On 17 Apr 2003 10:18:59 -0700, brgulja@student.uni-kassel.de (Nermin Brgulja) wrote:

>which camcorder would you prefere:

>

>CANON XM-1 (All ready longer time on the Market)

It has been replaced with the MUCH better "2"

(I would avoid the XM-1 unless VERY cheap...)

>or

>Jvc GR-DV3000 (Very new with F-1,2 Lenses)

This is a 1-chipper (the 300, not 3000, is a VERY

good 3-chipper, along with the Sony VX2000/PD150,

Panasonic DVX100, and Canon GL-2 [XM-2]). The Sony

TRV900 and VX1000 (used) and new TRV950, and even

the cheaper 3-CCD Panasonics (mostly not favorites

of mine) are also better buys than the XM-1...

>The prise is not the metter. I would like to know if there are

>technical highlights I have to look on.

Picture and sound quality, control range and

ease of use (both auto and manual), viewfinder

quality, dependability, ease of packing and

holding, etc...