On 6 May 2003 13:29:15 -0700, jimr18@netzero.net (James Rosenzweig) wrote:

>Trying to compare the Sony DCR TLV 19 to the Panasonic, Canon and

>Sharp competition, I noticed that on the 'reasonably priced' end of

>small MiniDV Camcorders, only Sony uses a 1/4" CCD...the others use

>1/6" CCDs. Is that the reason for Sony's better low light performance

>than the competition? Larger CCD, larger pixels...more low light

>gathering ability???

That plus Sony's propriatary "HAD" CCD, which

is a bit more sensitive than some others...