Low Light tests: Especially MX-500 , but also TRV950 VX2000 at DVinfo.net

Bram Corstjens · April 2nd, 2003, 10:11 AM

Hello, for anyone who's interested: here are some image comparision tests (especially low light tests) of populair camcorders like the MX500, the TRV950 the VX2000 and the XL1s

TRV950 vs MX500
http://www.soundweb-asia.com/product...000/page_1.htm

Low Light shootout between different cams
http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/exknow2002au/night.html

Another low light test
http://www4.big.or.jp/%7Ea_haru/0208_3CCD.html

MX-500 low light example photo's (thnx to Eli Schwarz)
http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/100W.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/200w.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/200Watt.jpg

MX-500 low light movie (thnx to Eli Schwarz)
http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/MOL001.ASF
http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/MOL002.ASF

Some kind of "fruit test"
http://www.bealecorner.com/trv900/lowlight3/index.html

If you find more, post here!

Frank Granovski · April 2nd, 2003, 08:52 PM

Thanks, Bram! I put in the tags to make it easy to see these.

Yik Kuen · April 2nd, 2003, 11:24 PM

I use MX500 and PD-150 quite often. I owned a TRV950 and JVC GY-301E.

To me, the MX500 is quite poor under low light. Its video is very gainy, worse if gain is pushed higher than +12 dB.

950E, only marginally brighter, its video its pretty clean. The grain is more define and acceptable, even at +18 dB. But I dislike its way of handling exposure, iris+gain locked, and no F values during recording.

For control wise, I prefer the MX500. The image quality under bright sunny days, both are comparable.

Check my samples (other thread earlier on), all untouched, fresh from the memory stick.

DV301E is as bright as PD-150 but produces better image due to its wider dynamic range. It provides pro-like controls but physically, it's not as robust as PD-150.

April 2nd, 2003, 10:11 AM	#1
Bram Corstjens Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 126	Low Light tests: Especially MX-500 , but also TRV950 VX2000 Hello, for anyone who's interested: here are some image comparision tests (especially low light tests) of populair camcorders like the MX500, the TRV950 the VX2000 and the XL1s TRV950 vs MX500 http://www.soundweb-asia.com/product...000/page_1.htm Low Light shootout between different cams http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/exknow2002au/night.html Another low light test http://www4.big.or.jp/%7Ea_haru/0208_3CCD.html MX-500 low light example photo's (thnx to Eli Schwarz) http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/100W.jpg http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/200w.jpg http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/200Watt.jpg MX-500 low light movie (thnx to Eli Schwarz) http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/MOL001.ASF http://home.planet.nl/~snuve011/bram/MOL002.ASF Some kind of "fruit test" http://www.bealecorner.com/trv900/lowlight3/index.html If you find more, post here!

April 2nd, 2003, 08:52 PM	#2
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Thanks, Bram! I put in the tags to make it easy to see these.

April 2nd, 2003, 11:24 PM	#3
Yik Kuen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia Posts: 135	I use MX500 and PD-150 quite often. I owned a TRV950 and JVC GY-301E. To me, the MX500 is quite poor under low light. Its video is very gainy, worse if gain is pushed higher than +12 dB. 950E, only marginally brighter, its video its pretty clean. The grain is more define and acceptable, even at +18 dB. But I dislike its way of handling exposure, iris+gain locked, and no F values during recording. For control wise, I prefer the MX500. The image quality under bright sunny days, both are comparable. Check my samples (other thread earlier on), all untouched, fresh from the memory stick. DV301E is as bright as PD-150 but produces better image due to its wider dynamic range. It provides pro-like controls but physically, it's not as robust as PD-150.