[MacDV] Re: The Sony Canon debate

James Asherman jimash at optonline.net
Wed Jan 29 16:43:40 PST 2003



Darby Lee Darrow wrote:

>> Steve,
>>
>> Why do you not swear by Canon? You see  am debating whether to get a 
>> Canon ZR-40 versus a Sony TRV-18 and am wondering why the Sony DV 
>> model is $350.00 more. Is the picture quality really that good? Where 
>> I would love to go totally Sony it is hard when they charge so much 
>> for there products (probably due to advertising).
>
>
> I have a ZR-40 and wish I had purchased a Sony. My ZR-40 has an 
> automatic gain control that really becomes annoying when there is any 
> intermittent noise in the area. If someone on camera is talking the 
> levels are fine. If there is a break in the conversation, the 
> microphone appears to increase in sensitivity. This produces an 
> annoying ebb and flow of hiss in between sentences.

Lot's of cameras will do that.
 I've seen some graininess in canons and some jaggies that sonys do not 
show.
 Also I have had experiences with error correction showing Sony to be 
superior in this area.
And you really can't argue with their compatibilty or reliabilty.
Jim



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