Hi--

These are VERY different cameras in low light (though the

TRV950 image is good enough that even if dark, it can be

recovered during editing using contrast/brightness/tone-adjust/

color-controls - but this is not a simple process. Also, if you

shoot nature a lot, the 950 greens are inferior to those of the

VX2000. The 950 will go down to bright room light or fairly well

lit public interior, but will not operate under dimmed light,

normal night house lighting, candles, street lights, etc. - but

the VX2000 will (it loses some color saturation with the last 3db

of gain, but this often looks right, or can be corrected while

editing). Between the two, the VX2000 allows you to shoot good video

of anything you can see easily (and acceptable video of things you

can barely see); the TRV950 is limited to good-to-medium light levels

[it has no more low-light range than the worst of the Sony 1-CCD

models for this - see www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm

for a comparison between the TRV30 and VX2000 in low light...]).

The VX2000 is bigger/heavier/harder-to-pack, but it has better sound

and picture...

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

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

Hey, take a gander at www.visitithaca.com, too...!

----- Original Message -----

From: Philip Hammond

To: d_ruether@hotmail.com

Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 3:29 AM

Subject: vx2000 low light

Dear David,

I have read your review and have found it very helpful in my decision

of which camcorder to pick. I am debating on the vx2000 and the trv950.

The biggest thing I am conserned with is that the trv950 has a min lux

of 7 (by sonys chart) and then the vx2000 has a low light min lux of 4.

Will I notice this difference? and if so how does the vx2000 perform

in low light situations? Thank you for you help and knowledge.

Sincerely,

Phil Hammond