On 16 Dec 2002 04:43:42 -0800, 9008pro@attbi.com (TR700) wrote:

>I am looking into getting a Sony trv18 or maybe even a used trv17.
>Specs say 1/4" ccd with 680k pixel count but only half used due to
>steady shot "window". My question is can you turn off the steady shot
>to get full use of the 1/4" ccd? I never use steady shot and actually
>can't stand it (unless it is a true optical one). Budget puts me
>under $1000 and I am not inerested in megapixel ccds

No, turning off the stabilizer will not cause
the use of all the pixels for video imaging - but,
the part used is sufficient to form a good, sharp
image (unlike older systems using EIS...), and the
stabilizer on the Sony 1-CCD cameras is excellent,
with few drawbacks, and with good motion-smoothing
with few of the artifacts that even OIS systems
can show (you will turn it on soon after purchase,
and rarely turn it off...;-).