On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 14:35:39 GMT, "127.0.0.1" <craznar01@hotmail.com> wrote:

>d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote in news:3e154d49.3125108

>@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu:

>>>Canons seem to have very small CCDs for the price, Sony very expensive and

>>>JVC just seem to be ... well cheap (-:

>>>

>>>Any ideas on which model to go for ?

>> Sony, for image quality...;-)

>I've heard Sony TRV27 (the one I am currently looking at) is poor in low

>light.

It is a relative thing - it does surprisingly well in my TV

room with the main lights off, yet it cannot quite produce

a normally-bright picture in a chapel I often shoot in...

>Also will I get as good black&white on a 1CCD camera as on a 3CCD camera ?

Depends on the lens and image sharpness - the TRV27 should

produce an excellent B&W image (even my old TRV9 does...;-).

Also, in infrared mode, the camera sensitivity is higher,

noticeably improving its low-light range (and I always

switch to B&W for this, to remove the "toothpaste green"

color...).