: if you shoot with 1/3" or 1/2" what will the differerence be in the end?
It depends also on other factors, like pixel-count (and pixel size), whether pixel-offset has been used, CCD type, etc. (plus the specific electronics in the camcorder), but, *in general*, the larger the chip size, the better the low-light ability. It would be unlikely, though, that you could look at footage shot in decent light and from that alone tell what the chip size used was...
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