On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 04:38:24 GMT, bingalls@bigfoot.com (Brian Ingalls) wrote:

>I recently purchased my first camcorder, a mini-DV JVC DVF21. Took it
>with me on vacation and shot about 90 minutes of video. Upon returning
>home and connecting the camera to my TV (also JVC) via the composite
>connectors, I was disappointed to find the picture quality less than
>satisfactory. The problem is, I get these little "jaggies" on the
>edges of various items and people when the camera is moving. Almost
>like the digital jagginess you see on a PC monitor set at a lower
>resolution. They go away when I hold the camera still, but as soon as
>Im panning, they come back. Seems worse in high contrast situations,
>such as the edge of a white sleeve on a shirt against a dark
>background.
>
>Is this normal? I also purchased a DC10+ capture card, and it picks up
>the same phenomenon while capturing. I've also plugged the camcorder
>into the input on my Avermedia TV/FM tuner card and get the same
>result, doesn't matter if I use the SVHS connector or composite. Seems
>to me to be a problem with the camera itself.
>
>As I say, this is my first camcorder, so maybe I'm expecting too much.
>Sure seems ugly though for a fairly high end consumer camera.

It is, alas, normal - though it can look worse with a some one-chip
mini-DV camcorders than with a good 3-chipper...