On Wed, 21 May 2003 11:00:17 -0400, "Windswept" <wind@reach.net> wrote:

>I have a Panasonic AG-EZ-1U which has required 3 major repairs in the last 3

>years - the last one (burned out pixel in CCDs) is in the range of a new

>camera!? I am considering just getting a replacement as the EZ-1 seems to be

>showing its age. I wondered if I could get some recommendations, advice,

>warnings, etc on small 3-CCD DV cameras in this range?

You may find the following interesting:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm

(on the various "ills" of D25 images - use the

"key" to see what shot what after the page loads),

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

(includes the AG-EZ1U briefly compared with

several other cameras [most no longer current, but

some possibly interesting used]),

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm

(a review of my favorite of the current crop of

fairly compact 3-CCD Mini-DV camcorders [the best

of which are the Sony VX2000/PD150, Sony TRV950/

PDX10, Panasonic DVX100, Canon GL2, and JVC

DV-GY300]),

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

(a comparison of some Sony camera imaging types

under three lighting conditions),

http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html

(a comparison of MANY camcorders under roughly

similar lighting conditions),

www.bealecorner.com (much here, with specifics on

the Sony TRV900 and VX2000 and on the Panasonic

DVX100 [my close second-choice of current compact

3-CCD Mini-DV/DVCam cameras...]),

www.adamwilt.com (much here also to "chew" on...).