On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 13:00:27 GMT, lathem@REMOVEmindspring.com wrote:

>I've been reading up on both this newsgroup as well as any site I can
>find to compare features / opinions of different models. Below are
>the models I am deciding between. Any comments, either positive or
>negative, are welcomed and appreciated.
>
>Canon Elura 2MC
>PRO: Progressive Scan CCD 680k pixels, size.
>CON: Battery life.
>
>Canon Optura 100MC
>PRO: Optical image stabilazation
>CON: Not sure it is worth the extra dinero over the Elura 2MC.
>
>Sony PC-110
>PRO: Good reviews, size, night shooting ability.
>CON: Not progressive scan CCD, proprietary memory stick format.
>
>The ability to capture still images is not a big deal to me. I have a
>digital camera as well as a nice SLR camera for that. I'm most
>concerned with the quality of the video.

If you are not concerned with stills, but are with the
quality of the video (as seen on TV), forget about
progressive scan - it only degrades motion-sharpness
without helping anything in motion-video...

>Are there any other models that I should consider???
>
>One more thing...Any problems ordering from New York / Jersey places
>like buydig.com? I bought my SLR from one of those places and saved a
>ton, got a US warranty and have had ZERO issues. I got it from
>Adorama.

Stick with the few best: B&H, Adorama, Camera World
of Oregon, unless you know of others that are also good...
Search out the URLs of sites that rate sellers, also...