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Posted by mv on 08/07/06 11:37
In message <1154909401.337713.120880@n13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, nv55
<nvidianv55@mail.com> writes
>Sony CCD-V5000
>Sony EVW-300
>Sony VX3
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>my dad just bought a VX3 for less than $300 with shipping.
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>I'm thinking of getting one for myself. overall, what is the best
>camera, all things concidered, including repair, availability of parts,
> quality, etc etc ?
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>from what I've gathered, VX3 is the most recent, is the lowest end,
>but was concidered highend for a consumer camera, as it is classified
>as "prosumer". the other two are older, but highend professional or
>semi-pro, and also cost more when introduced.
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>the VX3 sold for about $3500 when new, and it lacks PCM audio, while
>the CCD-V5000 has PCM. not sure about the EVW-300.
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>audio is not the main concern though, picture quality is. I believe
>these are all 3-CCD, and definitally Hi8 cameras, but beyond that, I
>know almost nothing.
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>thanks for the input
>
We used Hi8 for UK TV projects until the VX1000 DV came out in 1997.
The VX3 was not at the top of our list and I remember being a bit
disappointed. Apart from the excellent full pro Hi8 equipment made by
Sony, the ultimate being the DXC 637 3x 2/3" CCD's with a dockable Hi8
VCR the pro-sumer compact range was a very mixed bunch. After DV all Hi8
types were significantly downgraded to cheap consumer level but the
earlier ones were often quite good.
But as far as the lower end goes the single 2/3rd" CCD V5000 and the
improved V6000 were better than the VX3 in both picture and audio. One
of the best compact Hi8's was the Sony 805 palmcorder. But at the end of
the day why bother when there are far superior DV cameras available for
not a lot more, especially second hand?
--
John Lubran
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