On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:14:18 -0500, "Paul Lytle" wrote:

>Well, I am truly finally going to purchase a video camorder because of the
>holidays and want to get some of my doggies(one has heart problems and may
>not last long) on video. I have been bouncing back and forth between the
>Sony TRV17, TRV30 and VX2000 models. I really do not want to compromise
>quality, yet feel that the weight may be a large factor. I will not be using
>my camera for money making purposes and only want it for home videos
>(memories). Nearly everything will be taken during daylight hours and
>outdoors. However, most of pictures are of fast moving objects (dogs
>running, except for the one that has slowed down). I don't mind looking at
>other cameras, but need to make a purchase this week.

The Sony models are compared at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
Other comparisons are at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
and:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm
and:
www.bealecorner.com
and:
http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html
This should keep you going for a while...;-)
BTW, I would also look at the TRV900 as a
good compromise...