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Old July 26th, 2003, 01:16 PM   #31
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<<<-- Originally posted by Frank Granovski : Doesn't the PD100A have a wider lens or field of view that the TRV900? -->>>

No, they're the same lens, but the PD100 was sold in a package that included an add-on wide-angle converter lens.
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Old July 26th, 2003, 06:17 PM   #32
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Rick,

Jap sites indicate that the 950 and PDX10 have exactly the same dimensions: 93 x 99 x 202mm. Weight 750/940 grams (with batt)

Assuming the 953's body is identical to MX5K, the dimensions are 75 x 91 x 179mm. Weight 950/1400 grams (with batt, XLR)

I do have a personal issue hand-holding the 950 (and my hands are pretty normal) and the balance is not as good as 953. Yeah it IS a chunk, IMO. I haven't seen nor touched a PDX10. It may be trivial to others but better check out a 950 wherever it's available in your area to give you a better idea on how a PDX10 would feel on your hands.

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Old July 26th, 2003, 07:34 PM   #33
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Allan, might the weights that you list be reversed? Don't know, since I haven't touched the 953, but I always assumed it would be lighter than the PDX-10.

On the hand holding issue,my default preference is for a bigger camera, preferably on my shoulder--so the small size of any of these cams is not my first choice. It never feels like I can keep it as still as I'd like. I almost always use 2 hands, sometimes one of them using the LCD screen as an outrigger to steady it.
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Old July 26th, 2003, 07:54 PM   #34
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Ooops, yeah the weight are reversed. Thanks!
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