On 21 Feb 2002 09:39:41 -0800, chandramohanp@yahoo.com (Chandra Pinjala) wrote:

>I have seen the following URL and found it very helpful..
>
>http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
>
>But I have a doubt. Hope someone can clarify this. I am doing R&D to
>decide whether to buy TRV900 or TRV17.
>
>In the following URL I found that the images that are taken in the
>bright light
>
>http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/bright.htm
>
>The image for PC9 contains natural colors. But why is that TRV900
>image contains red-blue tainted. Is there a problem with TRV900 in the
>bright light. Or is there any setting by which we can get natural
>colors even in TRV900 during the bright light.
>
>In the low light and tungsten light I found TRV900 is superior than
>PC9, but only in the bright light conditions I found the red-blue
>taint by which I am disappointed. Pleas can you clarify...

An interesting question...
Part of what you noted may be related to the TRV900
design age - it appeared when few Mini-DV cameras
had accurate color (and some later ones still don't...;-),
but with time, the Sonys have improved (look at the
recent PC9/TRV30 color balance compared with the PC100,
only a year or so earlier...
Part of what you note is due to using all the cameras
in DWB mode for consistency - the TRV900 produces a bit
better color balance in daylight in AWB mode.
Part of what you note is due to the slightly
salmon-colored skylight filter on the TRV900
(a mistake), combined with the locked white balance.
Most people, without a reference, do not see color
biases on TV unless it is very strong (and most TVs have
stronger color-biases...).
I recently tried adding an 82A light blue filter to the
TRV900, which with AWB seems to produce more neutral color.
The WB in interiors with the TRV900 is strongly magenta,
a more serious thing, I think, though with careful manual
WB, or correction in editing, it is OK.
In general, the exterior color of the TRV900 looks
fine in practice, without changes, though - it just
looks subtly bad compared directly with better...;-)
The TRV900 has overall more saturated color than the
TRV17, is noticeably sharper, and has much greater
low-light range - though I often recommend the TRV17
for casual use, though...