DCC

Dynamic Contrast Control. Also called automatic knee. A video camera containing a DCC circuit can handle a wide dynamic range of luminance by automatically varying the knee point and knee slope.

Drop frame mode

To eliminate the discrepancy between the actual time and the time code value generated by the time code generator when the format of the camcorder is set to either 29.97 Psf or 59.94 I, drop frame mode drops two frames (frames 00 and 01) from the time code value at the beginning of each minute except every tenth minute.

E-E mode

Electric-to-Electric mode. When you operate a VTR in E-E mode, input video and/or audio signals pass through electric circuits only and then come out from the output connectors, without passing through electromagnetic conversion circuits such as recording heads. You can

use E-E mode to directly check and monitor the input signals without A recording them on tape.

EFP

Electronic Field Production. The use of electronic equipment such as portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for television production outside studios.

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Electronic News Gathering. The use of electronic equipment such as portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for the production of daily news stories and short documentaries.

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