On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 19:45:52 -0700, "John Peterson" wrote:

>I started asking about this in another thread with an unrelated Subject, so
>I thought I'd make a new thread. My apologies if that's a breach of
>protocol. I've also posted in HTML, and my apologies again, but I thought
>it'd be easier to post URLs.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with both the TRV900 and DV950? If so, I am
>eager to hear pros and cons between the two cameras. I ask, because I've
>been searching for the "right" camera, and I feel that the TRV900 nearly
>fits the bill but I am concerned that, as an older camera, it doesn't employ
>the latest technology. From the brief description on Panasonic's site, it
>appears as if the DV950 is similar to the TRV900 but newer. I would
>appreciate any comments. Thanks! :-)

It's "newer" in the sense that Panasonic recently introduced
the 950, and even more recently introduced the ???-10
shoulder-mount - but the ???-10 is based on the guts of the
same older EZ30U, and the 950 is the same as the older
EZ30U but for the metalic body color instead of black.
Both the EZ30U and the TRV-900 are compared (with others)
at: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
BTW, I forgot to mention in the other thread that the EZ30U
has an unuseable stabilizer. More interesting, pehaps, is
the new Panasonic DV-951...