>d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote in message news:

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>> On 6 Apr 2003 19:29:31 -0700, cyberwebstuff@mail.com (Lee

>> Fentress) wrote:

>> >Ok, eeeeeverrybody back to

>> >http://www.livingwaterfellowshiptn.com/lee/new_page_2.htm

>> >

>> >Check it out and see if you can help me out here. :) I'm surprised no

>> >one else has ever had this same problem before.

>> These frame-grabs look normal to me for those from

>> low-end Mini-DV 1-CCD models... Unprocessed, this

>> is what minimal-pixel-count-for-the-format gets you.

>> The stills will be "unimpressive" from this level of

>> gear, but on a good TV, the video should look

>> pleasant and fairly good (in good light). Remember

>> that not only are computer displays different from

>> TV-display (and will look worse than TV for video),

>> but the display software is also not necessarily

>> showing the actual quality (resolution or frame-rate)

>> of the original stored on the computer. The test:

>> record some computer info back to a camcorder and

>> compare it with the original, played to a TV - you

>> should see no difference... For a comparison of the

>> unprocessed still tape images (frame-grabs) from

>> various model levels in the Sony line, go to:

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

>> David Ruether

On 7 Apr 2003 12:12:42 -0700, cyberwebstuff@mail.com (Lee Fentress) wrote:

>Fwhhew, at least I know this is normal. :) thanks! ... So, how much of

>an improvement would I see on the computer if I take this sony

>dcr-trv19 back to circuit city and get a dcr33 off the net for about

>the same price??? would this help any? I was looking in the manuel,

>and the 33 has enough features that I like that I'll probably get it

>anyway. but, just for the sake of the question, will the image quality

>be visibly better on my computer?

It will be a bit sharper in the motion-video and

especially in the Memory Stick stills shot at

640x480, but at the cost of some loss in low light

shooting range - but as I pointed out, computer

display of the video will still have problems due

to the differences between TV-format and

computer-format display characteristics (these

will show especially during motion, but will

also show in color, contrast, and apparent

sharpness differences).