3CCD is a term used to describe an imaging system used used by some video camcorders. 3CCD cameras have three seperate charge-coupled devices, each one taking a seperate measurement of Red, Green, and Blue light. Light coming into the lens is split by a dichroic prism, which directs the appropriate wavelengths of light to its respective CCD. Before the camcorder. ... A specially developed CCD used for ultraviolet imaging in a wire bonded package. ... A dichroic prism is a prism that splits light into two beams of differing wavelength (colour). ...
3CCD cameras are generally regarded to provide superior image quality to cameras with only one CCD, and are generally more expensive than single CCD cameras.
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