On (22 Jan 95) Manuel Coats wrote to Bj Mckinney...
 MC> You answered my question on 700 lines resolution display, only
 MC> 400 lines record... but why is this? If the camera is not
 MC> dockable and can only record about 400 lines or resolution, why
 MC> make the electronics in it able to reproduce resolution of over
 MC> 700 lines? This would seem to only add expense to the unit.
If the camera's able to provide 700 lines resolution, it could be used
live just as a camera, with a higher quality recorder, in the studio.
Also, the better the signal going into the recorder, the better the
signal coming out.
With a high resolution camera, one could put some filters on the lens,
shoot through smoke, etc., and still get a usable picture.  If the
camera had a so-so picture to start, these kinds of shots would turn
to mush!
You're right that a better quality camera is more expensive.  You can
go to K-Mart and see some cameras that don't have that kind of picture
quality, and don't have that kind of price either!
... Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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