Camera Operation and Control Flashcards

1
Q

Subjective Camera Shot

A

Simulates what a moving subject is seeing.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Night Vision Module

A

Amplifies light going through a lens.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Foot-Candle

A

Primary unit of light intensity used in the U.S.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Test Pattern

A

Shows lines of resolution; used to align video cameras.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fluid Head

A

Most-used type of camera mount, especially for news and documentary work.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Lux

A

Measure of light intensity that’s used on most countries.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Steadicam

A

The most famous body mount for cameras, allowing the camera operator to walk, run, and even go up and down stairs.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Pan

A

The left-to-right movement of the camera on its mount.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Tilt

A

The up and down movement of the camera on the pan head.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Pedestal

A

Another name for a studio camera mount.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Jib

A

A long, highly maneuverable boom or crane-like device with a mounted camera at the end.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Robotic

A

Remotely controlled camera mount.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

SC Control

A

Similar to the hue control on a TV set.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

CCU or DSP

A

The device that controls or is used to set up such things as the camera’s video levels and color balance is the.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

White Level

A

The iris control primarily affects the.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Approximate Color Density

A

Process by which the human eye automatically adjusts to color temperature changes.

17
Q

Black Level

A

A camera’s pedestal control adjusts the.

18
Q

f/16

A

If an iris is set at f/22 and you want to double the amount of light coming through the lens you should shift the iris setting to.

19
Q

f/5.6

A

An exposure of 1/1,000 sec at f/8 is the same as 1/2,000 sec. At.

20
Q

f/4.0

A

If at f/11 an image is too dark and you want to open the iris three f-stops the resulting f-stop will be.

21
Q

Undercrank

A

If you wanted to speed up subject movement you would ___ the camera

22
Q

Overcrank

A

If you wanted to slow down subject movement you would ___ the camera

23
Q

Essential Area

A

Another name for the viewfinder safe area is the.

24
Q

Diopter Correction

A

Adjusting viewfinder image magnification to compensate for minor vision problems can be done through.

25
Q

Shoot-and-Protect

A

The term ___ refers to the process of shooting scenes in the 16:9 aspect ratio while making sure the 4:3 area still contains all the essential information.

26
Q

Status Indicators

A

To help you monitor camera operational parameters there are normally ___ visible in camera viewfinders.

27
Q

CRT

A

The two primary types of camera viewfinder displays are LCD and

28
Q

Noticeable Left-to-Right Eye Movement

A

Dollying the camera closer to the talent and zooming out makes the prompter text easier to read, but it can result in.

29
Q

A Soft-Copy Prompter

A

Uses a computer program to generate the text.

30
Q

Hard-Copy Prompter

A

Uses long rolls of paper or plastic.

31
Q

Half-silvered mirror

A

A ___ allows the talent to read the text while appearing to look into the camera lens