Jake Ludington's 1CCD vs. 3CCD DV Cam Shootout

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.jakeludington.com/archives/000091.html

"Normally it would be grossly unfair to compare a 3CCD DV camera against a 1CCD DV camera, because the playing field is anything but level. With Panasonic's recent foray into consumer-friendly pricing on 3CCD DV cameras, I decided to put my Canon ZR70 to the test against the Panasonic PV-GS70.

In a nutshell, CCD stands for Charged Coupled Device, which are the chips used by a DV cam to capture image information. 1CCD camcorders capture images by capturing one of the three RGB color values and interpreting the other two. 3CCD cameras capture image data by assigning one color to each chip, resulting in more accurate color information. This is one instance where more is almost always better..."

Quite an interesting comparison - I'm impressed with the quality of the Panasonic 3CCD camera! The PVGS120 can be had for $664 USD from Amazon.com. [Affiliate]

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.jakeludington.com/archives/000091.html

"Normally it would be grossly unfair to compare a 3CCD DV camera against a 1CCD DV camera, because the playing field is anything but level. With Panasonic's recent foray into consumer-friendly pricing on 3CCD DV cameras, I decided to put my Canon ZR70 to the test against the Panasonic PV-GS70.

In a nutshell, CCD stands for Charged Coupled Device, which are the chips used by a DV cam to capture image information. 1CCD camcorders capture images by capturing one of the three RGB color values and interpreting the other two. 3CCD cameras capture image data by assigning one color to each chip, resulting in more accurate color information. This is one instance where more is almost always better..."

Quite an interesting comparison - I'm impressed with the quality of the Panasonic 3CCD camera! The PVGS120 can be had for $664 USD from Amazon.com. [Affiliate]