So many parts packed into that camera case, so much to go wrong.  Glad you were able to complete the repair!

I also have the exact same camera - bought it in 2001. I've nearly transfered all my Digital 8 tapes via firewire to my harddisks to be on the safe side. Until now it still works peferctly. I also used it to transfer my VHS tapes only using the analog video input and the firewire output. I think its a very nice camcorder.

I admire anyone who can do this kind of work such a nice thing and a talent! . Thank you for sharing, I have tons of 8 mm video tape they are just rotting away because my camera is broken, actually I don’t even have the camera anymore.  too bad they don’t make a converter

Great vid!

Thanks for posting this. I have two units like this one that also play the older analogue 8mm. Fixed a few cameras due to your awesome knowledge 👍 In regards to the aquarium video yes please do share it. Also as it was filmed on the VX1000 be sure to tag it as such as that will guarantee thousands of views because they are very popular with the skaters and such as I’m sure you’re aware. Thanks again for the great content 👍

Good job, I have a TRV350 that has a sloppy take up reel post and will give me C31:23 codes. It also has a damaged FireWire port, but I was lucky to find a replacement.
Not sure if I can tighten up the take up reel post as I would have to disassemble the mechanism.
I was able to get another 350 untested for cheap and it’s been working great.
I’m using it to put my 50 Hi8 tapes onto a Raid system.
I really enjoy your videos as they are extremely helpful.

Nice repair on this one Dave, however the design is a struggle to put it back. These camcorder are heavier than the new models.

For the tape change out problem, what I did was make an extension of a threaded rod, a jam nut and a coupling nut. This elevates the camera for carrier clearance. Works like a charm!!!

Wow what a nightmare to fix … Thank God for iPhone video - I forgot what a PITA these cameras were.

Smashing repair dave, quite a struggle.
Hmm overlapping layered case panels look like a pain in the ass :-(
They should be called a Cram corder :)
That power switch looks very crappy.
Beautiful cat in the intro, loverly eyes and coat.

I have this camera!!! It just to have the same problem! Nice video

My Sony TRV110 still going strong into it's 21st year :)

How the hell you managed to put all of those screws in first time is beyond me. I would have to record myself and then watch it back, just to be sure. Otherwise i would do my childhood trick and end up with spare screws. well that's what i told my gran when i put her electric bedside clock back together, back in 1968 (when i was 8). Funny but it never ever worked again. She was not amused, as it was fine before i decided to take it apart to see what made it tick(pun intended). #StaySafe

Hi,
I've got a Sony DRC TRV480E that's giving me the same error code. The strange thing is that if the tape isn't rewound back to the beginning it plays fine. As soon as I rewind it back to the start it gives me the error. It even does this with tapes that worked on the camera before. Does anyone know how to fix this

this is the  same camera i use daily for my retro type home videos fairly relyable camera it pases a few error codes but it if bang it on my risk it gets rid of them an yeah haveing the tape compartment on the bottom sucks its not fun when you run ot of tape an you have to take the tripod mount off

I have a sony str-dn1080 that recived an impact on front shell nothing aperantly broken or burnt.... It has no power at all ... What could it be?

I got the same camera, but it's the viewfinder that's not showing anything and when inserting a memory card it shows up with "No memory stick" i've tried multiple anyway to get behind this?

I have a DCR-TRV270 D8 camcorder since 2005, that series was the last line of D8 format, this one I think just a few years earlier. Since then I've bought some Hi8 models from the same series for Hi8 playback (I don't know their model numbers off the top of my head), and one of them had similar power switch issue to this one, that was due to liquid damage. I could not save the switch, I had to transplant an other one from a parts machine, because the tracks and contacts on the flex PCB are not gold plated copper like in this one, it's just carbon paint, and it was peeling off. What a 'great' idea! So this older one is better than the last generation in that regard, less penny pinching in it. And of course the 270 cannot play any analog tapes unfortunately. There was a higher model that could do it for more than twice the price, and an even higher model that had AV and FireWire inputs as well, not just outputs, it cost more than 3x the price of mine, maybe it was even 4x, but IIRC that was a 3CCD model with Zeiss lens on it.

Mine was the cheapest D8 model, that was the only one I could afford, and even that only because I won $500 on a scratch card (in 2005 money), the camera was $350, with it I also bought a small Minolta camera case, a Soligor tele/wide adapter, a Hama polarizing filter, a few cassettes, and the $500 was pretty much gone, less than $50 remained. Last time I used it for recording was about in 2012-2014. It still works fine, though the battery is almost completely dead now (what a surprise after 16 years...). I only ever had one battery for it, the smallest one, it was a nightmare. I never could use the LCD screen for extended periods during recording because of the small battery, but I didn't mind it at all as I can hold it much more firmly with the viewfinder laying on my eye. When I went in Italy for vacation in 2007, I borrowed a second battery from... I don't remember who. I guess from the studio of my school.

So still wish I can get hold of a head drum for my 340. Using it for capturing via the DV from AV  in from other machines without DV. Best converter ever. Still 100% working except for the head drum.

My playback buttons stopped working and zoom button broke off , any advice on how to fix?