Sharp invented the LCD-first camcorder. Its first ViewCam, the VL-HL1 of 1992, swapped the eyepiece for a color screen you watched as you filmed, and Sharp calls it a huge success. The VL-E660S is a late-90s descendant from a 1998 service manual, and it's an export model for PAL countries. It records standard 8mm (Video8), not Hi8, through a 16x zoom, and you watch everything on a 3-inch color LCD. It's a fit if you have PAL Video8 tapes to play or digitize. We couldn't find a US version of this exact model, so if your tapes are NTSC, look at Sharp's Hi8 VL-AH50U or VL-AH130U instead.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
No model-specific faults are documented. The LCD is the only screen, so a dim or dead one makes the camera hard to use, and a camera that only powers on hasn't proved its tape transport works.
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Buying guide
We'd buy the camera-only E660 titled tested and working at $51 delivered, at the bottom of the $50 to $110 band, and add a BT-H22 pack and Sharp's 4.5-volt adapter. The catalog lists the E660 as a PAL export that records standard 8mm (Video8), not Hi8, so it suits PAL tapes from places like the UK or Australia played on a PAL-capable TV or capture setup. Many US sellers title theirs VL-E660U, so check the label, and ask whether it plays NTSC and for a short video of a tape playing on the LCD, its only screen. There are at least 17 for sale, untested ones start at $37 delivered, and the $38 auction with a bag, batteries and a remote will climb. Skip the $125 VCR-player listing with no seller name and the $134 one shipping from Canada, both about twice the median.
$51.00est. delivered
The lowest-priced E660 titled tested and working, at $51 delivered. It's the camera alone, so add a BT-H22 pack and Sharp's 4.5-volt adapter, and ask which tapes it was tested with.
Sharp VL-E660 LCD Viewcam Analog Video 8 - Camcorder only - Tested Working
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Used$51.00est. delivered
$34.50 + $16.50 shipping
Buy It Now$34.50
Good buy
Camera only, titled tested and working.
Seller: auctionpride
100% positive
For parts$37.08est. delivered
$29.99 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$29.99
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Our take
Titled untested, as is, with no battery to test it. Camera and lens cap in the photo.
Seller: mandt_for_you
98.6% positive
Used$37.98est. delivered
$19.99 + $17.99 shipping
Auction · 1 bid · ends in 3d 12h
Our take
Bag, batteries, remote, cables and manual in the photo. No test claim. Auction with one bid, so it will climb.
Seller: adbacl1
99.7% positive
For parts$56.69est. delivered
$39.99 + $16.70 shipping
Buy It Now$39.99
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Our take
Titled untested. Camera alone in the photo.
Seller: wma100
99.6% positive
Used$61.33est. delivered
$55.00 + $6.33 shipping
Buy It Now$55.00
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Our take
Camera alone in the photo. No test claim.
Seller: 70ken29
100% positive
Used$111.81est. delivered
$99.99 + $11.82 shipping
Buy It Now$99.99
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Our take
Titled tested and working as a set, and the photo shows the LCD lit. Ask what the set includes.
Seller: zeddio
99.4% positive
Used$124.98est. delivered
$99.99 + $24.99 shipping
Buy It Now$99.99
Priced high
Titled as a VCR player for transfers, with a bag, charger, remote and cables in the photo. No seller name, at about twice the median.
Seller: Seller on eBay
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Used$133.65est. delivered
$94.96 + $38.69 shipping
Buy It Now$94.96
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Priced high
Charger and adapter in the photo, no test claim. About 2.3 times the median, with $38.69 shipping from Canada.
Seller: e_and06
99.4% positive
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