On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 12:05:10 GMT, "Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote:

> I just purchased a Snoy DCR-TRV25. So far, I'm very satisfied. Works well

>in low light, and has night shot which allows you to record in very low

>light (0 lux). I don't have any experience with Panasonic, but I did have a

>JVC unit for a few days... wasn't very happy with it. It was a GR-D90u. It

>seemed to have trouble with focus & dealing with low light levels.

>

>From my experience, Sony has the majority of the market for "consumer" level

>products. Canon has it for high end professional devices. Prior to my recent

>purchase, I had a sony CCD-TRV21, which has performed flawlessly since its

>purchase in 1996. It's still going strong.

Actually, it is the other way around - Canon sells their

low-end camcorders EVERYWHERE, and cheaper than Sony,

so......; and Canon makes no Pro-level cameras, but Sony

does... (as for "prosumer", only recently has Canon

introduced a 3-CCD camcorder that is real competition for

the Sony models in terms of picture quality...).

>I had compared the two (trv25 & trv50) side by side in the store. Had the

>clerk connect them to two tv's for side by side comparison. recorded a few

>minutes video on each & played back. no real differences between the two

>from what I could see.

They are different, but you may not see the differences

until you get near the low-light limit, until there is

motion with contrasty edges, or until you compare smooth

bright-colored areas even in good light (*good* 27" TV

may be needed to see most differences, though...). (But

if you like the TRV50, I have the similar-but-better TRV30 FS...;-).

>For my purposes of basic home recording, I didn't feel the need to go with

>the trv50. While the blue tooth had a "neat" factor, I have no other devices

>in which it could communicate with. The several hundred dollar difference

>wasn't worth it to me. I'm sure there are other reasons to choose one over

>another - hopefully others will comment as well. As for me, I'm sticking

>with Sony.

>

>Good Luck,

>Doug