Originally Posted by tokyotraveler
One things I was concerned about -- I am also really interesting in being able to film in TRUE widescreen so that it fits perfectly on my Widescreen HDTV -- do any of these camera's offer that option?
Remember that widescreen and HD are two different things. The VX2100/PD-170 has a 16:9 widescreen mode, but it does it by using a portion of the sensor. Frankly, I haven't paid too much attention to this feature, so I don't know how well it does it. Sony has a consumer 3-ccd, the TRV-950, that does true 16:9, i.e. the proportions of its sensor support the widescreen format. However, though the camera does well in bright light, it's not very good in low-light situations.