On 13 Nov 2002 13:00:51 -0800, margerake@yahoo.com (Mark) wrote:

>These are both right in my price range. I was hoping someone could
>help with pros and cons of both. I was looking at the XL1s, but havce
>read so many things I'm swaying away from that. Anything would be
>helpful ~ maybe a different suggestion and why?

The VX2000/PD150 is a known, solid camcorder
with an excellent picture; even if the two
you mentioned (which I mentioned in an earlier
post, as I recall...;-) had a slightly better
picture and other advantages, they have no
history of use yet, so *may* represent a less
"solid" choice at this time if this is to be
your only camera. Sometimes it pays to be,
uh..., conservative...;-) BTW, I ***may***
be comparing the Panasonic with the Sony
soon, but this is not certain.