Posted by Steve Guidry on 01/11/06 16:27

Currently the latest generation of
> 16x9 1/3rd inch Super HAD's as used in the Sony Z1 have closed the gap
> with most of the older generation 2/3rd types (even surpassed in some
> respects) to a point where only the most nit picking would care.

You've looked at these side-by-side of A/B on a broadcast monitor, with a
scope ?

I admit that I haven't, but I'd bet you a steak that there's all kinds of
noise and color contamination in the 1/3" pictures- - not to mention fixed
pattern noise in low-light situations. (OK, the DXC-3000 is lousy in this
FPN spec as well, but it _was_ a 1985 first-generation product.)

And don't get me started on the lack of manual controls . . .

Steve



>
> Size continues to matter, but technological advancement matters more.
> Looks like the CCD as we know it is about to pass into the technology
> bin anyway, just as nones silly old tubes have. CMOS is the next
> generation. Amongst other types, we have one of the new Sony A1's with a
> single CMOS chip. If this is what a first generation CMOS type has to
> offer from such a tiny cheap bit of equipment then the writing is
> clearly on the wall.
>
> --
> John Lubran

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