Small depth of field is the holy grail of film making. Sadly it is hard to achieve on consumer camcorders.
For optical physics type reasons the larger the ccd the shallower the dof that can be achieved. Both cameras mentioned are .333 inch so the dof will be about the same, ie very large.
To minimise the dof always shoot with the aperature fully open, low f number. Try to move back from the subject and zoom in to frame. The more the zoom the smaller the dof.
Handling wise I am sure the vx would be nicer to use. Also ask yourself if you need hi def, how are you going to show the film? Hi def is also slower to edit.
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