On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:25:35 GMT, bluewombat5@my-deja.com wrote:

>I've been looking at purchasing a new TRV11, but have come across the
>opportunity to buy a TRV9 that appears to be in good condition for
>about $350 less than the cheapest prices for the TRV11 I can find
>online. I know the TRV9 is an older model, without a memory stick and
>is a bit bigger and heavier, but besides these points, what are the
>major differences between the two systems? Were there major upgrades
>in the electronics, etc. for the TRV11? I'm not so concerned about the
>still picture capability. I figure I could always use the money saved
>to buy a digital camera down the line that is better than the TRV11's
>resolution. How do these cameras compare for low-light filming?

I don't know the answer. I have seen footage shot in low
light with the TRV-11 that didn't look bad, and I have a
TRV-9, which I would not rate good in low light, but I
have not directly compared the two. If possible, try to
find out if daylight infrared shooting is possible with
the particular TRV-9 available (it was disabled during
the mfgr. run of the TRV-9) - if so, that is a neat
feature for B&W-mode daylight landscape shooting (more
on this in the TRV-9 review at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm ).