I'm not a fan of the DSR 200. It is lot's more expensive but still not a professional model camera.Lens and ccd are same as vx 1000. Manual audio control on the 200 will be better but can be problematic (low dynamic range compared to professional models). The fact that it is DVCAM doesn't mean the imagequality will be much better.(posted 9221 days ago)My point: I would buy either a vx1000 (cheap) or a dsr 300 (expensive/ professional model/better lens-ccd combination). If you don't have a lot to spent go for nr. 1, if you want better quality (pay more) and settle for no less than nr.2.