3)
All three are reviewed at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
Read the excellent comments in this thread, look at
the reviews (and frame-grabs), consider what is
likely the most important to you, then do what I did:
I bought two VX-2000s for their top picture and sound
quality (yes, I get nice, quiet-background, tonally
well-balanced sound from the built-in mic, and picture
quality that is spectacularly good [though, as with
anything in TV, not perfect...;-]); a TRV-900 for
those times when a VX-2000 is too big and awkward to
handle (hard as that is to believe for "shoulder-mount"
camera users...! ;-) - and the footage mixes reasonably
well with the VX-2000s for 3-camera shoots; and a PC-1
to satisfy "tiny" needs (and footage from it, too
[with some work during editing], can be mixed with
the others - and when placed on a mic stand, it is
VERY unobtrusive for close-in-viewpoint shooting when
running unattended during events). In other words, one
can easily justify owning several different cameras
(I also use a TRV-9 for shooting daylight B & W IR
footage, and as a deck...). Among the three cameras
you first mentioned, though, I do find differences
in both sound and picture quality that would lead
me to place the VX-2000 as first choice, all else
being equal - and the prices of all three are not
all that far apart...
2)On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:00:12 -0400, "rvolin"
>You have no idea how close I've come to seriously considering that. A
>pc-110 for the road, a trv900 for local travel and the vx2000 for
>home/studio. The idea of a pocket-camera sure is fun. I think it's the
>difference between a great toy, and a great tool. I have more toys than I
>know what to do with. The prospect of carrying a mini-mini-dv around,
>getting tons of okay-looking footage and spending forever editing it is less
>attractive right now to me than having great footage (albeit less of it) and
>doing something more creative/productive/artistic/professional. I'm a
>consumer hatching out of my shell, to be born a prosumer, to grow into a
>professional. I'M AT A CROSS-ROADS!
1)>Steve McDonald
>news:7278-3B1CEE01-37@storefull-144.iap.bryant.webtv.net...
>>
>> What's money? Video is what's important. Buy all three and have
>> one for any occasion.