1. THE CAMERA
Television basic unit is the shots.Any television
how consists of one shot after the other ,
building up to a unifield programme which is
more effective than all of its individual shots
What constitutes a shot? Generally it is what
Appears on the television screen at a given
moment.A shots may change imperceptibly
or suddenly.
2. PARTS OF CAMERA
All standard television camers have three main
Parts:
1. A lens which selects a certain field of view and
Produces a small optical image of this view
2. The camera itself with its camera pickup
tube(s) or solid state imaging device and the
internal potical system ,which is comprised of
a series of mirrors or prisms
3. HOW THE CAMERA WORKS
All television cameras,whether colour or
monochrome ,bigstudio cameras or small
bportable ones,work on the same basic
principle:The cnversion of an optical image
into electrical signals signals that are
reconverted by a television set into visible
screen image.
4. Types of CamCameras
Since there are so many cameras on the market
It is difficult to classify them.the following is a
useful way to keep them straight.first described
by their basic electrnic systems may be:
1.Digitally controlled cameras and
2.Stuio cameras
3.Convertible camers
4.ENG/EFP camerasand
5. CAMERA MOUNTS
The type of camera movement within ashot and
The speed of repositioning between shots are
Bertermined by the camera-mounting devices.
The monopod is an inexpensive easily carrietd
Lightw baseaeight mounting used with
camcorders.it
Consists of a collapsble metal tube of adjustable
length,that screws into the camer