CCD pixel count question

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Resolution seems to be of interest to you so I assume overall picture
quality is something you're after?

If you're considering the Panasonic consumer level 3CCD cams (PV-GS120,
150), look for a used market Sony TRV-900.
Likely the same price range and you'd be getting something VASTLY superior.

Others will probably recommend other cameras.

Would the person who posted the links and results of the test of the
PV-GS120 the other week please repost?

C.




"khobar" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> I was just reading about the Panasonic PV-GS150 and GS65 and saw where
> both
> are MiniDV, both are 3 CCD, and both use 1/6" CCDs. The 150, however, has
> 400K pixels per CCD effective for video compared with 290K pixels
> effective
> on the GS65. The article goes on to say that in " 4:3 mode, the PV-GS150
> gave us approximately 480.8 lines of horizontal resolution and
> approximately
> 271.5 lines of vertical resolution at its best, yielding a real resolution
> of 130537.2 pixels. In wide mode, the PV-GS150 gave us approximately 502
> lines of horizontal resolution and approximately 212.3 lines of vertical
> resolution at its best, yielding a real resolution of 106574.6 pixels."
>
> For the GS65, the same source reported in "both 4:3 and 16:9 formats on
> the
> PV-GS65, we exported stills and ran them through Imatest imaging software.
> In 4:3 mode, the PV-GS65 gave us approximately 336.6 lines of horizontal
> resolution at its best, with 242.8 vertical lines, giving a real
> resolution
> score of 81,726.48."
>
> So, the GS150 gives 480.8 horizontal x271 versus 336.6x242.8 on the GS65.
> Is
> this enough of a difference to notice?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul Nixon
>
>