On 21 Dec 2002 10:40:50 -0800, mountainfrog@hotmail.com (Julie Drummond) wrote:

>Heres the background:
>We purchased a Canon Gl-1 alomst 2 years ago. It is a great camera but
>we find that I dont use it much anymore. We originally bought it
>because we were doing a lot of video work for a few local companies.
>That work has dried up and we now use the camera for taking home
>videos. Pretty expensive camera for home videos. We find that we never
>use it for home videos, though. It is just too big to leave out on the
>counter for quick access and it is too cumbersome to take out of the
>case all the time. We were thinking of selling it on eBay (can get
>around $1200 for it) and using the money to purchase a smaller DV
>video camera.
>
>Now heres the question:
>How much quality, if any, will we lose if we purchase a new dv camera
>in the $1200 range? We dont have any of our own funds to contribute so
>$1200 would be our limit. I have not looked at any of the video
>cameras available, yet so I dont have any models in mind. Just need
>ageneral idea as to whether the technology has increased to the point
>where new cameras in the lower price range are comparable to our
>older, more expensive gl-1. Thanks for any help.
>
>-Julie

Since the GL-1 was one of the "lesser" 3-chip cameras
of its time in terms of image and sound quality, and
since its picture displayed many of the more annoying
qualities of the better one-chippers compared with
the better 3-chippers (excessive oversharpening and
stairstepping effects, lower resolution, problems
with highlight-rendering, etc.), you may not see much
difference in the picture using a good one-chipper
(except in low-light range, where the GL-1 would be
superior). There are several Sony models within your
price range that should satisfy, and some are very
small. I would look at the PC101-TRV25/27 (all have
similar pictures), unless low-light range is an issue...