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[zaf88]

being a one chip camcorder do you think it performs as well in a low light (underwater) situation as a 3 ccd camcorder?

 

[peterbkk]

All else being equal, a one chip camcorder will perform better in low light than a three chip camcorder. Because the three-chip system has to split the light into three streams, each containing one-third of the light energy that entered the lens. Therefore each of the three chips have to amplify it to digitize it, causing the typical problems of amplification - distortion.

But, of course, all things are not equal so there are three-chip camcorders that outperform one-chip camcorders in low light. And, of course, three-chips gives better color and motion.

Regards
Peter