On 30 Jan 2001 02:39:14 GMT, kingjim69@aol.com (KINGJIM69) wrote:
[some of this was covered in an earlier direct email...]

>I will probably get the vx2k for a backup to my dsr300.I tried the 150 out ,but
>can live without the xtras and save 1000.00.

The difference may be considerably less, now...

>is the audio ok on it.

Yes - but it is not without quirks. The audio on the VX-1000
was easier to deal with and had more typical AGC levels.
The AGC on the VX-2000 is more like average-level manual
with a bit of peak-limiting, giving more sense of dynamics,
but with a resulting lower average level than usual. Also,
the common mini-plug mics "plaster" the AGC, since their
output is so much higher than the built-in mic, making a
"pad" pretty necessary. In addition, hum with external mics
is common on the VX-2000.

>And on the color viewfinder, how crisp is it.i wont be using the flipout.but im
>so used to b/w vf,that a color one seems consumerish.

Yes, and its only adjustment is between fixed "normal" and
"brighter" settings - I prefer the latter for its better
prediction of exposure. Both of mine are slightly more
red than the final image, also. I preferred the larger
VX-1000 finder, and its color could be dialed out, leaving
a slightly sharper B&W image...

>is it a true read of what youre shooting?

Not bad, once you have gotten used to it...

>I know when i tried out the 150 flipout,the actual picture was darker than what
>the flipout screen showed,which it appeared brigher.

Yes - this also has only two brightness settings, unlike
with earlier Sony camcorders (common, Sony, why the backward
steps?!) - and since these are so hard to see in all but low light,
the two settings were set brighter than "normal", I guess...

>can i color out the color like i can on the vx1000 and have b/w in the vf?

Nope! Another "improvement"....!
Then there is that VX-2000 stabilizer - better at the short
end, with less "bouncing-ball" effect, but worse at the long
end on the VX-2000, where the stabilizer is most needed...
The VX-1000 is MUCH easier to hold steady with the
stabilizer on and the lens zoomed long than the VX-2000 is.
BTW, there are reviews of several Mini-DV camcorders
on my web site, at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm