On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:03:15 -0400, NCGoldWinger wrote:

>I have a friend that is debating between the TRV27 & the TRV50 models.
>He is a hunter and wants to shoot (no pun intended) deer, turkeys,
>etc. in tne woods
>
>According to the info I have gathered:
>
>The 50 has the following:
>1/4" 1.5 Mega-Pixel CCD
>Actual Video Pixels 970k, Actual Still Pixels 1,390k
>
>The 27 has:
>1/4.7" Mega-Pixel CCD (1,070k Pixels)
>Actual Video Pixels 690k, Actual Still Pixels 1,000k
>
>Since the 50's CCD is larger and captures almost one and half times as
>much info in video and stills would this also mean that the 50 would
>give better performance in low light than the 27 would?
>
>Thanks for any info you can supply..

It is unlikely your friend would see any real
difference in low-light reach with these cameras.
One-CCD Mini-DV cameras tend to have relatively
poor low-light reach compared with 3-CCD models,
or even large-CCD earlier camcorder types.
For a comparison of various Sony imaging types
under different lighting conditions, see:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
For a comparison of various brands/models of
camcorders under different lighting conditions, see:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm