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JARGON Glossary of Camcorder Terms.(Brief Article)(Glossary)
automatic gain control (AGC) Camcorder circuitry that adjusts incoming audio levels automatically.
CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Light-sensitive computer chip (photo diodes)in video cameras that converts light into electrical signals.
f-stop Numbers corresponding to variable size of a camera's iris opening, and thus the amount of light passing through lens. The higher the number, the smaller the iris diameter, which means less light enters the camcorder.
field of view Extent of a shot that is visible through a particular lens; its vista.
filter Transparent or semi-transparent material, typically glass, mounted at the front of a camcorder's lens to change light passing through. Manipulates colors and image patterns, often for special effect purposes.
- Photographic lenses. (usage tips and focal length technique)
- Magazine article from: PSA Journal Stokes, Orvil July 1, 1992 700+ words
The focal length needed to cover a given negative can...the negative = 6.4 inches. Lens focal length are always expressed in metric measure...aperture designations are related to the focal length of the lens. If we could get inside...
- Fixed focal length lenses.(PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Quality March 1, 2008 700+ words
...applications. The high-resolution fixed focal length lenses support sensors as large...wide for the 8.5-millimeter focal length lens (#58-000) and 155 millimeters for the 12-millimeter focal length lens (#58-001). The short...
- Fast fixed focal length lenses provide high resolution imaging.(PRODUCT NEWS)
- Magazine article from: Laboratory Equipment August 1, 2007 700+ words
TECHSPEC fast fixed focal length lenses offer object-space resolution better...to a field 240 mm wide for the 8.5-mm focal length lens (#58-000) and 155 mm for the 12-mm focal length lens (#58-001). The short focal lengths...
- Bringing Sophisticated CCD Imaging to Short Focal Length Amateur...
- Magazine article from: Advanced Imaging March 1, 2001 700+ words
...of bounds on a Big Bang for the Buck" basis. The short focal length optical systems used by these astronomers have had limited...CCD unit, which functions as a starter imager for short focal length imaging, even with photo cameras, but was designed to be...
- Patent No. 7,599,123 Issued on Oct. 6, Assigned to Nikon for Focal Length...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 6, 2009 700+ words
...Yamamoto, Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a method for varying focal length. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,599,123...performance, and an imaging apparatus, and a method for varying a focal length. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object...
- Patent No. 07602563 Issued on Oct. 13, Assigned to Quality Vision...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 15, 2009 700+ words
...all of Rush, NY, have developed a System and method for focal length stabilization using active temperature control .The inventors...temperature of the light source in order to stabilize the focal length of the lens. The original application was filed on Aug...
- focal length
- Reference information from: World Encyclopedia January 1, 2005 700+ words
focal length Distance from the midpoint of a curved mirror or the centre of a thin lens to the focal point of the system. For converging systems, it is given a positive value; for diverging systems, a negative value.
- Fixed focal length lenses from Rainbow are being used for cargo recognition at...
- Magazine article from: Security Management Longmore-Etheridge, Ann December 1, 2007 700+ words
Fixed focal length lenses from Rainbow are being used for cargo recognition at ports on the U.S. west coast, including Los Angeles, Long Beach...
