<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Device
DCR-TRV900	I-Device
was	O
a	O
DV	O
tape	O
camcorder	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
USD	O
$2699	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Sony	O
replaced	O
the	O
TRV900	B-Device
with	O
the	O
somewhat	O
less	O
well-received	O
DCR-TRV950	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
3.5-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
a	O
color	O
viewfinder	O
,	O
a	O
12x	O
optical	O
zoom	O
,	O
a	O
48x	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
manual	O
focus	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camcorder	O
included	O
a	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
for	O
transferring	O
video	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV900	B-Device
's	O
pro	O
equivalent	O
was	O
the	O
DSR-PD100	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
;	O
the	O
TRV950	O
's	O
was	O
the	O
DSR-PDX10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV900	B-Device
has	O
1/4	O
'	O
chips	O
and	O
the	O
TRV950	O
has	O
1/4.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV950	O
has	O
substantially	O
smaller	O
CCD	O
Pixels	B-Algorithm
than	O
the	O
900	O
with	O
380k	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
while	O
the	O
950	O
has	O
690k	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
have	O
a	O
3.5	O
"	O
LCD	B-Device
Monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
difference	O
in	O
zoom	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
900	O
's	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
is	O
48x	O
while	O
the	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
TRV950	O
is	O
150x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV900	B-Device
Low	O
Light	O
Rating	O
is	O
4	O
lux	B-Application
while	O
the	O
TRV950	O
is	O
7	O
lux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
progressive	B-Device
mode	I-Device
on	O
the	O
TRV900	B-Device
has	O
a	O
slow	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
950	O
has	O
no	O
explicit	O
progressive	B-Device
mode	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
the	O
"	O
flash	O
"	O
digital	O
effect	O
at	O
the	O
lowest	O
possible	O
setting	O
will	O
simulate	O
a	O
progressive	B-Device
mode	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV950	O
has	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
"	O
hiss	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
TRV900	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
internal	O
speaker	O
of	O
the	O
TRV950	O
is	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
TRV900	B-Device
and	O
has	O
less	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV950	O
has	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
analog	O
to	O
digital	O
conversion	O
and	O
pass-through	O
unlike	O
the	O
TRV900	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TRV900	B-Device
will	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
record	O
from	O
an	O
analog	O
source	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
directly	O
convert	O
the	O
analog	O
signal	O
into	O
DV	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
firewire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
