On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:30:19 -0000, David wrote:

>Thanks for the help. It seems the XL1 is a bit more professional than the
>VX2000. I can afford the XL1 price range I just need to get a camera that
>will last us and that we can get a good picture from without a PhD.

I think you would "wrestle" less with the Sony, in order to
get good picture...;-)

>In this regard, I looked at the PD-150 and seen a lot of good reviews
>about it. Do you know how this compares to these two cameras?

It is virtually identical to the VX-2000, but with XLR inputs,
more manual-friendly controls, and a few other
things (see reviews at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm ).

>The XLR inputs would be nice, we can run straight from a sound board into
>the camera but our feeds would all be mono. The VX2000 and PD150 have the
>same CCDs (don't know about optics), is the sound that much different with
>the PD150s inputs?

Some different... BTW, you can independently control
the stereo channels on the PD150, so you could record
board-feed on one channel, shotgun on the other, mix later...