On Tue, 6 May 2003 23:51:26 -0500, "Joe Sacher" <news@joesacher.com> wrote:

>"Clay Beatty" <clay@beattyhome.com> wrote...

>> Thank you Joe.... You know, at best, I am an amatuer, and I'm sure

>> that one camera might have subtle improvements over another, which

>> would simply be lost on me... As for low light, I just want to be

>> able to get half way decent shot at my daughters birthday party (as

>> the candles get lit), or be able to get a recognizable shot of a

>> nighttime parade during one of our Disney pilgrimages... With the

>> Panasonic 601 which I have now, now of those are possible.

>>

>> What do you see as the advantages of the GL2 over the VX2000... I am

>> aware of the 20x zoom... are there others?

>I'm kind of in-between the two right now. When I played around with the

>optical stabilization, I liked the effects of the GL2 better than the

>VX2000. This is partially subjective and based on how you move with a

>camera. I think either is going to work fine for me. One little thing that

>I just looked at is the width of the picture. Canon has black bars at the

>side and the Sony has a full picture for the entire 720 pixels. I noticed

>this when doing a picture in picture effect in my editor. I personally like

>the ergonomics of the GL2 a little better. The Sony's color is a little

>bluer and the Canon is a little more orange. I have found Canon service to

>be much better than Sony.

Some people have had the opposite experience...;-)

BTW, both cameras have control over color bias,

making it possible to warm the Sony picture and cool

the Canon...

>I'm in the same boat as you are. I think either would do fine for me, and

>price of the camera and accessories is starting to be a factor for me also.

>I'm still undecided, but leaning towards the GL2 more than the Sony.

Both appear to be good cameras (along with the

Panasonic DVX100, JVC GY300, and Sony TRV950

[the last in good light...]). I prefer the

VX2000, but part of that is probably due to

familiarity (though the picture is a tad better

in both good and low light...). Other features

on others may lean others other ways... (For

more on the VX2000, see:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm.)