Product ReviewsSharp VL-H860U Hi-8 Analog Camcorder

This product shows simple as an engineering virtue.

I bought my a Sharp camcorder in 1994. It is my first camcorder and recorded 20 or so tapes. In 2001 I gave it to my cousin. In 2003 I bought a brand new Sony TRV 108 so that I can record new tapes as well as playing old ones. Now, the old Sharp is still working great for my cousin , but my Sony gave me C31:32 error after recording only 2-3 tapes. I noticed at least 3 Sony camcorders recently list on eBay had similar problems. It is true that Sony camcorders have more features, but what is the merit for adding rarely used features and make the machine so complex that it becomes prone to problems?
Sharp camcorders have straightforward design. This make the machine easy to use and reliable. I see many customers in Amazon.com review give 1 star to Sony camcorders, but no customer give 1 star for this product. So I bought another Sharp from eBay.Read full review...

Awesome Camcorder!

This is the best camcorder money can buy. 14k resolution, images so sharp you can smell them. Zooms in so far i can see the planet formerly known as pluto, looks just like the moon btw. Battery never goes dead, been using it for over a decade without one single recharge.

Actually i just used it to transfer some high 8 to dvd, works good for that.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: reyedie.ooargy

Works very well--many good features.

The product works very well. I had one before that went bad so that is why I purchased it.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: kcspeedyg88

Awesome!

This is a great item. It was just what I was looking for. Clear picture when videoing. Very easy to use. It may be old school style but it works great and not as complicated to use as the new technology. Thanks.Read full review...

Easy to transfures from Camcorder to DVD's in true form.

I like the way this Camcorder goes over & copies on my DVD's.
This looks new and runs like new. I bought my first one in 1999 and just love it. I can not beleve I found a new one now. I am very happy with this Camcorder buy on E-bay with the fine service.Read full review...

Sharp 8mm Video Camera

I was very pleased to find a good working 8mm video camera as my old one
had broke and was unusable. We can now watch our old (1992 and newer)
family videos. Very happy about that.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: thrillingdeals

Sharp Hi8 Camcorder VL-860U

I Love this camera. Pictures are very clear and it makes beautiful videos.You will get a great deal of enjoyment from this camera! So easy to use!

Did not work well for me, picture and sound noise on playback.

I bought this camera to act as a player for my Hi8 tapes so I could convert them to DVD. There was initially picture and sound noise so I asked for a refund, which was given to me. On the day I packaged the camera to return it, the picture and sound mysteriously disappeared. I return it anyway for inconsistent performance.Read full review...

Sharp View Cam

This is the 3rd one i have bught the first two fell to the floor and no longer work and i like this camera the pitcher and sound are excellent i have a sun that has his owen band and i like to vido tape them and put them on DVDs Thank you Corwin 1108Read full review...

Sharp 8mm camcorder

Needed it to transfer old 8mm tapes to computer. Was the exact same model I used to originally record the tapes.