On 27 Mar 2002 09:50:25 -0800, dpinkowitz@alumni.virginia.edu (David A. Pinkowitz) wrote:

>d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote in message
>> The specs and pictures are now on the Sony web
>> site - unfortunately, the CCD size has been reduced.
>> It may well be that the older cameras are preferable
>> (not unusual...;-).

>Comparing the specs for the TRV17 and the TRV18 on Sony's web site,
>these two cameras appear to have the same CCD. Here are the links for
>the specs:
>
>http://www.sonystyle.com/digitalimaging/P_Specs_TRV17.shtml
>http://www.sonystyle.com/digitalimaging/P_Specs_TRV18.shtml
>
>It is the TRV25 and TRV27 that have the 1/4.7" CCD. These two cameras
>have no directly comparable model as they claim only 1,070K pixels on
>the CCD, while the current model TRV30 contained 1,550K pixels. The
>TRV30's CCD seems to match that in the TRV50.

You are quite right - thanks for the info!
Durn, now my Sony *imaging-type* comparison is
missing a type - though it is not one of the more
interesting ones...!;-) The comparison is at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm