[MacDV] Re: The Sony Canon debate

[James Asherman]

Thubten Kunga wrote:

> That link doesn't work, Jim.
>
> k
> here's what's on the page:

SteadyShot® - What's shaking?

The SteadyShot® system offers one of the most effective, and the most 
power efficient, image stabilization systems available on the market. 
SteadyShot® utilizes motion sensors located in the lens assembly area 
that are designed to sense Camcorder motion, not subject motion. This is 
one of the discriminating differences offered by the Sony system that is 
unavailable from most competitors. The Hyper-Precision SteadyShot® 
system uses an oversized CCD chip (up to 470K pixels).

Only 270K pixels are required to deliver excellent picture quality. The 
extra pixels on the chip can be used to compensate for both horizontal 
and vertical motion of the Camcorder, different from digital image 
stabilizing systems. SteadyShot® virtually eliminates Camcorder shake, 
without degrading the picture quality. SteadyShot employs motion 
sensors, and the Hyper-Precision CCD simply turns off and on the 
appropriate pixels every 1/60th of a second to compensate for the motion 
of the camera. Furthermore, because the Hyper-Precision system doesn't 
require complex moving parts, it draws significantly less power from the 
Camcorder battery.

Products featuring SteadyShot®:
Camcorders 8mm Sony CCDTRV57 8mm Camcorder
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV130 Digital 8mm
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV230 Digital 8mm
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV320 Digital 8 Camcorder with 
MemoryStick® Media
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV330 Digital 8mm with Super Nightshot"
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV520 Digital 8mm Camcorder with MemoryStick®
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV530 Digital 8mm Camcorder with Digital 
Photo Mode
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV720 Digital 8mm Camcorder with 4in LCD 
Screen
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV730 Digital 8mm
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV820 Digital 8mm camcorder with Built in 
Color Printer
Camcorders Digital 8 Sony DCRTRV830 Digital 8mm with Portable Photo Printer
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTR818 Hi8mm Camcorder Featuring Sony's NightShot" 
0 Lux System
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTRV67 HI8mm Camccorder with SteadyShot® Picture 
Stabilization
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTRV68 Hi8 Camcorder with SteadyShot® Picture 
Stabilization System
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTRV87 HI8mm Camcorder with Super LaserLink®
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTRV88 Hi8 Camcorder with 3" Swivelscreen" LCD 
Display
Camcorders Hi8 Sony CCDTRV98 Hi8 Camcorder with Super LaserLink® 
wireless transmission
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRPC100 1st Mega-Pixel CCD DV Camcorder (1070k 
Pixel)
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRPC110 MiniDV Camcorder
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRPC5 MiniDv Camcorder with Touch Panel Operation
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRTRV11 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5 inch LCD Screen
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRTRV20 Digital Camcorder with Memory® Stick 
digital data storage
Camcorders MiniDV Sony DCRTRV6 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 inch LCD Screen
Digital Still Imaging Floppy Disc Memory Sony MVCFD95 Digital Still 
Camera with MPEG Movie Mode
Digital Still Imaging Removable Memory Sony MVCCD1000 CD-R Mavica® 
Digital Still Camera