"James"
<cheungwsj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My
JVC DVX70 got the famous E04 error code again last week, I decided
>
not to fix it this time. I fixed it with $250 last May, 2003.
>
> Here
are my criteria to select a new camcorder,
>
1. comparatively better low-light
performance (? PC105=TRV33 >
>
Elura50);
>
2. overall better video quality, I am
not very concern on still
>
pictures;
>
3. ultra compact size (Elura 50 >
PC105 > TRV33)
>
4. price, Elura 50 ($599 at Fry's),
TRV33 ($599 at Fry's) and PC105
>
($799 at Fry's);
>
> In
fact, I leaned towards Elura 50, but heard about the poor picture
> as
well as the motor noise. If the Elura 50 can compare with my 4 yrs
>
old JVC DVX70, then I can live with it. I think the TRV33 should have
>
been a good buy, but TRV33 is a little big for me.
>
> I
used to convert tapes as below,
> 1.
transfer from JVC DVX70 to PC via firewire
> 2.
edited with Ulead Media Studio;
> 3.
encode with TMPGEnc;
> 4.
burn to DVD;
>
> If
Elura 50 have motor noise problem, can I add some filters during
>
editing/export to remove the motor noise?
>
>
Any advise is highly appreciated. What do you think about these
>
camcorder, TRV33, PC105 and Elura 50?
Unless
the bit-smaller size of the PC105 is worth the $200 extra,
go with
the TRV33 - generally excellent picture for 1-CCD (not
without
problems, but...), good sound (why need to fix everything
later?),
good reputation for durability/compatibility (never any
guarantees,
though, with particular samples), and quite small. BTW,
best to
archive back to tape, and use a DVD copy for viewing
convenience,
not archiving...
--
David Ruether
d_ruether@hotmail.com
http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com