On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:49:32 GMT, "Ronald Rosin" wrote:

>Is the release for sale of Panasonic's DVX100 in the U.S. the reason
>why Panasonic has delayed introduction to the U.S. market of the
>MX500/5000? Other than the 24 frame capability of the DVX100, is there
>really that much difference between the two cameras--other than the higher
>price of the DVX100?

http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html is a wonderful
frame-grab comparison site, and it has frames from the
Panasonic MX2000/2500/3000/5000 - and all are inferior to
the DVX100 (I briefly tried one...) in picture quality,
and especially in low-light range (any Sony 1-chipper has
greater range than these MX 3-chippers...). It appears
that the Panasonic MX5000 (and other Pan. 3-chippers)
and DVX100 are QUITE different, with the DVX100
being quite good, if a bit "quirky" in some ways...