Sony announced a
camcorder trade-up program. According to Sony, "You can trade in that old camcorder, help the environment, and receive Sony credit. Use the credit for a brand new Sony camcorder purchased online at SonyStyle.com. They have an online estimator to get your estimated trade-up value. I have an old HI-8 myself, which I rarely used, but now with a baby imminent, I'm sure I'll be breaking out the camcorder. At which point, my penchant for wanting to have the latest and greatest gadgets will kick in and I'll buy a digital camcorder with direct to DVD burning. Though, I have to research this "direct to DVD burning" technology. Just seems unreliable to have a camcorder using a laser to burn to a spinning DVD while you are moving the camera. Maybe they have some high-tech Star Trek stabilizers to counteract movement and gravitational displacement in these new fandangled camcorders?
Here's some sample trade-in pricing.
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Camcorder Type |
Typical Value for Range for other Mfgs |
Typical Value for Sony Products |
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VHS & VHS-C |
$0 - $50 |
- |
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8mm and HI-8 |
$0 - $50 |
$25 - $100 |
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Digital-8 |
$50 - $150 |
$75 - $200 |
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MiniDV |
$50 - $1000 |
$75 - $1000 |
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MicroMV |
- |
$250 - $600 |
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MD |
- |
$250 - $350 |
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DVD |
$125 - $350 |
$125 - $400 |
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I bought a Hitachi VM-E520A only I don't have a charger and the tape part is jammed I love my camera and all but i think i might have to get rid of it so i can get one that works can anyone help me out?
I need to get an old sony camcorder that fits my old Video 8 P6-120MP tapes. My old yellow camcorder gave up the ghost long ago. I'd like to digitalize all of my tapes and have the software to do so. Now all I need is a camcorder to hook up. Can you give me a direction to follow.
They did the same program for high-end HD Cameras, like my Sony F900 camera. I recall a retailer wanted to trade my camera in at that time for an upgrade.
I kept it though, and still get a lot of use out of it as a camera operator to this day.
Best,
Kevin