On 24 Jun 2002 21:05:53 -0700, bowman38@charter.net (ralph bowman) wrote:

>trueamante@yahoo.com (Jah rule) wrote in message
news:...
>> Does anyone actually have this camera who can tell me the pros and
>> cons beyond the hood being fixed?
>>
>> I've come across a few voews on this camera and ppl seem to be pissed
>> about the hood being fixed and just down the camera completely with
>> out giving the good points.
>>
>> I've seen ppl get upset that a video camera doesn't have a memory slot
>> built-in! Its a video camera not a digital still camera. I would think
>> this to be extremely minor.
>>
>> I would just really like to see a view from someone who has the
>> GY-DV300 and can talk about the positive sides and benefits of the
>> camera while pointing whats its missing and what may need to be
>> tweaked and or improved.
>>
>> Only positive I've come across is that it picture quality is better
>> than Sony's VX-2000 and even the XL1s. I would consider getting a XL1s
>> but, being that there is quite an expense to get lens and that my
>> disability would make it hard for me to carry all the extra including
>> lens.
>>
>> Also I want to note that for all the negatives I've been seeing from
>> ppl, I see its already won at least 4 awards already.

>> Well thanks for any and all inputs!
>As soon as you have info please email me. I talked to a pro video
>salesman at B and H today and he was jumping up and down about the Jvc
>dv300 because ( if you examine the specs at the B and H web site you
>will note that the camera offers 700 lines of resolution! as compared
>to , what? , 520 for the Sony vx 2000 which I am considering buying.
>Samy's camera when I visited their store in Los Angeles were down on
>the product...why, I couldn't detect..They laughed at it..called it
>cheap and were pushing the Canon GL1 which is not the greatest for low
>light and has smaller cdds...so go figure..

Ummmmmmm...
"700 lines" is impossible with the Mini-DV format, as lines
are counted in video... (540 [vertical] lines horizontal
resolution is the medium maximum, which the VX2000 most
closely approaches of the available cameras seen so far
[unlike the XL1s, with its noticeably lower resolution]).