On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:14:25 -0000, "Tim Skipper" wrote:

>I can't make up my mind which of these two cameras to buy. I know they are
>totally different beasts handling wise, but when it boils down to the
>absolute quality of the picture/sound - is there *that* much of a
>difference to warrant the extra £600 on the price?
>
>Tests I've read put both in the 520/530 lines range, so what does the
>further two CCDs in the VX2000 buy me?
>
>I'm not at all interested in the still picture taking capabilities. I am
>interested in quality, low-light ability, and home-editing via PC.

The extra chips on the VX-2000 (in particular) get you
better color, better real sharpness, much better low-light
ability, and (maybe most important) fewer negative picture
artifacts (the picture will look "smoother", with less
"stairstepping", contrasty-edge "halos", etc.). In good
light, the differences may be subtle unless you know what to
look for, but in low light, the differences will be VERY obvious...