On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:58:02 -0500, Fred Fowler wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 05:26:58 GMT, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether)
>scribed:

[careful - my {DR, "N-R" "quote" is at the end of this,
not immediately below...]

>Just got a TRV30... LOVE IT. Even though this is a single CCD cam, the
>video quality is excellent! I still have my eye on a TVR900 for some
>production style work, but the test results I got from the TRV30, even
>without production lighting is super. Might not need the other one...

The "flapping" along scan lines, and "stairstepping", on
contrasty edges are horrendous with this camera, alas.
Otherwise, the picture is excellent for a one-chipper.
I have real reservations about using this camera with
several common types of subjects...

>I heard from a video guru friend (unnamed) that the TVR900 will soon
>be discontinued from the Sony range, as the VX2000 model will take
>place. Don't know if it is true, but may change my ideas about getting
>a 900 series.
>Cheers,
>Fred

It shouldn't - that rumor has been around a LONG time,
and even if true, the 900 is still the superior camera
in terms of picture quality and low-light range...

>>On 23 Nov 2001 03:09:43 GMT, randymagic@aol.com (Randy
>>Wakeman) wrote:
>>
>>>>And that brand would be named?
>>
>>>I'll guess David refers to Sony TRV900 and VX2000 models.
>>>Randy Wakeman
>>
>>And the PC100 and TRV30...
>>
>>David Ruether
>> d_ruether@hotmail.com
>> http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com
>>Hey, check out www.visitithaca.com too...!
>
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