Attached is an Excel spreadsheet (in a Zip file) containing all the information I have laboriously complied together of all Sony/Hitachi Digital 8 camcorder models that I currently have info on.
If you have any corrections, omissions or additions, as well as additional features/models not covered (I'll put in other manufacturers if information is supplied), send me a PM note or email me at the address contained at the bottom of the spreadsheet. If you have more than a few additions, change the spreadsheet highlighting the changes in a bright red and I will incorporate and update the Master spreadsheet.
Looking at the information, it's amazing how many variants Sony made, and trying to figure what market they could possibly be addressing with the variant.
Hitachi seems to have no useful variants except possibly .5 lux sensitivity (which doesn't necessarily mean the same as Sony's 1 lux min)
02/23/2004 Original version (Downloaded about 10 times)
02/24/2004 Added 103,110,510 models and version info (Downloaded 44 times)
02/29/2004 Added TR7000, Hitachi models, changed filename, added list of odd Sony model #'s tbdl (Downloaded 75 times)
03/13/2004 Added Many DV models, DVD models, rearranged rows, added and separated out rows etc. Changed Name to reflect data being for many camcorder types and added date to name so confusion would not occur (downloaded 52 times)
03/21/2004 Added section for hidden features that can be enabled by a service remote or PC emulator, Added a few Hi-8 for comparisons (downloaded 46 times)
03/26/2004 Added F stop minimum values, a few extra minor models
03/11/2005 Added 280, 380 and 480 models, some minor updates
If you need a free Excel Viewer, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=EN
Hope you find this useful,
Ira
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