On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:15:25 -0500, "©TekVideo" <tekvideo@WHATbellsouth.net> wrote:

>"Neuman - Ruether" <d_ruether@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>news:3e6c19ae.28956652@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...

>> On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:20:27 -0500, "©TekVideo"

>> <tekvideo@WHATbellsouth.net> wrote:

>> >"Neuman - Ruether" <d_ruether@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> >news:3e6b5613.1701592@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...

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>> The PDX100 picture, like the others, has noticeably more

>> oversharpening artifacts compared with the VX2000 for

>> about the same appearance of detail; the PDX100 image did

>> keep up with the VX2000 image in brightness in low light,

>> with stronger color, but with considerably more

>> "gain-grain", a "defect" for me...

>> >Sony will be releasing a new camera or two this year (hopefully) because

>> >they've finally been beat or matched and they know it. They'll once again

>> >raise the bar and it'll be another 3 years before the others catch up.

>> I doubt Sony will be releasing a new 3-CCD "handycam"-style

>> camcorder this year or even next (unless it is an HDTV

>> model...;-). There is only so far the D25 SDTV format can

>> be pushed with 1/3rd-1/4 inch CCDs, and I suspect these

>> cameras are pretty close to that limit (with different

>> trade-offs), unless something new happens with CCD

>> technology...

>Thanks for the info. I haven't seen a low light comparison between the PDX

>and the VX/PD. Any chance on seeing a comparison on your site?

Unlikely very soon, if at all, unless I can get together

all the "major players" at once (VX2000, PDX100, TRV950,

GL2, DV300) - but, unlike with the past generation of

3-CCD "handycam" camcorders, these appear to be more

alike than different in terms of good-light picture

quality, with some trade-offs in characteristics in

low-light. I slightly prefer the VX2000/PD150 picture,

but any of these is now a good choice for many purposes

(and the PDX has a wider than average lens that remains

sharp in the corners at wide stops and it has lower than

average distortion compared with the others with most

WA lens converters attached - and the adjustable gamma

is interesting...).