On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:46:16 -0400, "Bill Wallace" wrote:

> Just for fun I tried three single CCD mini dv camcorders in a store, a
>Sony TRV-27, Panasonic DV-702 and the Canon ZR-50mc. The store had a Fuji
>Aladdin print to print machine in an enclosure with a Fuji Green front. I
>taped a minute or two with each camcorder (in the store with a mix of
>daylight and fluorescent light) and then copied the tape to VHS in the
>store. All three cameras exhibited severe bleeding of the green on the left
>edge of the front of the enclosure when I watched the VHS tape.
>I didn't notice any bleeding on the camcorders small lcd's (~2.5"), just off
>of the VHS tape.
>
> Questions:
>
> Is the bleeding caused by the conversion to VHS or did all three
>camcorders have it but it just isn't noticeable on the "micro lcd"?
> Is this an artifact of single CCD units and a 3 CCD wouldn't have done
>this?

VHS is notorious for color-bleed problems; DV NTSC
is not without some color-bleed problems with some
color combinations (see:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm
for examples of 29 video image characteristics and
problems); VHS decks vary in their quality; unless
VHS will be your ultimate medium for showing DV
tapes, it should not be used for the comparisons
due to its low quality (though, given no other
choice, it is easy to understand using it over
nothing...); it is unlikely any color bleed that
does exist with the DV cameras would fit your
description...