>"Neuman - Ruether" wrote in message
>news:3a719f48.5797819@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...

>> >I know.. It's so tempting. I found it when searching for a deal on
>the
>> >JVC GY DV500. The VX2000 is priced so low I could practically buy
>two
>> >for the price of the JVC! But.. I know me.. I want more control,
>and
>> >the best camera I can afford. I don't want to be saying in three
>> >months.. "If only I bought that JVC..."

>> They are QUITE different cameras...
>> The appeal for me of the VX-2000 is the excellent
>> picture (with some control over its characteristics),
>> the relatively smaller size and weight, the
>> AMAZING AF ability, and the AMAZING battery run-time;
>> the JVC offers (at FAR higher price) no stabilizer,
>> no auto controls above the most basic, much greater
>> weight and size, relatively awkward and expensive
>> powering - but interchangeable lens capability,
>> control over a wider range of picture characteristics,
>> and solid "old-time" manual control over focus, zoom,
>> iris, shutter-speed, gain, and audio. Buy a VX-2000,
>> and sell it for little loss if it does not suffice, and
>> get the JVC - after trying the VX-2000, you may fall in
>> love with it and buy a second...!;-) In terms of
>> ultimate picture and sound quality, you may find little
>> difference, and may come to appreciate the excellent
>> auto controls of the VX-2000 (or fight them, and
>> go to the JVC...;-). BTW, I sure was happy to have good
>> AF and AE-with-bias last Sunday, shooting a "wandering"
>> speaker in dark clothes against a light wall and
>> sometimes against a window with snow outside (and
>> changing sun and clouds, with mostly daylight
>> illumination but with some tungsten. Without
>> AF/AE-bias/AWB-bias, it would have been a struggle,
>> with a lot of error; with the good AF/AE-bias/AWB-bias
>> on the VX-2000, it was easy...

>David, you are doing an excellent job of convincing me! hehe.. Thanks
>for all the info. I think I'll try the VX2000. I can always sell it,
>and get a more Professional camera at a later date if I'm not
>satisfied. Thanks for all the help, and excellent reviews at your
>site.

Oh-oh, I feel so r e s p o n s i b l e . . . ! ;-)
Thanks for the comments.
(The reviews, for those who aren't tired of reading the
URL, are at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm .)