I never "one-hand" a camcorder - the picture would not be steady even at "wide-angle"... I add bars,
handles, etc.
to the larger ones to help steady them.

On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 22:40:21 GMT, xyz@hotmail.com (xyz) wrote:

>I have demoed the TRV17 for a very short time. From what I've seen so
>far, the EIS is about the same as on the TRV730 D8. When zoomed all
>the out, if you aren't holding the cam very still (hard to do), the
>picture may move around a bit due to your arm/hand moving around.
>Much less noticeable when at wide angle. I thought it might have been
>due to the lighter weight of the TRV17 but I then picked up the TRV730
>and did the same thing and got movement as well when zoomed way out.
>It's better when you use both hands on the camcorder when zoomed way
>out (like 10x on the TRV17). Just bringing it in a bit (towards the
>wide angle) helps.

>On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 15:41:47 GMT, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether)
>wrote:
>>On 7 Feb 2002 21:24:47 -0800, pdmazz@swbell.net (Paul
>>Mazzurana) wrote:

>>>The review was in Consumer Reports (hardcopy), the November 2001 Gift
>>>Guide. No URL to go with it.

>>I have never found CR very reliable when it comes to
>>evaluating audio, photographic, or video gear...
>>(makes me wonder about other things they cover...;-).
>>The TRV17 stabilizer is fine...