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MichaelS wrote on 9/22/2004, 4:29 PM
David.

It depends on what you plan to use it for. I've got 2 of them. We use them for backup, rainy sports events, etc. Tried to use them for weddings, but the resolution is just not there. I use them mostly as a source deck now. Also, we've had to have the door release replaced on one. Lots of pretty, gray plastic. These are not "heavy duty" cameras, but this not to say that they are necessarily bad cameras.

On the positive side...they're quite affordale, easy to operate, lightweight, looks pro on your shoulder...and in skilled hands, would do nicely when superb quality is not of great importance. In my opinion, schools, churches, small businesses and the like can benefit from this camera.

You get what you pay for...and the AG-DVC7 is probably priced about right.
MichaelS wrote on 9/22/2004, 4:36 PM
I forgot to mention...if you can find the AG-DVC15 model...these are pretty cool for the price. They look like the 7, but the feature set starts to move into the pro area with XLR audio, etc. Unfortunately, they are out of production.

No where near "top-of-the-line", still you can do some good work with a 15. Also, take a look at the new 60 from Panasonic. Nice feature set for the money.
dmcmeans wrote on 9/24/2004, 9:30 AM
Michael,

Thanks for the input. Makes sense -- get what you pay for. What did you mean by "the resolution just wasn't there for weddings"? Was the image quality lacking because the camera is not 3CCD? Or was it something else?

My only experience so far is with 1 CCD cameras. And when the specs say "530 lines of horizontal resolution", I've seen what that means in images.

Does simply going to 3CCD mean a sharper image over a 1CCD?

Thanks,

David