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It looked like the worst of the 1-CCD models,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- where all the lighter tones went blank white, and darker tones,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- even on a grey day, all went black.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Adjustment issues? Now, I'm not a PDX10 owner yet. But I'm planning to+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- buy a 3-chipper this spring, and the PDX10, near the top of my+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- price-range, is leading the pack. I should also mention I shoot nearly+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- all 16:9, which certainly does weigh in. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-The camera has no user adjustments for gamma/contrast.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-It is+ADw-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADs- +ADw-/span+AD4-always possible the TRV950 I had was out of spec,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-though for the few things it looked good with (flower gardens+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-in soft lighting, mostly), it was fine. I was surprised how bad+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-it looked with grey-light street scenes, clouds (only), and other+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-common things I shoot. I have a dozen camcorders, and but for+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-the TRV950's better handling of contrasty edges in motion,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-I preferred the images from my TRV30 1-chipper (better +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-tonality +AFs-poor as it is+AF0-, and better sharpness). The PDX10+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-does begin to deal with the 16:9 issue, though, but I find+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-this of little interest for me...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- Low light is limited, but it depends on your basis for comparison. If+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- you compare to the VX2000/VX2100, yeah. If you compare to many other+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- single or 3-chippers, in this price range, it's just fine.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- Compared with the small Panasonic 3-CCD models, yes, it is+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- +ACY-quot+ADs-OK+ACY-quot+ADsAPA-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Well, it's considerably better, at comparable noise levels, than the Panasonics+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- (they're using the yet-smaller 1/6+ACY-quot+ADs- CCDs... ouch+ACE-), from the relative+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- tests I've seen. I haven't personally tried the Panasonics. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Those are VERY limited in light range compared with about +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-anything else+ADs- the 950 is about the same, as I recall, as the TRV30+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-(unacceptable in middling-dark interiors).+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- It is hard to find a good current solution in this price AND size+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- area, unfortunately - the best may still be the discontinued Sony+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- TRV900 and Panasonic EZ30U...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Other than the progressive mode, is the TRV900 doing anything better+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- than the TRV950 (and by extension, the PDX10)? Larger CCDs or something?+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I didn't research the TRV900, simply because I'm real wary of buying+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- anything that might have seen serious/professional use on the used+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- market. +AF8-Maybe+AF8- after a head replacement. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-You can read the comparison reviews on my web page (under +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-the video section of +ACY-quot+ADs-I babble+ACY-quot+ADs- on my web page) -+ADw-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADs- +ADw-/span+AD4-or, just go +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-here:+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony+AF8-dcr-vx2000.htm+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-The progressive-mode is a non-issue with Sonys (good for +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-stills only). The 900 uses larger chips, with lower pixel-count. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-While I would not consider the 900's picture quality really +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-fine in low light (the picture is a tad soft, the dark tones are +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-not great, and the picture is not as smooth as the VX2000),+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-it can reach lower than the VX1000 and the others of its time.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Some corrections can be made to the image to improve it,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-and I've seen a lot of good-looking footage shot with it+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-in difficult lighting. Sony charges a bit less than +ACQ-300 total+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-for any and all repairs, so this is not a bad way to go.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-BTW, I have three of these available, at+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/fs.htm (plus some VX2000s).+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Who needs a dozen? +ADs--)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APA-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADsAPA-/span+AD4APA-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- There is a slight audio difference between DVCam and Mini-DV,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- but its usefulness is limited, AFAIK, to analogue work with the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- output...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Oh, you mean the locked audio mode? Yeah, I suppose... being to frickin+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- digital it hurts, I never even store the analog editing features in my+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- mind. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Yes, generally likewise...+ADs--)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I like the idea of good audio in the camera, but I generally run other+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- recorders during shoots anyway. So it's not even that critical. I+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- suppose, though, part of that view is due to the fact that, given my+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- current gear, I just can't get top quality audio into the camera. So I+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4-+ADw-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- use the camera tracks for backup, or occasionally rear channels, if I'm+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- doing a surround-sound mix. I get medeval on audio quality -- so much of+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- the +ACY-quot+ADs-low budget pro+ACY-quot+ADs- and prosumer stuff I've seen done by other people+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- has beautiful video, but my cat could have done a better recording job. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Yes. I used to be an +ACY-quot+ADs-audio-nut+ACY-quot+ADs- - but it is surprising what you+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-can pull out of these Mini-DV tracks with enough audio-editing+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-software available. +ADs--) I'm of the +ACY-quot+ADs-get it on tape, THEN deal with it+ACY-quot+ADsAPA-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-school - but I get the best on tape I can, consistent with shooting ease...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- Yes. And there are many decent self-powered mics that can+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- easily be adapted (and, note the level of this camcorder, and the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- +AFs-un+AF0-likelihood of +ACQ-1000 mics being matched up with it). +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- You're probably right -- chances are, most folks are using some cheap+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Shure dynamics, if not simply the +ACY-quot+ADs-come with+ACY-quot+ADs- shotgun. So you want XLR+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- for noise, but care about phantom power. Me, too, I suspect, since while+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I do have some good small condenser mics (I don't take the one large+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- condenser mic out of the house), they're generally hooked to the laptop.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- But I like to know I have the option, anyway. Especially for the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- spring/summer stuff, like weddings, I don't always get to set up a+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- proper audio rig. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-I used to record music in Seattle - with home-made mics and+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-preamps and single-ended lines. +ADs--)+ADw-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADs- +ADw-/span+AD4-I think people assume too+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4-+ADw-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-much about the need for balanced lines, especially for very+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-short runs...+ADs--)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- Yes. But so many assume that you can see an LCD well enough+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- to see focus, framing, color/contrast issues, etc. with an LCD+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- panel in daylight. Uh-uh...+ACE- +ADs--) +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I know they'll never do it, but they really should put transflective+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- displays on these external panels. You won't get quite the rich color,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- which is certainly what they're pushing, but you can seem 'em backlit in+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- the dark, or sun-lit in the bright light. Not that I have much of a+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- problem using the viewfinder. I spent 20-something years looking through+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- 35mm camera viewfinders, and I guess my first camcorder (back in the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Video8 days), before I every associated +ACY-quot+ADs-LCD+ACY-quot+ADs- with +ACY-quot+ADs-camera+ACY-quot+ADs-. I do agree+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- that many, well, less experienced users do think the flip-out panels are+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- the primary viewing device. I think you can blame Sharp -- shortly after+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- they sharted making cameras that ONLY used the flat panel, most of the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- other consumer units started incorporating their clever flip-out+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- arrangements. Of course, cheap still digicams do too, but at least some+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- of them are using transflective glass. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Yes. Same here...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- For indoor use, I often FireWire+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- attach a second camera to get a +ACY-quot+ADs-portable+ACY-quot+ADs- VF screen if the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- main camera is on a tripod (and the second camera can serve+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- as a back-up deck, as well). For this and other interior work,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- a good LCD panel is useful...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Not a bad idea, and something I've not considered. I'm nearly ALWAYS on+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- a tripod. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-It is neat to have the VF anywhere you want, easily powered, and+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-have available already hooked up an emergency or back-up deck.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Makes 2-hour recordings on 80-minute tapes in LP mode more+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-quot+ADs-secure+ACY-quot+ADs-...+ADs--)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APA-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADsAPA-/span+AD4APA-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- I hope so too - but most of its important functions are still+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- accessed the +ACY-quot+ADs-old-fashioned way+ACY-quot+ADs-, fortunately. I detest the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- multi-layer menu aspect of these touch-screen controls+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- (accompanied by the +ACY-quot+ADs-musical tones+ACY-quot+ADs- heard with each of the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- many touches on the cameras used beside me +AFs-lovely, during+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- a concert or lecture...+ADs--+AF0-), and find the menus hard to identify+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- in daylight on the washed-out LCD. Try one of Sony's 1-CCD+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- models where everything is controlled this way +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I actually have two of these+ADs- well, one Sony, one JVC. Both being the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- sort of wheel and select thing... an iPod has a better user interface. I+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- think the touchscreen does, versus this sort. Within limits, I'd much+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- prefer a button for everything, but eventually, too many buttons becomes+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- counterproductive. And just another thing to fail. So dunno.. maybe the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- best solution would be a set of programmable buttons. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Yes. I have one of the newer Sonys with everything on the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-touch-screen, and it is pure misery in daylight, with one exception:+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-if you flip the screen around and flat, the eyepiece VF stays on,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-but you can use the LCD for manual exposure+ADw-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADs- +ADw-/span+AD4-control+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-(but that is a rare need with these). Otherwise, the start/stop+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-beep goes away, or you deal with endless beeps as you try to+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-navigate the menus...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- In my current electronics contract, we're doing a radio control unit,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- and making many of the same decisions: what's accessed via a display+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- panel, what's on a devoted button, what's on a flexible button. It's not+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- an easy call, and definitely changes with your preference. Making it+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- pretty damn difficult for one-size-fits all. I can have a bit of+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- forgiveness for missing direct-controls if the camcorder is made smaller+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- or more rugged this way. If it seems just designed to save +ACQ-0.10 on a+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACQ-1800 camera, then no, not a good one. +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Fad. Like 16:9...+ADs--)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-I've noticed more people complaining about the touch-screen +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4-+ADw-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-controls (though many people seem to like them, and not care about+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-the noise effect on others...+ADs--).+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- nuts trying to shoot with one of these+ACE- +ADsAXgBb-). Fortunately, the+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- TRV950/PDX10 restricts the touch-screen to non-essential+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ACY-gt+ADs- controls, and ones that may make sense for touch-screen use...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- Well, you have convinced me that I need some more serious+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- behind-the-lens time on the PDX10 before I fork over the Benjamins. But+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- I was pretty much planning on that anyway. It's kind of like a marriage,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- and you really should get to date for while, first :-)+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4AJg-gt+ADs- -Dave+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APAAhAFs-if +ACE-supportEmptyParas+AF0APgAm-nbsp+ADsAPAAhAFs-endif+AF0APgA8-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-Yes. For me, I liked the camera but for one rather noticeable+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-flaw: I hated the picture more than 50+ACU- of the time I shot with it.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-If you can control the lighting contrast and level, it may serve well, +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-though (I shoot available light, and the results were too often not +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-acceptable - you cannot recover blown-out highlights in digital,+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-and too much underexposure was required to avoid it). I hope+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-this picture +ACY-quot+ADs-look+ACY-quot+ADs- is not Sony's +ACY-quot+ADs-new thing+ACY-quot+ADs- - they did so well+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-in the past with good image quality.+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-BTW, I enjoy your posts in the NGs, and consider you one of +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4-the few +ACY-quot+ADs-experts+ACY-quot+ADs-...+ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4--- +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APA-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADsAPA-/span+AD4-David Ruether +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APA-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADsAPA-/span+AD4-rpn1+AEA-cornell.edu +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-p class+AD0-MsoPlainText+AD4APA-span style+AD0-'mso-fareast-font-family:+ACI-MS Mincho+ACI-'+AD4APA-span style+AD0AIg-mso-spacerun: yes+ACIAPgAm-nbsp+ADsAPA-/span+AD4-http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com +ADw-o:p+AD4APA-/o:p+AD4APA-/span+AD4APA-/p+AD4- +ADw-/div+AD4- +ADw-/body+AD4- +ADw-/html+AD4-