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Panasonic HS300
Panasonic HS300
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Mohammad (Kordi) 0 pts
February 21, 2009 8:42 AM
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3MOS !!! ???

In the pic. there is a writing (3MOS), dose that mean it has 3 CMOS sensors?

& If so,dose it make it better than the competitor *Sony HDR-XR500V *?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
February 25, 2009 1:24 AM
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A few years ago, it was an advantage to use three smaller chips to process the video signal as they could be divided up amongst the color spectrum. But chip technology has improved to the point where 1 chip can handle the processing of the video signal very efficiently. So I don't think at this point there is much of an advantage to 3 over 1.
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Ken 5 pts
March 25, 2009 10:40 PM
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The use of a Bayer filter (see Wikipedia) means 1 chip cameras have limited resolution especially in blue and red. So fine detail in those colors will be limited compared to a three chip camera. The Sony equivalent - HDR-XR520V - has a 1/2.8 single chip - twice the size of each of the Panasonic's chip. But the green channel has 50% of the surface area (or 1/5.6) and the blue and red just half of that. That makes the Panasonic with its 3 x 1/4 inch chips able to resolve better detail in all channels.
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nib 0 pts
May 15, 2009 1:15 AM
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what is difference between 3Mos. CMos and 3CCD
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
May 15, 2009 11:30 AM
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Wikipedia details the differences:

CCD vs CMOS

Today, most digital still cameras use either a CCD image sensor or a CMOS sensor. Both types of sensor accomplish the same task of capturing light and converting it into electrical signals.

A CCD is an analog device. When light strikes the chip it is held as a small electrical charge in each photo sensor. The charges are converted to voltage one pixel at a time as they are read from the chip. Additional circuitry in the camera converts the voltage into digital information.

A CMOS chip is a type of active pixel sensor made using the CMOS semiconductor process. Extra circuitry next to each photo sensor converts the light energy to a voltage. Additional circuitry on the chip may be included to convert the voltage to digital data.

Neither technology has a clear advantage in image quality. CMOS can potentially be implemented with fewer components, use less power and/or provide faster readout than CCDs. CCD is a more mature technology and is in most respects the equal of CMOS.[1][2]
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