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>Don't listen to the local Sony rep in this NG.
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Oh, would that I were...! ;-)
(I would get to try out those nifty new Sony
camcorders without having to buy them first...! ;-)
I compare camcorders, and report what I find,
both good and bad, for Sony, Canon or whatever...
Canon owners alone seem to have problems with
this. I wonder why...;-) See comparisons here:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm,
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm, and
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm,
with reference material on video image quality here:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm.