Override

Temporarily allows the iris to be manually adjusted while in automatic iris adjustment mode.

Shutter speed

The length of time for which the shutter stays open. The higher the shutter speed, the more clearly a moving object can be shot.

S/N

Signal-to-Noise ratio. The ratio of the strength of the desired signal to the accompanying electronic interference, the noise. If S/N is high, sounds are reproduced with less noise and pictures are reproduced clearly without snow.

Time code

A digitally encoded signal that is recorded on video tape to identify each frame of video by hour, minute, second, and frame number. There are

A two kinds of recorded signals: longitudinal time code (LTC) and vertical interval time code (VITC).

Time code synchronization

To synchronize the built-in time code generator of video equipment such as a VTR to an external time code.

User bits

Bits provided in the time code that the user can use to record such information such as date, scene number, or reel number on video tape.

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