SECTION 6-3

Video Amplifiers

Walt Kester

Video Signals and Specifications

Before discussing some video applications for op amps, it is a good idea to review some basics regarding video signals and specifications. The standard video format is the specification of how the video signal looks from an electrical point of view. Light strikes the surface of an image sensing device within the camera, producing a voltage level corresponding to the amount of light hitting a particular spatial region of the surface. This information is then placed into the standard format and sequenced out of the camera. Along with the actual light and color information, synchronization pulses are added to the signal to allow the receiving device—a television monitor, ...

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