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Prosumer-level A/V equipment - Answers -Audio/Visual equipment consumer market
but with some higher-level controls as on professional-level gear
Consumer-level A/V equipment - Answers -Inexpensive audio/visual equipment
designed for the mass market
Professional-level A/V equipment - Answers -High end audio/visual equipment used for
large-budget feature and television work
Studio Camera - Answers -Large camera used for television production. Also called a
broadcast camera
Talley Light - Answers -A light on a television camera that indicates which camera
(angle) the program is switched to so that the operator and talent are informed
Viewfinder - Answers -A display that allows the camera operator to determine the limits
or edges of what is in the shot
Pedestal - Answers -A camera support that uses air or hydraulic pressure to allow the
camera to move easily up and down
Electronic News Gathering (NEG) Camera - Answers -A camera used for news and
many other forms of video production; Amon the earliest video cameras designed for
portability
Film Camera - Answers -A camera that exposes photographic film to light in order to
record an image
Optical Reflex Viewfinder - Answers -A type of viewfinder on a film camera that shows
the camera operator almost exactly what is being recorded in the film negative
Video Assist - Answers -A small charge-coupled device (CCD) built into the camera to
tap into the view of the lens, allowing directors to see what the camera operator sees
Digital Cinema Cameras - Answers -Digital cameras that shoot in a progressive mode
at the same frame rate as film with a large sensor that simulates the high contrast ratio
of film, such as the RED and Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Camcorder - Answers -A video recorder that can be held in the hand
LCD Viewfinder - Answers -A liquid crystal display (LCD) viewfinder
Prosumer-level A/V equipment - Answers -Audio/Visual equipment consumer market
but with some higher-level controls as on professional-level gear
Consumer-level A/V equipment - Answers -Inexpensive audio/visual equipment
designed for the mass market
Professional-level A/V equipment - Answers -High end audio/visual equipment used for
large-budget feature and television work
Studio Camera - Answers -Large camera used for television production. Also called a
broadcast camera
Talley Light - Answers -A light on a television camera that indicates which camera
(angle) the program is switched to so that the operator and talent are informed
Viewfinder - Answers -A display that allows the camera operator to determine the limits
or edges of what is in the shot
Pedestal - Answers -A camera support that uses air or hydraulic pressure to allow the
camera to move easily up and down
Electronic News Gathering (NEG) Camera - Answers -A camera used for news and
many other forms of video production; Amon the earliest video cameras designed for
portability
Film Camera - Answers -A camera that exposes photographic film to light in order to
record an image
Optical Reflex Viewfinder - Answers -A type of viewfinder on a film camera that shows
the camera operator almost exactly what is being recorded in the film negative
Video Assist - Answers -A small charge-coupled device (CCD) built into the camera to
tap into the view of the lens, allowing directors to see what the camera operator sees
Digital Cinema Cameras - Answers -Digital cameras that shoot in a progressive mode
at the same frame rate as film with a large sensor that simulates the high contrast ratio
of film, such as the RED and Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Camcorder - Answers -A video recorder that can be held in the hand
LCD Viewfinder - Answers -A liquid crystal display (LCD) viewfinder
