Canon HDTV Image Sensor

Yahoo-Finance: Canon launched consumer HDV camcorder with its own CMOS sensor. The 1/2.7" sensor incorporates an RGB primary color filter with Bayer placement. This sensor supplies 1080 HD video to an HDV video tape, while 3.1 megapixel still images.
CamcorderInfo.com adds few more details: The sensor resolution is 2.96 gross MP, 2.07 effective MP. The sensor "offers noise reduction built into the chip".