Sony Officially Announces the DCR-TRV950 and the DCR-PC101

by Robin Liss

Published on Apr 3, 2002 12:00 AM
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Sony has officially announced the DCR-TRV950 the replacement for the very popular DCR-TRV900. Camcorderinfo.com first ran a story on the TRV950 on March 4th, before Sony had officially announced it. The DCR-TRV950 has three megapixel CCD's and the DCR-PC101 is Sony's latest horizontal, matchbox camcorder.

Here is a summary of the features in the new DCR-TRV950:

  • The first three Megapixel CCD's with HAD technology.
  • 12x optical 150x digital zoom.
  • Manual focus ring.
  • 1152 x 864 still pixel resolution.
  • Weighs 2 pounds 2 ounces.
  • 3.5 in. LCD Screen. The LCD screen is also a touch panel for navigating the camcorder's menus. The touch panel can also be used to set the focus.
  • MPEG MovieX mode to record MPEG movies that are only limited by the size of the Memory Stick.
  • Hologram AF focusing system.
  • USB video streaming feature like on other new Sony camcorders.
  • Bluetooth networking technology to send emails with MPEG1 and still attachments. The camcorder can also surf the web, similar to the DCR-PC120BT.
  • Memory Stick slot with 8MB Memory Stick included.

The new DCR-PC101, a horizontal matchbox camcorder has the following specs:

  • Single, Megapixel CCD.
  • 10x optical, 120x digital zoom.
  • USB video streaming feature link on other new Sony camcorders.
  • MPEG MovieX feature like the DCR-TRV950.
  • 2.5 in. LCD screen with similar touch panel features as the DCR-TRV950.
  • Color night shot mode.
  • Sony's smallest MiniDV camcorder.

The DCR-TRV950 should be available in June for $2500 and the DCR-PC101 should be available also in June for around $1300. We are already working to get you a review of the camcorder as soon as it is released.