"sub" <subqDIE@SPAMspeedynet.net> wrote in message news:1gm4gvoohegs4fgb4aslft0s55d9cp5u40@4ax.com...

> can you tell me what the specs are on the Sony I cannot seem to find

> it on their page.

The Sony web page is no fun to navigate, but it is hard to miss

their Mini-DV camcorders...

> i.e. 480i/60fps ?

>

> does it do variable speed so I can shoot 480p/24fps

Mini-DV is a fixed, very "set" medium... NTSC is 30fps 480i,

though some cameras offer variations on this (Sony uses

15fps 480p, but this is intended only for stills - others offer

quasi or true 30fps 480p [rather "jerky"-looking with motion

when viewed on most TVs], and the Panasonic adds a

24fps 480p mode, but it is made up of parts of fields from

30fps [see Adam Wilt's site for an explanation for this - and

it is not ideal for either viewing or for editing, only for film

transfer...]).

> I see Panasonic has one that is variable, not sure about waterproof

> housing for that though.

See above - and the last generation of finally good "Handycam"-

style cameras from most of the major makers (Sony VX2000/PD150,

Panasonic DVX100, JVC DV-GY300, and Canon GL2 - and

maybe Sony TRV950/PDX10) are all too new (except the VX2000)

to likely have good underwater housings available for them(?). As

I pointed out, in the low-contrast lighting of underwater, some

Sony 1-CCD models may perform very well (with highlight burnout

and low-light limitations) as far smaller alternatives...

> Any URL's that go much more in depth in the subject would be

> appreciated as well.

Try for a start:

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/exknow2002au

www.bealecorner.com

www.adamwilt.com

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

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

Hey, take a gander at www.visitithaca.com, too...!

> Thanks!

> On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:00:12 -0400, "David Ruether"

> <rpn1spam-dunk@cornell.edu> wrote:

> >"sub" <subqDIE@SPAMspeedynet.net> wrote in message news:6ho1gvo5sten3nmhev4p817q79pmquknb2@4ax.com...

> >> Any opinions on the current line up of high end DV camcorders?

> >>

> >> Canon, Sony? any others?

> >>

> >> Looking for one that can be put in a waterproof housing.

> >The current best among "Handycam-style" Mini-DV/DVCam

> >camcorders are: Sony VX2000/PD150, JVC GY-DV300,

> >Panasonic DVX100, and Canon GL2 - and the Sony

> >TRV950/PDX10, if low-light range is not important...

> >These vary in minor particulars in picture characteristics, sound

> >quality, control selection and layout, etc., and size (except that

> >the TRV950/PDX10 is considerably smaller than the others).

> >Larger "shoulder-mount" models also exist, with good Sony,

> >JVC, and Panasonic models available. Some 1-CCD models

> >have an excellent picture in low-contrast lighting, and are very

> >small - but they have limited low-light range. Among these I

> >would look at the 1-megapixel (or greater) Sony models...

>> David Ruether