On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:09:45 GMT, Craig Busch <clbusch@earthlink.net> wrote:

>This is not about 3 chip cameras being better than 1 chip cameras.

>There are some pretty experienced people on this site that have done

>tests and can show the difference. My question is for is for someone

>using a decent 1 chip camcorder who bought a 3 chip camera to do what

>they were doing and while the picture was better, it wasn't as good as

>they were hoping it was going to be?

>

>I'm on a budget. I have a nice 1 chip camera. I have read that with

>proper lighting I should be fine. But, in the back of my mind I am

>wondering, should I get the 3 chip to make the production even better.

>Will putting all of my eggs on the camera make the difference for my

>production which will be sold commercially. It will be a How To

>released on DVD.

>

>I know that the better the footage going in, the better the product

>going out. I plan on shooting with studio lighting inside and overcast

>days outside to minimize shadows.

>

>This is not a new topic, but very important to me at this time.

>

>Again, thanks to all who contribute.

>Craig

Lighting can make a BIG difference in the appearance

of 1-CCD material, and can reduce its disadvantages

compared with a good 3-CCD model if the 1-CCD model

really is a good one. Many aren't very good - but

even these can be used given enough skill in matching

your style to the limitations of the camera. I'm

just now putting together programs of some of my edited

videos, and two of these were shot with a PC1, which

is NOT a camera I would choose for good image quality

for general shooting, yet the image looks good enough

in these two "little" videos. Experiment...