What technology makes video cameras work well in low light. I guess what i am asking for is a quantitative look at this technology instead of a reviewer saying its good or bad in low light.
There are a few factors that effect low-light performance:
Sensor size - Generally, a bigger sensor means larger photosites (making them more light-sensitive) and more of them, meaning that a higher-resolution image is produced.
Lens speed - If a lens can open up to T1.4, it can capture twice as much light as a lens that can open up to T2, and four times as much light as a lens that can only do T2.8 - better lenses are faster.
Sensor type/number - a single CCD or CMOS chip is not going to behave as well under low-light as a 3CCD or 3CMOS camera.
There's also the question of low-pass and noise reduction processing, but these vary so much that this part really is subjective and qualitative.
For more on camera performance, check out camcorderinfo.com - they run exhaustive, objective tests on new cameras to rate (among other things) low light performance.
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Exploding Goldfish Films
Check out my blog at http://www.exgfilms.com
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