On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:40:02 GMT, "TheKeith" wrote:
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>ahhh - whew - thanks. I was beginning to really regret my purchase. Thanks.

>"Tilman Sporkert" wrote in message
>news:dX7h9.321353$_91.408562@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net...
>> > more detailed prints. But for minidv camcorders, which have a finite
>> > resolution (I believe 720x480) - what is teh difference between a
>> megapixel
>> > CCD and a normal one?

>> It's for taking higher resolution photos ("Digital Still Memory Mode"), to
>> be saved on the MemoryStick only.
>>
>> Tilman

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:40:02 GMT, "TheKeith" wrote:
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>ahhh - whew - thanks. I was beginning to really regret my purchase. Thanks.

Ummmmmmmmmm...........!
Doesn't anyone ever read my many posts on this...?!?! ;-)
Megapixel CCDs do most certainly have effects on the
motion-video appearance! The megapixel motion-video
tends to be sharper, with slightly better color, but
also with more motion-artifacting. As a result, I often
recommend the Sony TRV11/17/18-PC5/9 level of one-chipper
camcorders over the megapixel models for their more
generally "pleasant" pictures and slightly better
low-light range over the megapixel models - which can
have better-looking pictures under conditions favorable
to them (low-contrast lighting, and/or with little or
no motion), but they are more limiting... BTW, if you
ever want to part with your PC9, let me know...;-) For
a comparison of various Sony *imaging types*, see:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm.
(You may find this a good reference first, though:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm.)