• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Is a Sony DCRTRV520 still a useable camera?

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Mike Shannon

Looking to buy a used camera and I ran across a sony DCRTRV520 that uses Digital 8 format. Is this camera too old and if so, what do you suggest. I am not looking to sell videos so I don't need the worlds best camera just something dependable and a little rugged.

Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Does it still work? If so, then its useable camera. I know some people just recently upgraded to digital video, so its not like you're the last one using an older camcorder. No you won't be making blu-rays with it, and even your DVDs are going to look pretty rough, but you can still get a shot with it. How much are you spending on it? With a consumer grade camcorder that's approaching 10 years old, I'd be worried the thing is going to break any day, the battery will no longer hold its charge, or it will be hard/impossible to find any replacement parts/accessories for it. I think you can pick up a new, low-end camcorder for $100-$200. Again, you're not going to have amazing video quality but it may exceed that camcorder due to improvements in sensor technology and price drops, and it probably will have more features.
 
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