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From: "Pandora" <pandorapayne@charter.net>

Newsgroups: rec.video.production

Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 7:29 PM

Subject: Re: PD150 vs. VX2000

> Thanks Mike,

>

> I'll probably get the PD for its XLR connectors and the better

>

> viewfinder. With all the rumors about a VX3000 soon ... Wouldn't

>

> Sony wait till NAB to intro or is that not their track record. And would

>

> they simultaneously put out a PD250. Suppose no one knows. Just my

>

> wonderings. Thanks again. Brackish.

Don't wait for the "no-show" VX3000 - its arrival soon is VERY

unlikely. BTW, if you use a VX2000, adding a PD150 can be

confusing since some of the same controls do different things. Also,

in auto-exposure mode, the VX2000 exposure can be locked with

a single button push; with the PD, you must first lock down two of

the three variables. And the menu access for the PD is behind the

LCD panel instead of on the rear, where it should be (and is, on the

VX2000...). The VX2000 also comes with a good stereo mic;

the PD's mic is mono. The PD's finder is nice, but sometimes it is

harder to find a similar-toned subject quickly than it is with a

color finder. XLR inputs can be added to the 2000 easily - but

given the small size of the camera, I prefer to not use these bulky

connectors when possible...

For more, see: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm.

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com