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Michael Gilbert

Co-Founder • 2 weeks ago (edited)

Sony TRV8 Camcorder Rig

Michael Gilbert

Co-Founder • 2 weeks ago (edited)

Sony TRV8 Camcorder Rig

£398.64

8 products

Bodies

Sony DCR-TRV8 Handycam Digital8 Camcorder

£96.51

Storage

SanDisk 512GB Extreme UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with SD Adapter

£87.59 • 512 GB • microSDXC 0 • 130 MB/s

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Batteries

Newell Newell NP-FM500H USB-C Rechargeable Battery Pack

£33.40 • Sony NP-FM500H • 7.2 VDC • 2300 mAh

B&H

Powerplay Battery 18500 18490 2400mAh 3.7V Rechargable Li-ion Batteries for ImmersionRC FPV DVR 2-Pack (2-Pack)

£12.62

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Monitors

Upgraded PowerPlay DVR Video Recorder

£107.64

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ImmersionRC Powerplay Hot Shoe Mount

£33.41

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3.5mm Camcorder A/V Cable for ImmersionRC Powerplay

£22.27

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Supports

VRIG 2 Packs Plastic Cold Shoe Mount Adapter with Adhesive Stickers, Cold Shoe Bracket Adapter for Camera Cage Flash LED Monitor Cold Shoe Adapter

£5.20

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This one means something to me. It’s my dad’s old camcorder, the one he filmed me with growing up, and it spent years doing nothing in a closet before I pulled it back out. Building a rig around it really felt like I was bringing it back to life.

The goal was going tapeless, so the PowerPlay DVR handles recording straight to SD off the camcorder’s A/V out. There’s something about Digital8 you just can’t fake in post, and honestly it’s kinda surreal shooting on the same camera that filmed me as a kid. Can’t wait to use this for future projects!

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