Betacam SX format released by Sony Corporation in 1996. It’s a component digital format that has a sampling ratio of 4:2:2 and a 10 :1 MPEG 2 compression ratio. The recording is done on a 1/2-inch metal-particle videotape enclosed within a cassette. The format supports up to four digital audio tracks plus a time code. [...]
1-Inch Type C is an open-reel format that records a composite video signal onto a 1-inch-wide videotape. There are three audio tracks, two for the program audio and one for longitudinal time code. This format was introduced in 1978 and has been widely used throughout the production and postproduction industry. The maximum playing time available [...]
When the image makes it through the lens it gets recorded in various ways by a small chip located near the lens, called the charge-coupled device (CCD). There are two sorts, determined by which kind of camera you have:
Single-chip. These dominate the lower, domestic end of the market. It collects over 300 000 pixel bits [...]
