"Stephen Greenfield" <NotMyEmailAddress@screenplay.com>

wrote in message news:bkcveu$7n1$1@nntp2-cm.news.eni.net...

> On the verge of getting a TRV950 -- I just loved my 3-chip VX-1000, and the

> color on my single-chip cameras isn't as nice.

>

> But I noted that a lot of folks complain about the 950's poor low-light

> performance, and it doesn;t have NightShot (perhaps a limitation of the

> 3-chip approach?).

>

> Any rumors floating around about when Sony might update the TRV950?

It is unlikely to be soon - the Sony model replacement

schedule for their 3-CCD Mini-DV camcorders is

several years long. The TRV950 appears to have an

excellent bright-light picture (and it is relatively compact),

but its low light range is very limited. (BTW, I will know

more when mine arrives...;-) Why not get a VX2000?

It is in almost every way a better camera than the excellent

VX1000, in a similar "package". A good used TRV900

is another alternative...