Sony DCR-TRV950

1. nobody
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   This looks like the best 3 CCD camera for the money. Any thoughts on this before I buy one would be appreciated. If you have one is the motor noise a problem ?

   Posted 8 years ago #

2. nobody
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   Yeah not a bad little camera, good for picture and good for stills. only problem is that it is a compact size, but really what sort of work are you looking for it??? Weddings and function no problems, wildlife, shooting for news, documentries no good and I heard it got a low light problem, If I was going to get my dad a 3chip camera, I would go for this one, for myself might go for a pd150 or even upgrade to a dvcam, If you shoot DVCAM well you can get pictures looking like Betacam SP but its all up on who operators the camera. Cheers MIKE

   Posted 8 years ago #

3. irish
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   I have one. Get an external mic, and tape noise is not a problem. The picture is cleaner, and clearer then my VX2000, and it doesn't have that annoying blue hue to everything. The chips are smaller.. so you have to make sure you don't get everything in your depth of feild is focus all the time. Also, low light can be a problem... but you can turn down your AGC to 6db to clean it up quite a bit. It's a fun camera because you get AWESOME video, and it's small enough to sneak into the movie theater. Everything has a manual option. And like you said.. for the money.. it's a totally good deal. The GL-2 has a bit better audio.. but check the specs on canondv.com, they low light is only better by 1lux. i love my 950.. I take it everywhere.. you will love the touch screen.. it makes great "snap focus" moves. You can touch on your screen what you want to be in focus.. then simply touch something in the background and it puts it into focus...
   you can't beat it for the price. Just get some lens filters, external mic, and you are set.
   
   Everyone says the low light is a problem.. it's really not at all. I shoot at night on the streets all the time with it.. it's great. The video looks real.. like what you would see at night.. with my VX2000 you can tell it's night.. but it doesn't look like you are really there... it looks like video at night like on cops... get the damn camera! I have used it for 3 weddings, and 2 training seminar tapings... never had a single issue with light. 2 of the wedding receptions were outside at night, and the training semenars I taped... they had projectors going and the lights were going off, and on.. and the cameras automatic settings are lightning quick. I think for $2000.00 the 950 is an awesome camera even with out all the accessories.

   Posted 8 years ago #

4. ourmusic
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   At first you said, "Also, low light can be a problem... " then you said, "Everyone says the low light is a problem.. it's really not at all. "
   
   Which is it?
   
   Danny Fye
   http://www.dannyfye.com
   

   Posted 8 years ago #

5. nobody
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   Forgive me for sounding dumb but AGC makes the picture brighter? I thought it had something to do with sound. I'm new to this video thing!!

   Posted 8 years ago #

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