"Mike" <mjcap@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> >The DV953 and PC120 both have serious picture problems,

> > IMO, and my TRV30(50) also does - I do not know if the TRV70/80

> > does, too.

> What type of serious picture problems does the PV-DV953 have?

> Thanks for your help, Mike

Oversharpened edges, very high contrast, problems with cleanly showing

near-vertical lines in the image, plus very poor low-light range... Some of these

3-CCD cameras look worse than the best (or sometimes bottom-end...;-),

1-CCD models lately. I prefer a pleasant picture with natural-looking color

to one that has too much "pizzaz" - which can make it hard to shoot well

a wide range of subject matter. All cameras can look good under ideal

conditions for their quirks, but the challenge is to find cameras that have nice

pictures under the widest possible (reasonable...;-) range of conditions.

I think the cameras above (and others named) restrict shooting conditions

for good results too much...