I may be about to try a similar PC100, but from what
I can gather from having used the TRV9 and PC1 Sony
cameras, and from frame-grabs of motion-video shot
with the PC100, these vary in details of performance
but share common elements: inferior color, picture
"smoothness", and low-light ability compared with
the best of the 3-chipper Mini-DV cameras (TRV-900,
VX-1000, VX-2000, JVC DV500). If you look at the
PC-1 frame grabs in the reviews and imagine slightly
better low-light ability, slightly better sharpness,
and more obvious "stair-stepping" on edges, I
suspect you would be close to having a useable
comparison with the reviewed TRV-900... I would
guess the TRV-900 would have a slightly smoother
looking picture in good light (with somewhat better
color) than the PC110, and have a very noticeably
better looking picture than the PC110 in poor light...
I'm looking for a tiny camera that has a picture at
least as sharp as the PC1, but which is better in
low light, and which does not have a high level of
undesireable "artifacting" - so far, I have not
found it...
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:03:07 -0700, "John Peterson"
>Thanks for the link, David!
>
>I'll check it out, but it sounds as if that particular link doesn't compare
>the Sony DCR-PC110 with the TRV900. Do you have any thoughts on the matter
>that you could share with me?
>
>Thanks again!
>
>John Peterson
>"Neuman - Ruether"
>news:3aaf98d4.23294803@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>> On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:09:43 -0700, "John Peterson"
>>
>>
>> >I am looking for a good digital camcorder that will allow me to record
>> >videos indoors as well as outdoors. I'd like to be able to edit the
>videos
>> >on my PC which has USB and FireWire interfaces. I want to be able to
>> >download the video to my PC, add sound and captions, and upload the
>> >resultant movie back to the camcorder. I'm no expert in digital video,
>but
>> >I can see this fast becoming a fun hobby for me.
>> >
>> >I currently own a Sony DCR-TRV65 Hi8 camcorder and have been reasonably
>> >pleased with Sony's products. As such, I was leaning between the Sony
>> >DCR-PC110 or the DCR-TRV900. I'm not knowledgeable enough to understand
>the
>> >pros and cons between these two units (or others that I may be
>inadvertently
>> >excluding in the same price range). If anyone has any insight into these
>> >cameras and would share them with me (in more-or-less layman terms ;-), I
>> >would be much obliged.
>> You can find (critical...) reviews of several camcorders
>> at: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
>> While the single-chip PC-110 is not there, the 3-chip
>> TRV-900 is, as are some others...
>> David Ruether
>> >From the few reports that I've read at http://www.consumerreview.com,
>users
>> >seem to indicate that the Sony DCR-PC1x0 camcorders don't work well in
>low
>> >light levels. However, I'm not certain what they mean by low light
>levels.
>> >Are they operating it in the dark? Is the interior of a home with
>ambient
>> >sunlight considered to be low light levels?
>> It is subjective what "low light levels" are, but many
>> camcorders do not handle night home interior light levels
>> well, and some do not handle even daylight home interior
>> light levels well... Only a very few can shoot acceptable
>> footage (in color) in near-darkness.
>> David Ruether