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| Company | Product |
Mouse
Rating |
List Price | Contact |
White-
Balance Presets |
LCD
Size (in inches) |
Extra Features | Input/Output | Manual Controls | Format |
iMovie-
Compatible |
Optical
Zoom |
Comments |
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| Canon | Elura |
|
$1,799 |
800/652-2666
www.ccsi.canon.com |
yes | 2.5 | Progressive-scan mode for better still quality. | FireWire, S-Video in/out, composite out | Focus, exposure, shutter speed, | MiniDV | yes | 12x | Excellent manual controls; includes S-Video in; no mike or headphone jack. |
| Panasonic | PV-DV910 |
|
$1,100 |
800/211-7262
www.panasonic.com |
yes | 3.0 | LP mode records 90 minutes on a 60-minute tape. | FireWire, S-Video out, composite out, mike input, headphone jack | Focus, exposure, shutter speed, | MiniDV | yes | 18x | Excellent manual controls; doesn't oversharpen; bad white-balance presets. |
| Sony | DCR-PC1 |
|
$1,699 |
800/222-7669
www.sel.sony.com |
yes | 2.5 | High-quality Carl Zeiss lens. | FireWire, S-Video out, composite out, mike input, headphone jack | Focus, exposure, white balance | MiniDV | yes | 10x | Extremely portable, comfortable; annoying audio hum. |
DCR-TRV10 |
|
$1,799 |
800/222-7669
www.sel.sony.com |
yes | 3.5 | Memory Stick stores still images; Nightshot mode for low-light shooting. | FireWire, S-Video out, composite out, mike input, headphone jack | Focus, exposure, white balance | MiniDV | yes | 10x | Excellent balance of features; bad oversharpening artifacts. | |
| DCR-TRV103 |
|
$999 |
800/222-7669
www.sel.sony.com |
yes | 2.5 | Nightshot mode for low-light shooting; reads 8mm and Hi8. | FireWire, S-Video out, composite out, mike input, headphone jack | Focus, exposure, white balance | Digital8 | yes | 20x | Backward compatibility with 8mm and Hi8; slightly lower res than DV. | |
5 DV Cameras Compared
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