On Sun, 11 May 2003 02:49:50 GMT, "jUnK|E" <mkocoj@verizon.net> wrote:

>there was a messege posted recently about canon zr70mc and jvc.

>i have a similar dilema - i would like to get either zr or sony dcr-trv350.

>

>first of all, i dont know much about camcorders and just after reading some

>reviwes on the net and in some magazines i would choose canon as it has 22x

>optical zoom (sony only 20x).

You will not see a significant difference between 20X and

22X, assuming the same angle of view at the "short" end;

if the 20X starts out with a narrower view, it may actually

go "longer"; long tele ends are rarely high-quality

optically, and can be exceeded with a decent 1.5-1.7X tele

atachment; and long lenses can be VERY hard to hand-hold

(1000mm equivalent in 35mm-camera terms...).

>im almost there but still not decied which one should i get (the price is

>similar). are there any other items at the same price that offer similar

>quality?

It is best to judge on the important basic image and sound

quality, and perhaps also on features that may actually be

useful to you, rather than on "spec" differences...