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A camcorder is a video camera that combines a lens, image sensor and recorder in one handheld body, designed for continuous video recording and run-and-gun use.
A cinema camera is a professional video camera built for film production, recording high-quality RAW or log images with modular, interchangeable hardware.
Dual native ISO is a video camera sensor design with two analog gain circuits, giving two low-noise base sensitivities for bright and dim scenes.
An external recorder is a device that captures a video camera's HDMI or SDI output, often in higher-quality codecs than the camera records internally.
Log recording is a video camera mode that encodes the image with a logarithmic curve to preserve maximum dynamic range for color grading.
Open gate is a video camera recording mode that captures the full usable sensor area, usually in a taller 3:2 or 4:3 shape, instead of a…
Oversampling in video cameras means capturing more sensor pixels than the output resolution and downscaling them, for sharper, cleaner footage.
RAW video records the sensor's mosaic data with minimal processing, so white balance, ISO rendering and color are decided later in post-production.