By KYLE CASSIDY | VIDEOMAKER
When we look at something and think "shot on video" what is it that we're noticing? The differences between film and video used to be a lot greater - specifically in terms of the much greater dynamic range and resolution that film could capture. Over the past few years these have largely gone away and, in many ways, digital may actually be superior to film ... What remains, though, is that most consumer camcorders have a very small CCD compared to the 35mm sensor which might have as much as seven times the surface area - this has a very real impact on the depth of field, dynamic range, and the camera's low light sensitivity.
