The system needs to have a standard beat.

Analog Sync Generators

What exactly is a sync generator? A descriptive name would be color synchronizing pulse-generating system. No wonder that it is simply called a sync generator. The sync generator is the master clock that coordinates the whole system. Like a drummer in a band, it sets the rhythm that keeps everything in time and running together as a unit rather than as a bunch of individual components, each doing its own thing. When you're working with a single camera, it's not that big a job, but when you start developing a more complex system, the job becomes more difficult.

Imagine that you have two separate cameras working independently of each other.You turn their power on, and off they go. ...

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