Video camera

Video camera

Camcorders, blueray video camaras

Industry: Recording equipment

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zoom triggered AF

Consumer electronics; Video camera

The camera is normally in fixed focus mode, but AF (Auto Focus) is temporarily switched on each time the zoom ratio of the camera lens is changed.

Y/R-Y/B-Y

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Three signals, luminance (Y) and two color difference signals R-Y (red minus luminance) and B-Y (blue minus luminance) which together carry the brightness and color information of color images . ...

0 LuxShot

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Technique allowing pictures to be shot without visible light. The camera is switched to its infrared sensitivity mode and infrared lighting (built-in to Sony IR sensitive cameras) is used to ...

Indicates the sampling applied to the Y/R-Y/B-Y components of an analog video signal when it is converted into a digital signal. The three numbers indicate the ratio of the sampling rates applied to ...

auto exposure (AE)

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Combined use of AGC and iris motor control allows shooting in a broad range of lighting conditions. AGC amplifies the video signal in low light conditions, iris reduces it in high light conditions. ...

automatic gain control (AGC)

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Circuitry that automatically adjusts the electronic amplification of the video signal to compensate for varying levels of scene illumination.

autofocus (AF)

Consumer electronics; Video camera

Available in cameras equipped with motorized focus, this feature provides automatic adjustment of the focus. AF operates by varying the focus to maximize the high frequency content of the central ...