On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:34:05 GMT, Craig Busch <clbusch@earthlink.net> wrote:

>So it looks to me that one of the conclusions that could be drawn is that, yes a

>1chip camera will work, buuuuuuuut, if you want the excellent image, figure out,

>if you can, a way to come up with an additional approx. $1,500 and get a Sony

>VX2000 or Canon GL2.

Well, yes......;-)

See a comparison of Sony imaging types (3 1-CCD,

2 3-CCD) in various light levels, at:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm.

And, I suspect that the lowliest of these still

looks at least a bit better than most 1-chippers

of other brands (the current Sony DV 1-CCD low-end

image also looks a LOT better than that of early

Sony DV 1-CCD models, too...). While the best 1-CCD

models have good color (but well short of the best

3-CCD models) and good sharpness, they still show

shortcomings in tonality (especially in the

highlights, which go white easily, early, and

abruptly) and in relative freedom from annoying

motion-artifacting...