I'm after my first miniDV camcorder, and its seems everybody recommends the
Sony TRV33 for my budget (about the £500 mark).

Looking on Jessops and a few other websites it looks like this has been
replaced by a 2004 model. Can anyone tell me which is the equivalent in the
new range?

I know I can still get the TRV33 online, but I thought I should look at the
new version first...unless anyone knows otherwise?!

Cheers,
Ben

In message , Benny
writes
I'm after my first miniDV camcorder, and its seems everybody recommends the
Sony TRV33 for my budget (about the £500 mark).

Looking on Jessops and a few other websites it looks like this has been
replaced by a 2004 model. Can anyone tell me which is the equivalent in the
new range?

They've brought out three, the DCR-HC20, DCR-HC30 and DCR-HC40. All look
the same but the main differences AFAICS a

HC20 HC30 HC40
Colour VF No Yes Yes
MPEG Movie No Yes Yes
Still Resolution 640x480 640x480 1152x864
Memory Stick No Yes Yes
Analogue Inputs No Yes Yes
Jessop's Price £549 £599 £699

The HC40 has a higher pixel count on it's CCD, so you can expect better
pictures with less likelihood of smearing with fast pans/image movement.
I believe that there's also some minor differences in functionality.
--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

Tony Morgan wrote:
In message , Benny
writes
I'm after my first miniDV camcorder, and its seems everybody
recommends the Sony TRV33 for my budget (about the £500 mark).

Looking on Jessops and a few other websites it looks like this has
been replaced by a 2004 model. Can anyone tell me which is the
equivalent in the new range?

They've brought out three, the DCR-HC20, DCR-HC30 and DCR-HC40. All
look the same but the main differences AFAICS a

HC20 HC30 HC40
Colour VF No Yes Yes
MPEG Movie No Yes Yes
Still Resolution 640x480 640x480 1152x864
Memory Stick No Yes Yes
Analogue Inputs No Yes Yes
Jessop's Price £549 £599 £699

The HC40 has a higher pixel count on it's CCD, so you can expect
better pictures with less likelihood of smearing with fast pans/image
movement. I believe that there's also some minor differences in
functionality.

Thanks for the info...I also found this:

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content...der-review.htm

which says that the HC40 has replaced the TRV33, so it looks like I'll be
getting that model.
Just need to find a decent price now...and see if I can get Jessops to match
it!

In message , Benny
writes
Tony Morgan wrote:
In message , Benny
writes
I'm after my first miniDV camcorder, and its seems everybody
recommends the Sony TRV33 for my budget (about the £500 mark).

Looking on Jessops and a few other websites it looks like this has
been replaced by a 2004 model. Can anyone tell me which is the
equivalent in the new range?

They've brought out three, the DCR-HC20, DCR-HC30 and DCR-HC40. All
look the same but the main differences AFAICS a

HC20 HC30 HC40
Colour VF No Yes Yes
MPEG Movie No Yes Yes
Still Resolution 640x480 640x480 1152x864
Memory Stick No Yes Yes
Analogue Inputs No Yes Yes
Jessop's Price £549 £599 £699

The HC40 has a higher pixel count on it's CCD, so you can expect
better pictures with less likelihood of smearing with fast pans/image
movement. I believe that there's also some minor differences in
functionality.

Thanks for the info...I also found this:

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content...der-review.htm

Thanks for that. Interesting. I've friends who've bought the 33, 60 and
80, and I've had hands-on all of them. The thing I didn't like (about
all of them) compared with my trusty TRV30 (the grand-daddy of the HC40)
was the touch-screen. I do prefer the turn-wheel on my 30.

What I certainly don't like about the HC40 (reading the review) is the
idea of no physical manual focus - and the reviewer seems to hold the
same opinion..

--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info