On 23 Apr 2002 09:38:28 -0700, manishdoshi@yahoo.com (Manish Doshi) wrote:

>I was reading aboout the Low Light performance of DCR-TRV27 in this
>newsgroup. Everyone was saying that low light performance of TRV27
>won't be that good because it has small CCD (1/4.7"). But I found
>following information about other models from Sony
>
>DCR-TRV18
>CCD: 1/4" Minimum Illumination: 5 lux
>
>DCR-TRV27
>CCD: 1/4.7" Minimum Illumination: 7 lux
>
>DCR-TRV50
>CCD: 1/4" Minimum Illumination: 7 lux
>
>DCR-PC120BT
>CCD: 1/4" Minimum Illumination: 7 lux
>
>DCR-TRV340 (Digital8)
>CCD: 1/6" Minimum Illumination: 4 lux
>
>DCR-TRV240 (Digital8)
>CCD: 1/6" Minimum Illumination: 4 lux
>
>So inspite of having 1/6" CCD some of the models work in low
>illumination. And inspite of having 1/4" CCD some models require high
>illumination.
>
>So is there any direct relationship between CCD size and minimum
>illumination?

If the pixel size and CCD type are the same, maybe - if
not, no (though *in general*, the smaller the CCD, *often*
the worse the low light shooting ability...).