Chips and Picture Quality
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Skip Navigation LinksHome : Video course : Module 1: Camcorders : Choosing a Camcorder : Video Quality

When considering which video camera to buy picture quality has to be the overriding factor.

The size, and efficiency, of one core component – the light sensitive ‘chip’, determines the picture quality you get in any camera (video or stills).

technical advice from the Guru - keep it under your hat The amount of detail a chip can record is roughly determined by its size and expressed in the number of pixels. This is a bit of a simplification but CCD architecture is beyond the scope of these lessons. We’re u/w videographers not rocket scientists! See this if you’re a geek!

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