2004-01 HUB the Computer Paper - Ontario Edition On a single CCDcamera, three composite colours red, green and blue are recorded by one sensor, while a three-CCD camera has separate sensors for each colour. The main benefits of three-CCD cameras are brighter video and more saturated colour, but single CCD cameras are adequate for virtually all non-professional applications. Many cameras include special effects generators that allow you to fade to black or apply transitional effects between shots, or apply text[…]