On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 02:15:19 GMT, mbronns@my-deja.com wrote:

>reviewed TRV20's specs in various places. Could
>not find a definite answer about the nature of its
>SteadyShot system. SONY does not say it is
>Optical, SONY does not say it is digital either.
>
>So, couple of questions for owners of TRV20:
>- does it have Optical or Digital SteadyShot?
>- Is SteadyShot system good on this camcoder
>anyway?

Digital, and yes...
Early DIS systems were so bad that Sony tries
to avoid revealing which of its cameras uses
their excellent DIS systems...;-) Only drawback:
the shutter speed increases to 1/100th, robbing
almost a stop of gain (noticeable in low light)
when the Sony DIS stabilizer is turned on...