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Posted by PTravel on 01/09/07 08:06
The FX1 very well may be intended for the TRV900 niche, though it does
exhibit artifacts. However, the cost is nowhere near comparable. I also
think that Sony's stratification is at the expense of amateurs who care
about video quality. Spending less than 2000-3000 dollars gets you a crappy
consumer machine with relatively poor video and lots of stupid and useless
gimmicks, like special effects in camera and digital still capability.
Spending more gets you a prosumer machine, more or less, though one that
can't compete with pro-line camcorders, unlikes Sony's SD prosumer line.
"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> I've owned and used two TRV900, and both of them were inferior in a number
> of ways to the more recent HDV camcorders I've purchased. It is my belief
> that Sony ***did decide*** to market an HD equivalent, and in fact the FX1
> sits in their HDV product line in much the same way as the TRV900 did,
> lacking some pro features such as XLR, but retaining excellent performance
> at a relatively low price. Further, I think the stratification of their
> product line to create HDV, AVCHD, and other pro HD formats creates
> further distinctions in pricing, performance, and features which make
> market sense by creating real differences which separate these buyers /
> market segments.
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> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Jim S" <Jim S@jimsplace.com> wrote in message
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>>> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> Sony, like Canon and JVC, are concerned that they will undercut sales of
>> their professional line of camcorders by producing "amateur" machines
>> that produce competitive video quality. It's why, when they took the
>> TRV900 off the market, they replaced it with the far less capable
>> TRV950 -- it didn't hold a candle to the TRV900, but it was loaded with
>> the kind of gimmicks and gegaws that appeal to "shoot the kid's birthday"
>> set. The TRV900 was a serious amateur machine that functioned at the
>> prosumer level. Similarly, the VX2000 and VX2100 competed with the
>> PD150/170, but for about $1,000 less. Sony lost sales of its more
>> expensive line of prosumer/low-end professional machines, so it has
>> decided not to market an HD equivalent.
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>>> Cheers, Jim
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