Chapter 3 The Video Camera and Support Equipment
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Figure 3-5. A professional
camcorder can produce
high quality pictures
outside of the studio.
The video engineer adjusts the settings on CCUs to match
the signal from each camera to the others in the studio. The
following scenario is likely to occur when cameras are not
matched:
The on-screen talent is wearing a red dress and three cameras
are shooting her. Every time the switcher cuts from one camera to
another, the color of the dress changes from a shade of purple to
orange to pink. This creates problems in the editing room during post-
production.
Visualize This
Camcorders
Professional camcorders are lightweight, portable cameras, Figure 3-5,
but are not quite as small as consumer camcorders. Professional models
have many more internal components. The professional camcorder is a
television camera and recorder in one unit and is relatively simple to take
into the fi eld. While in use, it is placed on the operator’s right shoulder
or on a fi eld tripod. Newer camcorders record directly onto a memory
stick, P2 card, SD card, internal hard drive, or external portable hard drive
(Figure 3-6). Some cameras have USB or fi rewire ports to transfer captured
video directly to a computer.
camcorder: A portable
camera/recorder combination.