On 22 Dec 1999 12:23:21 GMT, mwhite4981@aol.com (MWhite4981) wrote:

>I plan to purchase a digital camcorder. I know very little about video, but as
>a long time 35mm photographer, picture quality is very important. Size and
>weight are not important. How much better is the picture quality with the 3CCD
>units, eg. Canon GL1 or Sony TRV900? Any help would be appreciated. Ed.

You can find comparison frame-grabs from several 3-chip
camcorders and a couple of one-chippers on my web
site (look under "I babble" for the camcorder comparison
article). With good light, a good one-chipper with a still
subject can look about as good as some three-chippers,
but when the camera and/or subject are moved, you see
more obvious "stair-stepping" with most one-chip cameras
(though with some 3-chip camcorders using "pixel-offset",
the "stair-stepping" on near vertical lines can be just
about as noticeable as it is on the one-chippers...
[the GL-1 is one example]).