On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:06:51 GMT, "JerryLove" wrote:

>Thank you for responding. I do not need terribly low lux, just enough to
>deal with bad flourscent (my TRV 20 has genereated perfectly good results
>under simlar lighting (except for some color cycling)). If longevity is not
>a variable, then it is not a variable, and can be disgarded. So the question
>is what is a good DV camera with LP mode and a tape loading mechanism that
>can be reloaded while on a tripod for someone trying to minimize the cost.
>If it side-loaded, the TRV11 (or whichever model replaced it) would by high
>on my list.

The TRV11/17 are "bottom loaders", but at least the
PC100 (of the PC100/110/120 series) is "side loading".
If you are used to the picture of the TRV20, the
PC5/9-TRV11/17 picture may seem a little soft (and the
PC5/9 also must be removed from a tripod to change
tape. The TRV20 picture should be identical to the
PC100/110 picture, with the PC120 picture identical
to the TRV30 picture (about as sharp, a little warmer
color balance, a little less low-light range, and at
least as much "busy" look on contrasty moving edges...).