On 7 Apr 2003 14:38:56 -0700, cyberwebstuff@mail.com (Lee Fentress) wrote:

>Also, about possibly getting a dcr-trv22 or 33--if I

>get the 33, which I now after learning the definition of

>Lux, and having read David's post copied above, know it's

>minimum illumination is 7 lx and opposed to 5 lx, I was

>wondering how much difference is really dicernable. Does

>anyone have a frame grab of the same shot taken with two

>camcorders with 5 and 7 lx? That would probably be a big

>help. :)

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

While the TRV30 is not the same as the TRV33, the low-light

range is the same, and the effect on the low-light image

roughly the same as in this comparison with the PC9 (same

as the TRV19 image). The 19 will co lower with good color,

though the "grain" will be bigger (and it is more easily

corrected in an editor, keeping better color).

>ok, now go to

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

>again, because I have another question about comparing the dcr trv33.

>I've got the comparison chart there from the sony website.

>

>Will the image quality be most definitely better with the dcr33? It

>has twice the actual video res, and 20 more horizontal tv lines. But

>what about the size of the CCD. (the trv33's CCD is .7" smaller) I

>heard that the smaller they are the worse the image quality is. So

>will it, say, possibly not do as good in low light? I must know! :)

See above. The images will look a bit sharper in good

light, with somewhat better color - the limitations

are in low light...