On 22 Dec 2002 23:23:31 -0800, motulz@yahoo.com (motulz) wrote:

>Is there any significant differences between 3CCD Camera and single
>CCD Camera for broadcasting purposes?
>
>I heard that some of Discovery Channel's contributors used 3CCD
>minidvcam.

Go to www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
to see a comparison of 3 1-CCD and 2 3-CCD Sony imaging
types under three different lighting conditions. Also
compare images from various models at
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
and http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html.
(And www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm
offers examples of various video image characteristics...)
As pointed out above, if you select one of the best 1-CCD
cameras and light well, you may not see much difference,
especially with the camera stationary - but with motion,
the image of the best 3-CCD models may look better...
With "available light", especially in low light levels,
the pictures from the 3-CCD models will look much better
than those from the 1-CCD models...