On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:17:54 -0400, "L David Matheny" wrote:

>"Neuman - Ruether" wrote in message
>news:3d2c6467.16149565@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>
>> Get the PD150 - the larger "HAD" chips will still get you
>> a better low-light picture than it is likely the GL-2 will
>> produce (given the available specs...) - and the PD150
>> picture *is* excellent; the GL2 picture is still an
>> unknown...

>We have our differences regarding the audio adequacy of
>the VX2000, but I have considerable respect for your tests
>of the resolution of the various camcorders. I certainly do
>hope that you will get your hands on a JVC GY-DV300,
>a Canon GL2, a Panasonic AG-DVX100 and any new
>Sony models and post the results on your site. Thanks.

Thanks for the comments.
I would add the JVC 500 and the Panasonic 200,
though I prefer to limit the comparisons to
"handycam"-style Mini-DV camcorders, my preference
for the ways I prefer to work. The first two (or
three, if you include the VX2000 review that
includes others for comparison) comparison articles
happened because I was interested in knowing the
results, and I happened at the time to have easy
access to the variety of camcorders included in
each. Future comparisons will depend on having
available the camcorders of interest, which
includes those you and I mentioned above, plus
the Panasonic 300/350, Sony TRV950, and Canon XL-1s
(along with some older camcorders, for comparison
and continuity...). Since I'm satisfied with the
VX2000, and currently do not have access to the
other camcorders of interest, the article you
propose may never happen (though I said the same
about 1-chippers, and then did get interested in
them [an interest that has since mostly waned, as
a result of what I found in the comparisons...;-]).
For those who have managed to avoid seeing these
URLs, the articles referenced here are at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
I recommend checking out this article first, though:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm