| A | B |
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| aperture | iris opening of a lens, measured in f-stops |
| beam splitter | optical device within the camera that seperates white light into the 3 primary colors |
| camcorder | portable camera with the VTR built in |
| camera chain | camera and other equipment (power supply, sync generator, CCU |
| camera control unit | equipment used to control color and brightness of camera |
| CCD | image sensing element, chip, electronic "film" |
| ENG | electronic news gathering |
| EFP | electronic field production |
| fast lens | good for low light applications, allows great amount of light |
| focal length | distance from the iris to the plane where the picture is in focus |
| f-stop | scale used to measure the opening of the iris |
| iris | adjustable lens opening |
| slow lens | used in well-lighted area, small amount of light |
| viewfinder | displays the picture the camera generates |
| zoom lens | variable-focal-length |
| zoom range | the amount a focal length can be changed |
