What is 3MOS?

[TimTyler]

Is "3MOS" a single CMOS sensor?

Is it three CMOS sensors?

[Kenn Christenson]

3 x 1/3" CMOS sensors

[TimTyler]

Where did you get that info, Kenn?

[Jason Ramsey]

it is 3 cmos sensors as he stated.

It is panasonics implementation of cmos technology and that is the name they have branded it with.

later,
jason

[TimTyler]

Thanks - But where are you getting that info from?

Page 8 of the camera manual says "The AG-HPX300P is equipped with a 1/3 inch 2.2 megapixel 3MOS sensor..." not "sensors".

ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/business/provideo/op_manuals/AG-HPX300P_oi.pdf

[Jason Ramsey]

it's not exclusive to 1/3" as it first debuted in their avchd palmcorders, I believe.

That is just what they call it... 3MOS = 3 CMOS sensors...

I guess they are just referring to it as a collective since the 3MOS kind of covers that it is 3 sensors.

So, I guess they are referring to the 3 CMOS sensors as a collective 3MOS with 2.2 Megapixel resolution. Branding.

Later,
Jason

[TimTyler]

"3MOS = 3 CMOS sensors..."

And where are you getting that information from?

[Capt Quirk]

3mos= 90 days.

[Jason Ramsey]

how about google? :)

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&catalogId=13251&itemId=260737&modelNo=Content06182008020838075&surfModel=Content06182008020838075

[TimTyler]

Cool. Thx.

"The three MOS sensors process the red, green, and blue components of incoming light separately, so color reproduction is superb. These sensors also have about double** the light-receiving area of CCD sensors, so image quality when shooting in low light is much higher. Compared with a conventional 1MOS, Panasonic's new 3MOS system captures more vibrant, true-to-life colors, greater detail and richer gradation. This high-precision imaging element is first in the world*** to shoot in lighting as low as 2 lux and helps the SD100 and HS100 capture exceptionally clear, bright images."

[Jason Ramsey]

same principle as 3 ccd technology... just uses cmos instead of ccd... but the 3 stands for 3... sensors :)

later,
Jason

[CinemaElectronika]

Thanks - But where are you getting that info from?

Page 8 of the camera manual says "The AG-HPX300P is equipped with a 1/3 inch 2.2 megapixel 3MOS sensor..." not "sensors".

ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/business/provideo/op_manuals/AG-HPX300P_oi.pdf

Tim,

You might want to check the AG-HPX300P brochure on page 19 where it says...

CAMERA
Pick-up Device: 2.2M Pixels MOS Image sensor x 3
(1/3-inch interline transfer type and progressive modes supported)

On page 4 under Camera Section also says...

Newly Developed 2.2-Megapixel Image Sensor
The AG-HPX300 boasts the 3 Full HD MOS image sensors for RGB.
They are 1/3-inch, 2.2-megapixel (1920 x 1080) image sensors which is capable of acquiring full-HD images. This new sensor and Newly designed signal process LSI is the key technology behind the AG-HPX300’s superior picture quality. It also helps make possible the compact size, light weight and low power consumption that distinguish the AG-HPX300.

ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/business/provideo/brochures/AG-HPX300P_brochure.pdf

Cheers!

[Jordan_S]

3mos= 90 days.

3 Mos = Mos Def, the Third