Difference between PDX10 and TRV 950? at DVinfo.net

Trevor Trombley · April 28th, 2004, 11:57 AM

I'm sure this has been asked countless times before, but what are the major differences between the two cameras?

Thanks for your time

Trevor

Ignacio Rodriguez · April 28th, 2004, 12:23 PM

Major differences:

XLR audio inputs module on PDX10
14-bit video processing in PDX10
Included large hood with PDX10
DVCAM recording with PDX10
Better 16:9 mode PDX10

Built in flash on '950
Bluetooth and IP on '950 (I think)

Shawn Mielke · April 28th, 2004, 01:28 PM

Wow, really? The 950 doesn't have the 14-bit video processing? That seems like a significant difference.

Boyd Ostroff · April 28th, 2004, 02:42 PM

Some other PDX-10 features for your list:

BW hi res viewfinder
settable timecode and user bits
choice of 0 or 7.5 IRE setup
separate volume control of each stereo channel
black finish

Ignacio Rodriguez · April 28th, 2004, 06:22 PM

> choice of 0 or 7.5 IRE setup

Ha! That is not real setup. It DIGITALLY records with a fake added luma. Very weird.

Love Mov · April 28th, 2004, 07:22 PM

950 has bluetooth (nice feature, at least to me)

Ignacio Rodriguez · April 28th, 2004, 09:02 PM

> 950 has bluetooth (nice feature, at least to me)

Does that allow you live stream an image to a web server using a bluetooth equipped cell phone? Even if it's a still image, great for mobile webcasting of events as they happen...

Yik Kuen · May 2nd, 2004, 10:35 PM

Hi,

The 950 has 14-bit DXP. Most Sony Megapixels camcorder has this chip.

Ignacio Rodriguez · May 2nd, 2004, 11:02 PM

> The 950 has 14-bit DXP. Most Sony Megapixels
> camcorder has this chip.

Not that I don't beleive you but where did you get that info from? I searched and searched and found nothing.

Mike Sanchez · May 3rd, 2004, 05:38 AM

Ignacio,

Go to the Sony Website.

Look up the TRV-950. Click on specs. Then, download the .pdf file with the specs.

It is noted in the .pdf file that the image processing is 14Bit.

Ignacio Rodriguez · May 3rd, 2004, 08:36 AM

> Look up the TRV-950. Click on specs. Then,
> download the .pdf file with the specs.

Cool. Thanks. Stupidly I never thought of checking the TRV-950 manual!

Mike Sanchez · May 4th, 2004, 03:12 AM

Ignacio,

I think the info is pretty obscure.

Plus, at least you did not receive your camcorder and then think the headphones were broken for a week because the volume output to them was turned all the way down....um...like some others on this forum....;-)

April 28th, 2004, 11:57 AM	#1
Trevor Trombley Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: kelowna bc Posts: 58	Difference between PDX10 and TRV 950? I'm sure this has been asked countless times before, but what are the major differences between the two cameras? Thanks for your time Trevor

April 28th, 2004, 12:23 PM	#2
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	Major differences: XLR audio inputs module on PDX10 14-bit video processing in PDX10 Included large hood with PDX10 DVCAM recording with PDX10 Better 16:9 mode PDX10 Built in flash on '950 Bluetooth and IP on '950 (I think) __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

April 28th, 2004, 01:28 PM	#3
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Wow, really? The 950 doesn't have the 14-bit video processing? That seems like a significant difference. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

April 28th, 2004, 06:22 PM	#5
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	> choice of 0 or 7.5 IRE setup Ha! That is not real setup. It DIGITALLY records with a fake added luma. Very weird. __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

April 28th, 2004, 09:02 PM	#7
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	> 950 has bluetooth (nice feature, at least to me) Does that allow you live stream an image to a web server using a bluetooth equipped cell phone? Even if it's a still image, great for mobile webcasting of events as they happen... __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

April 28th, 2004, 02:42 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,790	Some other PDX-10 features for your list: BW hi res viewfinder settable timecode and user bits choice of 0 or 7.5 IRE setup separate volume control of each stereo channel black finish

April 28th, 2004, 07:22 PM	#6
Love Mov Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 97	950 has bluetooth (nice feature, at least to me)

May 2nd, 2004, 10:35 PM	#8
Yik Kuen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia Posts: 135	Hi, The 950 has 14-bit DXP. Most Sony Megapixels camcorder has this chip.

May 2nd, 2004, 11:02 PM	#9
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	> The 950 has 14-bit DXP. Most Sony Megapixels > camcorder has this chip. Not that I don't beleive you but where did you get that info from? I searched and searched and found nothing. __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

May 3rd, 2004, 05:38 AM	#10
Mike Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rochester, NY (USA) Posts: 54	Ignacio, Go to the Sony Website. Look up the TRV-950. Click on specs. Then, download the .pdf file with the specs. It is noted in the .pdf file that the image processing is 14Bit. __________________ New to Video but Learning Fast. Sony TRV-950 Canon ES-970 Canon Elan Canon AE-1 Canon Z-135 Yashica Mat124G

May 3rd, 2004, 08:36 AM	#11
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	> Look up the TRV-950. Click on specs. Then, > download the .pdf file with the specs. Cool. Thanks. Stupidly I never thought of checking the TRV-950 manual! __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

May 4th, 2004, 03:12 AM	#12
Mike Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rochester, NY (USA) Posts: 54	Ignacio, I think the info is pretty obscure. Plus, at least you did not receive your camcorder and then think the headphones were broken for a week because the volume output to them was turned all the way down....um...like some others on this forum....;-) __________________ New to Video but Learning Fast. Sony TRV-950 Canon ES-970 Canon Elan Canon AE-1 Canon Z-135 Yashica Mat124G