I won the VacuCam Mini at the AMVIV farewell breakfast. I'm just wondering what camera any of you who have a VacuCam are using? I would like to find one that will work with it and also work as our general use video camera.

 

Sorry for the delay. I've been sick with the flu.

Congratulations on winning the new VacuCam Micro (or Mini??) Hmmm, haven't decided which name is better. LOL.

The SONY DCR-HC32 sells for under $500 and includes LANC for remote triggering of the camcorder while driving.

The following list show which Sony Models should be compatible. Format is mfg, model number, supports analog in, supports LANC, misc notes.

Sony CCD-FX240 No
Sony CCD-FX340 No
Sony CCD-FX640 No
Sony CCD-TR5 Yes
Sony CCD-TR57 No
Sony CCD-TR66 No
Sony CCD-TR67 No
Sony CCD-TR86 No
Sony CCD-TR87 No
Sony CCD-TR96 No
Sony CCD-TR97 No
Sony CCD-TR316 No
Sony CCD-TR416 No
Sony CCD-TR516 No
Sony CCD-TR916 No
Sony CCD-TR917 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TR940 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV11 No
Sony CCD-TRV15 No
Sony CCD-TRV16 No
Sony CCD-TRV17 No
Sony CCD-TRV25 No
Sony CCD-TRV35 No
Sony CCD-TRV36 No
Sony CCD-TRV37 No
Sony CCD-TRV41 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV43 No
Sony CCD-TRV46 No
Sony CCD-TRV57 No
Sony CCD-TRV58 No
Sony CCD-TRV62 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV65 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV67 No
Sony CCD-TRV68 No
Sony CCD-TRV72 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV75 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV81 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV82 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV85 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV87 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV93 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV99 Yes Yes RCA
Sony CCD-TRV107 No No
Sony CCD-TRV108 No No
Sony CCD-TRV118 No
Sony CCD-TRV119 No
Sony CCD-TRV128 No
Sony CCD-TRV138 No
Sony CCD-TRV140 No
Sony CCD-TRV215 No
Sony CCD_TRV228 No
Sony CCD-TRV308 No
Sony CCD-TRV315 No
Sony CCD-TRV318 No
Sony CCD-TRV328 No
Sony CCD-TRV338 No
Sony CCD-TRV408 No
Sony CCD-TRV428 No
Sony CCD-TRV517 No
Sony CCD-TRV608 No
Sony CCD-TRV615 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV715 Yes Yes
Sony CCD-TRV716 No
Sony CCD-TRV815 Yes Yes
Sony DCM-M1 Yes No
Sony DCR-DVD7 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD92 No ?
Sony DCR-DVD100 Yes ? 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-DVD101 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD103 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD200 Yes ? 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-DVD201 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD203 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD300 Yes ? 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-DCD301 Yes ?
Sony DCR-DVD403 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD602 No ?
Sony DCR-DVD653 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD703 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-DVD803 Yes ? Special
Sony DCR-HC20 No
Sony DCR-HC21 No
Sony DCR-HC30 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC32 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC40 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC42 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC65 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC85 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC90 * Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-HC1000 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-IP1 Yes No Special
Sony DCR-IP5 Yes No Special
Sony DCR-IP7BT Yes No Special
Sony DCR-IP45 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-IP55 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-IP210 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-IP220 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-PC1 No
Sony DCR-PC3 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC5 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC55 Yes No Special
Sony DCR-PC7 No
Sony DCR-PC9 Yes Yes
Sony DCR-PC10 No
Sony DCR-PC100 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC101 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC105 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-PC109 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC110 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC115 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC120BT Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC330 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-PC350 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-PC1000 Yes Yes Special
Sony DCR-SC100 No
Sony DCR-TR7000 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV480 Yes No 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV5 No
Sony DCR-TRV6 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV7 No
Sony DCR-TRV8 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV9 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV10 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV11 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV15 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV16 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV17 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV18 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV19 No
Sony DCR-TRV20 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV22 ** Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV25 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV27 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV30 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV33 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV38 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV39 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV40 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV50 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV70 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV60 Yes
Sony DCR-TRV80 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV85 Yes Yes
Sony DCR-TRV103 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV110 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV115 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV120 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV130 No
Sony DCR-TRV140 No
Sony DCR-TRV145 No
Sony DCR-TRV203 Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV210 Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV230 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV240 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV250 No
Sony DCR-TRV260 No
Sony DCR-TRV280 No No
Sony DCR-TRV310 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV315 Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV320 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV330 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV340 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV350D8 * Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV355 No
Sony DCR-TRV360 Yes No 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV460 Yes No 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV510 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-TRV520 Yes Yes Connection=3.5mm
Sony DCR-TRV530 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV720 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV730 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV740 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV820 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV828 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV830 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV840 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV900 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-TRV940 Yes Yes
Sony DCR-TRV950 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DCR-VX700 No
Sony DCR-VX1000 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DCR-VX2000 Yes Yes RCA
Sony DSR-PD100A Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony DSR-PD150 Yes Yes RCA
Sony GV-A500 Yes Yes RCA
Sony GR-DV900 Yes Yes RCA
Sony GV-D200 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony GV-D1000 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony VX700 Yes Yes Special
Sony HDR-HC1 No
Sony HDV-1080i No
Sony HDR-FX1 Yes Yes
Sony TRV525 Yes Yes 3.5mm Composite
Sony VX1000 No
Sony VX2000 Yes Yes RCA
Sony VX2100 Yes Yes RCA

 

I think you really need to go with VacuCam MINI Thanks for the list, I think I am going to try the Sony DCR-HC42 which also includes LANC. I can get it locally and at a good price.

 

I went out and bought the DCR-HC42. I hooked everything up last night and it worked great. I did not have a chance to take it on much of a drive but got about 3 minutes going to a friends house. The Micro fit right under the rearview mirror where you can not even see it. I am thinking of where else I want to try mounting it now.

Anyway thanks for all your help, it is a fantastic product and I expect to have a lot of fun with it.

David

 

That's awesome! Does it have a LANC port too? The (VMini) heh heh instead of micro----can mount on just about any flat surface. You could mount it on the sunroof point down at the shifter, on the inside windshield pointing towards you giving a view of the cockpit as you drive, or an inside side window to capture the passenger, or back window (might need an extension) unless you use 12volt port in boot--back window facing traffic behind you.

While I don't recommend trying it outside, you could try on the door (assuming you don't have PepperWhite) while moving at relatively slow speed. I still need more testing done to determine actual sticking strength for exterior applications. Just make sure to wrap the tether through the handles in a gentle knot before passing it back to the cockpit in case it does break loose, it won't hit the ground and get lost or explode!

I'm very pleased that you are happy with my product.

 

Yes it does have the LANC port. I will order the remote on/off from viosport.com in the near future. According to their chart it is compatible with their v1.6 unit.

Today was the first time I have had much time since getting back from Vegas so I cleaned the MINI and played with the camera and mount for a while. I do like the view of the cockpit when stuck to the sunroof. I mounted it to the rear part of the sunroof but about all it got was the speedometer and back of the seats. I could get close to a drivers view by mounting just to the bottom left of the rearview mirror. While I have a Hyper Blue, I do not plan to mount the VMini to the outside.

I will have to go hit the road so I can give it a good try before the MOTD.

 

Very nice! Thanks for the update. Now I just wish everyone would go out and buy this camcorder right now instead of waiting a couple months, and find that it's not available, and wants to know what current camcorder works.

As always, feel free to call me on my cell or email/PM me for any questions or problems you may have.

Richard