Sony 3CCD-VX3 was a Hi-8 camcorder noteworthy for being the first to feature dichroic (prismatic) imaging. It was released to the North American market in 1993 at a street cost of about US$3500. The PAL version as well as the Japanese version had the model name CCD-VX1.

The image is created using three 1/3" CCD chips by prismatically splitting the optics into red, green, and blue, and processing each of these channels individually; this preserves quality especially with red hues. The camera imaged in 410,000 pixels with horizontal resolution of better than 530 lines.

During the mid-1990s, Sony dropped Hi-8 in favor of the emerging DV

DV

DV is a format for the digital recording and playing back of digital video. The DV codec was launched in 1995 with joint efforts of leading producers of video camcorders....

 format, and as a result the VX-3 was discontinued in September 1995. However the VX-3 went on to serve as the framework for a line of professional DV

DV

DV is a format for the digital recording and playing back of digital video. The DV codec was launched in 1995 with joint efforts of leading producers of video camcorders....

cameras, including the DCR-VX1000, DCR-VX9000, and DSR-200.

External links

• Sony CCD-VX1 (Official webpage)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_DCR-VX1000