The CCD-TRV128 is one of Sony's last analog Handycams. It came out for 2004, when most of the range had gone digital, and Sony sold it beside the Digital8 DCR-TRV260 in the same body, with the same 20x zoom and 2.5-inch flip-out screen. Sony called it the Analog Handycam and pitched it on affordable Hi8 and 8mm tapes and easy dubbing to a VCR. That's still the appeal. It records Hi8, plays your old Hi8 and Video8 tapes, and keeps things simple. There's no FireWire, so tapes come off through S-Video in real time, and the sensor is a small 1/6-inch CCD. NightShot Plus lets it film in total darkness with infrared.
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.
Sony's manual lists the codes you'll see: C:21 for condensation (leave it an hour), C:22 for dirty heads, and C:31 or C:32 for other faults, often in tape loading. A camera that powers on hasn't proved its tape transport works.
New to old camcorders? How to check a used camcorder covers the tape transport, heads, screens and power, and getting footage off a camcorder explains FireWire and analog capture.
Buying guide
We'd buy the TRV128 titled tested with accessories at $160 with free shipping, right at the median, since the photo shows two batteries, the AC adapter, cables, tapes, a bag and the manual. There are at least 26 for sale, most at $140 to $210 delivered, and a new-in-open-box one asks $280. It records Hi8 and plays your old Hi8 and Video8 tapes, but it's analog only, so you capture through the S-Video jack or A/V cable into a USB capture device. Ask for a short video of a tape playing on the LCD and whether it has shown a C:31 or C:32 code, which Sony ties to faults that are often in tape loading. Skip the $523 UK listing whose title another account also uses, and compare photos on the C/Batt title two sellers share.
$149.60est. delivered
The lowest-priced TRV128 on the page that isn't sold untested, at $150 delivered, shown with its box, the AC adapter and cables. The title makes no test claim and no battery shows, so ask for a video of a tape playing back.
Sony Handycam CCD-TRV128 Hi8 Camcorder 20x/990x LCD Gray w/ Box AC Adapter
$159.99delivered
Titled tested, and the photo shows two batteries, the AC adapter, cables, tapes, a bag and the manual. That's the whole kit at the $160 median with free shipping.
Sony Handycam CCD-TRV128 Video Hi8 Camcorder w/Nightshot & Accessories Tested
$159.99delivered
A 99.9% seller, a test claim and everything you need to power it and play a tape. Ask for a short clip of playback on the LCD before you pay.
Sony Handycam CCD-TRV128 Video Hi8 Camcorder w/Nightshot & Accessories Tested
$59.99delivered
Untested at $60 with free shipping, about $100 under the median, and the photo shows the camera alone. Pay parts money, and budget for an M-series battery and the AC-L15 adapter to find out if it works.
Sony Handycam CCD-TRV128 Hi-8 Analog Camcorder Untested See Pics
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Used$149.60est. delivered
$129.80 + $19.80 shipping
Buy It Now$129.80
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Good buy
Shown with its box, AC adapter and cables. No test claim.
Seller: pgar2191
100% positive
Used$159.99delivered
$159.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$159.99
Good buy
Titled tested. Batteries, AC adapter, cables, tapes, bag and manual in the photo.
Seller: breesers-llc
99.9% positive
For parts$59.99delivered
$59.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$59.99
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Project piece
Untested. Camera alone in the photo.
Seller: coulter813
100% positive
Used$153.98est. delivered
$143.99 + $9.99 shipping
Buy It Now$143.99
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Our take
Bundle with a battery, cables and a Hi8 tape in the photo. No test claim.
Seller: jandjliquidations
99.9% positive
Used$157.95est. delivered
$150.00 + $7.95 shipping
Buy It Now$150.00
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Our take
Titled tested and works, with the AC adapter cord. No battery shown.
Seller: panelsandprs
99.7% positive
Open box$279.98est. delivered
$239.99 + $39.99 shipping
Buy It Now$239.99
Our take
Titled new in open box. Shown in the box.
Seller: rlb204
100% positive
Used$160.93est. delivered
$150.00 + $10.93 shipping
Buy It Now$150.00
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Check the seller
Titled with a battery, and another seller uses the same title. Bag and a Hi8 tape in the photo.
Seller: reseller_cali
99.5% positive
Used$522.58est. delivered
$397.64 + $124.94 shipping
Buy It Now$397.64
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Priced high
Same title as another account, shipping from the UK. About 3.3 times the median.
Seller: retrogadgets-uk
98.7% positive
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