2. Module 3: The media  Unit 9 Lesson 1-2

3. Unit 9 Lesson 1-2 Uses of Cameras

4. Unit 9 Lesson 1-2 Uses of Cameras

6. surveillance

7. What is this?

9. Surgical Camera

11. Security Camera

12. Web Cam

15. New Vocabulary

16.  Capability:

17. New Vocabulary  Capability : power or ability

18. New Vocabulary  Consumer:

19. New Vocabulary  Consumer :

20. New Vocabulary  Consumer :  a person purchasing goods for special use

21. Vocabulary  ENG:

22. Vocabulary  ENG:  Electronic News Gathering

23. Vocabulary  High-end:

24. Vocabulary  High-end:  donating the most expensive of a range of products

25. Vocabulary  Hydraulic: 

26. Vocabulary  Hydraulic:  operated by a liquid moving in a confined space under pressure

27. Vocabulary Motion picture:

28. Vocabulary Motion picture: a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images

29. Vocabulary  Nowadays:

30. Vocabulary  Nowadays:  at the present time

31. Vocabulary  Pedestal:

32. Vocabulary  Pedestal:  the base or support on which a statue or column is mounted

33. Vocabulary period drama:

34. Vocabulary period drama: a play belonging to a past historical time

35. Vocabulary  Stabilizing:

36. Vocabulary  Stabilizing:  causing to become stable

37. A professional video camera, often called a television camera, is a high-end electronic device for recording moving images. They were originally developed for use in television studios, but are nowadays commonly used to record everything from live sport to period dramas. Portable professional cameras are generally much larger than consumer cameras and are designed to be carried on the shoulder. A professional video camera, often called a television camera, is a high-end electronic device for recording moving images. They were originally developed for use in television studios, but are nowadays commonly used to record everything from live sport to period dramas. Portable professional cameras are generally much larger than consumer cameras and are designed to be carried on the shoulder.

38. Paragraph 1:  Introducing professional video camera

39. There are two types of professional video cameras the first are high- end portable recording cameras, known as camcorders. These are used for ENG (electronic news gathering). They are similar to consumer recorders, but they are bigger and usually have a shoulder-stabilising device on the shoulder.

40. These are fixed on studio pedestals, i.e. they stand on the floor with a hydraulic mechanism to adjust the height and wheels. When used outside the studio, they are often on tracks. Some studio cameras are light and small enough to be taken off the pedestal and used on the shoulder, but they still have no recorder of their own and are cable-bound.

41. Paragraph 2:  Explaining the different types of professional video camera.

42. Television, video and motion picture camera operators produce images that tell a story, inform or entertain an audience, or record and event. They use their cameras to shoot a wide range of material, including television series, studio programmes, news and sporting events, private ceremonies, motion pictures and documentaries. Many different shots may need to be taken. With the increase in digital technology, much of the editing work is done on a computer, taking the recording capability of video cameras to even higher levels.

43. Paragraph 3:  Listing the the kind of work done using professional TV