On 01 May 2001 15:57:54 GMT, bazharmon@aol.com (BazHarmon) wrote:

>I just got a a Sony DCR-TRV9 off of Ebay. I am well aware that this cam has
>bad low and even moderate light performance, but it was only $600, has the
>daylight Infra-red feature and can convert my ol SVHS into digital for me.
>
>BUT I am wondering, is it possible to say, swap out the cheaper lens it comes
>with to the superior lens of the TRV 11? That was my best guess for improving
>the substandard picture, but I dont even know if the CCD or the lens or
>somethin else is the issue.
>
>If anyone has any experience with this or any insight I'd totally appreciate
>any pointers.

I would not attempt the above. The lens of the TRV-9
is quite decent, and in good light the image is OK.
Buy one of my cheap Videonics video EQers and take out
some of the blue and increase the saturation a bit,
and the picture is not bad at all - and the B&W daylight
IR is wonderful! (Add a red filter and a polarizer
to increase the IR "look"...)