If you look at smooth-tone areas of stills shot in
megapixel-mode with the video camera, you are likely
to see considerable color noise (even in bright light).
This does not show in 640x480-mode, nor does it show
in images from digital still cameras I've seen...

On Sun, 2 Sep 2001 09:20:18 +0200, "JK" wrote:

>I've been using a 110 now for some months and I do like it. It has a low pic
>quality in comparison to 2-3-4 Mp cams and will certainly not keep up with
>the s-75/s-85, but I can say that pics on the high res are easily equal to 1
>Mp still camera stills. If you like, I'll post some pics on the internet.
>Btw, s-85 and pc-110 share the same battery and thus the same charger (sold
>seperately), and of course ms (buy a 128mb!) I was also thinking about this
>combination

>"Neuman - Ruether" wrote in message
>news:3b90e722.16602210@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...

>> The best stills from video cameras I have seen have all been
>> from the megapixel Sony and the VX2000, but ALL ***only***
>> at 640x480 resolution, too low for printing but good for web
>> work. Any good 3+ megapixel still digital camera will
>> produce FAR better 8x10s than any video camera. The PC110
>> (and similar Sony cameras) produce excellent video in light
>> appropriate for their rather contrasty and artifact-heavy
>> images (the 3-chip TRV900 is better in a wider range of
>> lighting conditions, not much more expensive [in the US],
>> but does not share accessories with the DSC-85 [are DSC-85
>> batteries the same as for the PC110?]). I would look also at
>> the tiny PC9 for video (same battery size, smaller package,
>> less-sharp-but-sometimes-more-pleasant-[video]-picture
>> compared with the PC110, and cheaper...).