CCTV From Light to Pixels [Hardcover]

The new edition of CCTV, a high-level professional reference, is expanded to cover all video compression techniques used in the ever-increasing assortment of digital video recorders (DVRs) available on the market today. In addition to demystifying DVR technology, the third edition also clarifies the technology of data networking and explains various compression techniques. Along with all this, the book retains the particulars that made the previous editions convenient and valuable, including details of CCD cameras, lenses, coaxial cables, fiber-optics, and system design.

• Updated to address digital techniques, networking, and the Internet in closed-circuit television
• Includes brand new sections on CCTV networking, digital video recorders (DVRs), various video compression techniques, and understanding pixels and digital image quality
• Fully illustrated with dozens of photographs, tables, checklists, charts, diagrams, and instructions

SI Units of Measurement; Light and Television; Optics in CCTV; General characteristics of TV Systems; CCTV Cameras; Monitors; Video Processing Equipment;
Video Recorders; Digital Video Recorders; Transmission Media; Networking; Auxiliary Equipment in CCTV; CCTV System Design; The CCTV Test Chart.

High-quality illustrations, diagrams, checklists, and charts help the reader break down complicated information into manageable portions!

Vlado Damjanovski is an internationally renowned CCTV expert. He was born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, and since 1987 he lives in Sydney, Australia. Vlado has a degree in Electronics Engineering from the University Kiril i Metodij? in Macedonia, and he has specialized in Television and CCTV. His Thesis in 1982 was on CCD Cameras, 10 years before they became commercially available.

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