which sony?

[basem]

I'm going to buy my first digital camcorder and after alot of research I'm going for either DCR PC120 or DCR PC105.I can get any of the two for about £600 but I'm confused which one to go for...any advice please

[owenw]

The DCR PC120 has a better CCD chip (1.5 megapixels compared to 1.0 on the PC105 model) The DCR-PC120 comes with every gadget you can think of. I have the previous model PC110E but because I use a PC to edit I don't use the built in effects etc.
you can't go wrong at 600 notes, I paid almost 3 times that for mine! It is a very nice camera. The limitations I have found are that because it has a small aperture it is useless in low light conditions. Mine doesn't have slow shutter speeds either which would be useful. If I was buying again I'd save a bit more and get a DCR-TRV950 3CCD semi-pro camcorder which is only a few hundred quid more than the DCR-PC120.

Here's the DCR-PC120 spec from the Sony UK site:
http://products.sony.co.uk/productde...p?id=11_61_924

and the DCR-PC105 spec:
http://products.sony.co.uk/productde...?id=11_61_2734

hope this helps,
Owen

[basem]

thank you very much...i think i will go for the pc 120

[John F]

basem
can ask where you have seen those prices as those are the 2 models i was thinking of getting

[basem]

you can get that price on ebay..but you need to be patient and check regularly