"Christer" <christer.hagstrom@hos.sandnet.se> wrote in message news:3cca7104.0307200210.3e49896a@posting.google.com...

> I plan to upgrade from my Sony TRV-7000 Digital8 (works well) to a

> mini dv. There are a few camcorders I have been looking at. I am not

> 100 % updated in what has happened during the last three years in the

> development of consumer camcorsers. To me it is important to have a

> cam with manual setting posssibilities. The cameras are:

>

> Sony DCR-PC120 (Only one ccd at that price?)

> Hitachi DZ-MV270E ( Less mechanical problems???)

> Panasonic NV-GS70 ( 3 ccd at that price!)

> Canon XM-1 ( Used with all extras)

>

> Some thoughts are:

>

> 1 Which camera will give me the best picture quality, a one ccd Sony

> PC120 or a 3 ccd Panasonic GS70?

> 2 The Hitachis are often sold at a dicount price. Why?

> 3 What about the Canon option? Is it wise to buy a used camcorder?

> 4 Any other suggestions?

>

> Christer Hagstrom

> Sweden

Ah, these are strange selections...! ;-)

In general, 3-CCD picture quality is higher than 1-CCD for

tonality, color, sharpness, and relative freedom from motion-artifacting,

but you have included two of the worst for all of the above...;-) And then

you included a fairly expensive Sony 1-CCD with some good "plusses",

but really annoying motion-artifacting, and another 1-CCD camera of likely

so-so performance... If you can still get a Sony TRV27, get it (cheaper

and better than the above in most respects, as is its replacement

TRV33/38). Better yet, seek out a Sony TRV900 or VX1000 in

nice, low-use condition...

These may help:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm

http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html

www.bealecorner.com

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

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