Assignment: How Video Cameras Work

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. No copying or pasting allowed.

The Basics

1) Name the two basic parts of the camcorder. 2) What does the VCR section of the camcorder do with the electronic signal it receives?

3) Where does the autofocus motor sit in relation to the CCD compartment?

4) What does CCD stand for?

5) What does a digital camcorder record the video signal as?

The CCD

1) How many light-sensitive diodes are in a half-inch CCD panel?

2) What are light-sensitive diodes called?

2) What does a photosite measure?

3) What is light translated into?

4) What does a camcorder have to detect in order to change the incoming B&W image into color?

5) What are the three colors needed to reproduce a full-color picture?

6) How many chips are needed to capture the colors?

7) What do the color chips do to the price of a camcorder?

8) How many fields does an analog camcorder capture when recording?

9) What type of code is recorded on a digital tape?