On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:03:01 -0600, Jeffery S. Jones wrote:

[...]
> The older analog camcorders not only had bigger CCDs, but larger
>lenses which means more light gathering. The more space to collect
>light, the better the sensitivity.
[...]

The physical size of the lens has little to do with
"light gathering". The widest relative aperture
("f-stop") available indicates the "speed" of the
lens, not its size...