On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 02:05:18 GMT, "Angry of Mayfair" wrote:

I set the TRV-900 at three steps down, and it would still
show a bit of red problem, but look better - same with the
VX-2000 (bright clear red/red-orange flowers lose some
texture unless exposed a bit normal-dark), but the VX-1000
and EZ30U did not have this problem (and in auto modes,
also do not need compensation for "normal" exposure...).

>David,
>I'm not so sure that it is over-exposure that causes this red out of focus
>problem.
>I usually have my TRV900 set 2 stops down on AE and mostly use manual
>exposure.
>Even with quite dark, under-exposed clips the unfocussed reds are still
>there...
>GB
>
>(agree with your comments about the EZ-30 - this cam is very under-rated
>and in a lot of ways leaves the TRV900 for dead)
>
>
>if you want
>> camcorders with minimal red-bloom compared with the TRV-900
>> (and even the VX-2000, if you are not careful), try the
>> VX-1000 or EZ30U - or just be careful to avoid overexposure
>> (both the TRV-900 and VX-2000 tend to overexpose in
>> auto mode unless considerable AE bias is applied).