The DCR-TRV27 is a 2002 MiniDV Handycam from a family Sony sold alongside the TRV16, TRV18 and TRV25. What set it apart was the screen. Its 3.5-inch flip-out LCD was a size up from the TRV25's 2.5-inch, and it kept a color viewfinder too. Inside is a small 1/4.7-inch CCD that records 690,000-pixel video and one-megapixel stills to Memory Stick, behind a Carl Zeiss 10x zoom. Sony packed in NightShot, Super NightShot and Color Slow Shutter for dim light. It has nearly every jack you could want, with DV in and out, analog A/V in and out, S-Video, USB, LANC and a mic input, so it works as a capture deck as well as a camera.
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 C:21 for condensation (leave it an hour), C:22 for dirty heads, C:31 or C:32 for other faults you can try to clear, and E:20, E:61 or E:62 for service.
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 TRV27 titled tested for playback at $114 delivered, under the $120 to $200 band, since its photo shows a tape playing on the screen with a battery, the remote and A/V cables. There are at least 36 for sale, and camera-only units with no test claim start at $59 delivered, while an $80 one is titled for playback and transfer only. Its 4-pin DV jack copies tapes to a computer as an exact digital copy, so ask for a short video of a MiniDV tape playing on the 3.5-inch LCD and whether it has shown a C:31, C:32 or any E code. Pick one with the NP-FM50 and Sony's AC adapter, or budget for both, since several sellers offer a battery with no charger for $101 to $133. Skip the $485 boxed kit, about three times the median, and the battery-no-charger title two accounts share.
$59.27delivered
The lowest-priced TRV27 at $59 with free shipping, from a 99.9% seller. The title makes no test claim and names no battery or charger, so ask for a video of a tape playing back and budget for an NP-FM50 and the AC adapter.
Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-TRV27
![[For Playback] 43671 Sony DCR-TRV27 MiniDV Camcorder Nightshot NTSC Tested](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YpIAAeSw585qxbGX/s-l500.jpg)
$114.00est. delivered
Titled tested for playback, and the photo shows a tape playing on the LCD with a battery, the remote and A/V cables. It's under the band from a 100% seller, though there's no charger in the photo, so plan on Sony's AC adapter.
[For Playback] 43671 Sony DCR-TRV27 MiniDV Camcorder Nightshot NTSC Tested
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Used$59.27delivered
$59.27 · free shipping
Buy It Now$59.27
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Good buy
No test claim. Camera alone in the photo.
Seller: cybervalley-deals
99.9% positive
Used$114.00est. delivered
$79.00 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$79.00
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Titled tested for playback. Photo shows a tape playing, a battery, remote and A/V cables.
Seller: sihongyang730-3
100% positive
Used$80.00delivered
$80.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$80.00
Our take
Titled for playback and transfer only. Ask whether it records.
Seller: guytronics-1
100% positive
Used$144.93est. delivered
$120.00 + $24.93 shipping
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Our take
Titled tested and working. Photo shows chargers, batteries, cables, tapes and a manual. Auction, no bids yet, so it will climb.
Seller: foxer459
100% positive
Used$152.98est. delivered
$139.99 + $12.99 shipping
Buy It Now$139.99
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Our take
Titled tested and working, no battery included.
Seller: jaimel3360
100% positive
For parts$164.99delivered
$164.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$164.99
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Our take
Untested bundle with charger, bag, manual and batteries.
Seller: swedemom
99.8% positive
Used$106.30est. delivered
$101.49 + $4.81 shipping
Buy It Now$101.49
Check the seller
Titled with a battery, no charger. Another account lists the same title.
Seller: patriotfindsllc
98.6% positive
Used$484.99est. delivered
$449.99 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$449.99
Priced high
Boxed, titled tested, with the remote and AC adapter. About 2.9 times the median.
Seller: teamd-9063
100% positive
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