"Satujinn" <satujinn@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> I would like to pick up one of these mini camcorders. The ones that

> are just slightly larger then palm size. I'm partial to Sony, but I'm

> also open minded. Is there one minicam that sticks out above all the

> otehrs? Price is not an issue.

They all represent a set of compromises (even the big, expensive 3-CCD

units do), and your preferences among the various characteristics should

lead you to a few choices. In the 1-CCD cameras, I tend to favor Sony

for their generally better color (balance and saturation) and resolution,

and for generally greater freedom from mic pick-up of camera sounds,

but form-factor and controls preferences may lead you elsewhere (to the

best of the competition). Within the Sony line there are three "levels" of

camcorders: the bottom-end, with a normal-resolution CCD (good color,

relatively little motion-artifacting, reasonable low-light range - overall

"pleasant", but not outstanding in either problems or advantages); the

middle level, with a 1 megapixel CCD (better color saturation and image

resolution, with a bit more motion-artifacting and more restricted low-light

range); the upper level, with 1.5-2 megapixel CCDs (very good color and

image resolution for 1-CCD models, but with excessive motion-artifacting

and very limited low-light range). Decide what characteristics and model

features are more important to you, then select what best fits your

preferences - there is no absolute "best"...

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

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