On 9 May 2002 00:40:04 -0700, junk@teleline.es (Profitoral) wrote:

>Somebody posted a few days ago the specs difference between the pc101
>and the pc9. I still wonder if the motion-artifacing differs so much
>between the pc9 and others megapixels sony cameras such as the new
>pc101, pc115/120 or olders such as pc110.
>I was trying to choose between the pc9 and the pc115 when the new
>pc101 came to scene (it seems than the features are very close to the
>pc110 though) so I don't have it very clear now. I like it smaller
>(pc9) but at the same time I think that if the quality is better in
>other models (pc115) than are not so bigger it may be worth it.
>I know people have been talking about this (and I've checked Ferrario
>website (http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/) but I don't know what to
>decide for specially now with the new pc101. By the way, prices are
>very similar with the pc115, about a hundred dollars cheaper than
>pc115!!
>
>I'd appreciate any suggestion as well as comments if somebody tried
>this new pc101.
>Thanks.
>- Profitoral -

I have not tried it, so I cannot tell you how its picture
compares with the PC9-TRV17/18 or PC115/120-TRV30/50,
or to the similar PC100/110-TRV20. (These Sony imaging
types are compared with others at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm)
My guess is that unless Sony has done someting unusual,
the trade-off remains between better picture smoothness
with motion and slightly greater low light range on
one side (PC9), and slightly greater sharpness, slightly
better bright-light color, slightly finer "gain-grain"
in low light, and somewhat more obvious motion effects
on the other (PC101). BTW, I shot a lot of footage
yesterday in soft, overcast light of flowering trees
and blossoms with the TRV30, and the results were
excellent. Given that the picture contrast of the
one-CCD Sony camcorders is high, and that much of the
motion-artifacting shows on contrasty edges, it follows
that shooting these cameras in low-contrast lighting
conditions will bring out their best in terms of
image quality - and the results I got yesterday
supports this. On a nice bright sunny day I used my
PC9 with a 180 degree Olympus fisheye on it, and got
nice results shooting similar subjects (the TRV30
image would have been obnoxiously "busy" all over
with this contrasty fine detail in constant motion).
So, for anything but bright, hard sunlight and for
the lowest possible light levels, the sharper Sony
one-chippers may be the better choice; for bright
sun shooting (my favorite...;-), the softer-imaged
one-chippers may be preferable (and only these,
other than my 3-chippers, have the low light range
needed for shooting in some favorite interior
locations, though the differences in sensitivity
are subtle...). So, without trying these for
yourself, this is the best information I can give
you...