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The emergence of a 2 million pixel 16:9 charge-coupled device (CCD) im
ager has substantially advanced the overall performance of the HDTV ca
mera. The protracted electronic pursuit of 35mm motion-picture film im
aging quality is now effectively over This article compares the perfor
mance attributes of an HDTV CCD camera with 35mm film from the viewpoi
nt of parameters critical to originating high-end television programs,
including camera sensitivity, picture sharpness, dynamic range, and n
oise.