for recording in total darkness
8mm and Hi8™ playback

gonna go look for a new digital camera now.
http://www.sonystyle.com/digitalimag...comparison.htm
cant decide on which one i want..

brooks

 

Congrats, You will love it. I bought a TRV 8 awhile ago and the digital quality is awesome. You now just have to figure a way to write it off on your taxes!

 

Here's what you need:


It's a waterproof "lipstick" camera. I had an extra chip lying around and put it in the picture so you could get an idea of the camera's actual size. It costs about $150 (do an internet search for 230crw). I've mounted mine on the front bumper, rear bumper, and top of cab. Each view gives a different perspective.

Hooking it up is easy.

Plug the yellow female connector from the camera into the camcorder using a RCA video cable. Plug the other jack into a 12 volt DC power source. You can use 4 AA batteries in a kit that Radio shack sells for 8 bucks, or rig up a 12 volt lantern battery.

The sound can be captured by using one or two microphones mounted in the frame and/or engine (or cab/helmet/shirt collar). The only ones that work must be sensitive and have line boosters. The audio gets plugged into the audio in next to the video in on the camera.

Secure the camera to the center or passenger seatbelt using a couple carabiners and runners (rock climbing gear) so it stays put just in case.

If you open the camera's small video display and switch it to VTR, the "bumpercam" video comes up on the screen. When you're ready to record, turn on the mics and press record.

The quality is incredible. I've recorded many items this way but since my camera is analog, I loose quality when doing the analog to DV conversion (internet video stuff). Yet, most people still think the final internet quality is great. Yours will be much better.

Sample lightning videos are in the following directory.
Internet Movie Directory

The video from Buttonwillow isn't too great 'cause a bug hit the camera. You can see a faint wing fluttering in front of the camera in a couple of the videos. The blood is still there in the photo above.

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Regards,
George
george@spikeengineering.com
http://www.spikeengineering.com
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Red 2000 Lightning, #4033

1967 CJ-5 (0 - 3 mph: yes)
White 1996 Whippet (600 yard course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
New addition:
2001 RR Puppy: 0 to stumble - next two months

[This message has been edited by Spike Engineering (edited 05-27-2001).]

 

Start posting some movies of your truck. Just start it up and let it rumble in the driveway, at least. That'll work for me.
Silver 2000's are the coolest.

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2000 Silver Lightning
#2798 of 4966
Born on date: May 9, 2000
Email: ColinMBurns@hotmail.com



Mods: SnugLid, 20% tint, Airaid, Slush Mats, Pioneer Speakers, Zaino

My Zing Album:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292665015

 

i looked at the TRV830, and the only difference was that it came with a portable printer. really didnt need another printer, so i didnt get that one. i have a deskjet 970c to do all that work.

oh great.. more stuff to buy.
thanks George! LOL

brooks

now all i need is a firewire card, a carry case, a wide angle lens, a bigger battery, a cd-r digital camera, and a "sugar mama".

[This message has been edited by clonetek (edited 05-28-2001).]

 

dood! this camera is badass!

 

brooks,

excellent camera!! In your pics above, the nubile female seems a bit young for a "sugar mama" or is she the lucky co-pilot/navigator/cameraperson?



[This message has been edited by Speedin Bob (edited 05-28-2001).]

 

Hello Brooks,

Just thought that I would volunteer Nan...slightly older that the pictured "helper", but the Best Navigator in the world....and she doesn't mind going FAST. The only problem she has ever voiced, is that the speed is so high (she has been with me @ over 162 mph on the autobahn-in trafic ), that it is a problem keeping up on the map!

Cheers,

...Dwight...

 

Goerge:
Your movies are awesome...almost like being there. Thanks for the camera info too.

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'99 F150 SC, 4x2, Oxford white, flareside, 5.4,
bodyside mouldings, Snuglid hard tonneau, airbox and fresh air mods.
Duraliner drop-in (gave up on the Penda Nascar). Gibson Supertruck. Ford 2-piece bra. Catch-All floor mats. Image tail light covers. B-Quiet sound dampener in rear of cab. **** pile rug protecting spare tire (Raoul made me enter this)
No door cracks yet at 20K!!!

 

Brooks

Did she wash the truck for you while you were at the Car Wash ??

Doug

 

Glad to see that they have In 'N Out Burger in N.E LA, Brooks. Wonder what Paul Prudhomme would have to say about it, though.

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.

'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit, cam bolts, Jackson washers, Wet Okoles, Kenyon transmission
13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.



gmvye@pacbell.net

 

in n out burger?

 

ahhh...i remember when i lived in San Diego I would ALWAYS go to In N Out burger. Man, i sure miss that place. Best milkshakes and handmade fries......yummmmm. how i miss San Diego.

--The MAN

 

You guys just had to bring up In 'n' Out Burger didn't you!! You bastards, now I'm going to have to drive 1500 some odd miles to get me a Double-Double with cheese. AAAGGHHHH!!!! I can't stand it out here in Montana without those things. I cant even stomach McDonalds anymore. Maybe I'll buy a franchise. sigh.............

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'00 Black L'

AFTERMARKET STEREO:
Memphis ST1000D amp (1100w@1ohm)
Memphis ST3004 amp (75Wx4@4ohm){ran out of money, will add later}
Memphis PR93 3-way 6x9's (Front)
Fultron 2-way 5x7's (Rear)
2x Memphis 15-ST104D (10"Dual Voice Coil Subs)
Custom Vinyl boxes and amp rack
Cascade Audio and Dynamat Xtreme Dampening Material in Doors and back of cab
Ford Motosport logo hitch plug

PLANNED MODS:
Kenwood KVT-910DVD
Lightning Audio Stiffening Capacitor
Alarm w/ remote start
Diablosport Chip
Shift Kit
A.R.E. LSII Bed Cover (possibly with a Fiero wing)
BedRug Bed Liner
Clear Corners
Powdercoated Billet Grill
Stainless steel exhaust
Locking gas cap
'Vader' Custom License Plate
Window Tint
?Ram Air?
?20 inch rims?

 

never heard of the place.. thats a sonic cup on my bed step.
add that to the "what are these steps for" thread.

brooks