GB1045854A - Improvements in or relating to television camera equipments - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to television camera equipmentsInfo
- Publication number
- GB1045854A GB1045854A GB3263162A GB3263162A GB1045854A GB 1045854 A GB1045854 A GB 1045854A GB 3263162 A GB3263162 A GB 3263162A GB 3263162 A GB3263162 A GB 3263162A GB 1045854 A GB1045854 A GB 1045854A
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- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- stage
- signal
- clamp
- dark current
- terminal
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/14—Picture signal circuitry for video frequency region
- H04N5/16—Circuitry for reinsertion of dc and slowly varying components of signal; Circuitry for preservation of black or white level
- H04N5/18—Circuitry for reinsertion of dc and slowly varying components of signal; Circuitry for preservation of black or white level by means of "clamp" circuit operated by switching circuit
- H04N5/185—Circuitry for reinsertion of dc and slowly varying components of signal; Circuitry for preservation of black or white level by means of "clamp" circuit operated by switching circuit for the black level
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Picture Signal Circuits (AREA)
Abstract
1,045,854. Television. MARCONI CO. Ltd. July 11, 1963 [Aug. 24, 1962], No. 32631/62. Heading H4F. The output signal from a vidicon television camera tube, which appears at terminal 1, Fig. 1, and is applied through stage 3 to output terminals 4, is D.C. restored at the tips of the dark current DCT, Fig. 3, by a clamp stage 14 which is rendered conducting during the tube blanking intervals by pulses CP applied at terminal 15. In accordance with the invention the true black level of the signal is maintained constant, despite variations in the amplitude DP of the dark current consequent upon variations of the target temperature and/or target electrode voltage by arranging to vary the restoration potential applied to clamp stage 14 in dependence upon the amplitude of the dark current. The camera signal is applied through stage 5 to a clamp stage 7 which is rendered inoperative during the blanking interval by pulses applied from terminal 8 to the base of transistor 6. Stage 7 thus functions as shown in Fig. 2 to clamp the most positive excursion of the actual video signal V which will correspond to true black or may be arranged to do so by including one or more opaque strips on the camera faceplate. The resulting clamped signal then passes to a peak rectifier 13 which develops a potential equal to the dark current and applies it to the emitter of clamp stage 14. The level to which stage 7 restores is determined by adjustable potentiometer 10 connected across Zener diode 11. Stages 7 and 13 are of time constant long compared with a frame period. A second embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 4 (not shown) for use with an input camera signal of opposite polarity to that used in Fig. 1. According to a modification the opaque strips referred to above may be dispensed with so that the circuit stabilizes at the level representing the blackest part of the picture.
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BE636553D BE636553A (en) | 1962-08-24 | ||
GB3263162A GB1045854A (en) | 1962-08-24 | 1962-08-24 | Improvements in or relating to television camera equipments |
SE8947/63A SE320097B (en) | 1962-08-24 | 1963-08-15 | |
FR944979A FR1370917A (en) | 1962-08-24 | 1963-08-19 | Improvements to television camera equipment |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB3263162A GB1045854A (en) | 1962-08-24 | 1962-08-24 | Improvements in or relating to television camera equipments |
Publications (1)
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GB1045854A true GB1045854A (en) | 1966-10-19 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB3263162A Expired GB1045854A (en) | 1962-08-24 | 1962-08-24 | Improvements in or relating to television camera equipments |
Country Status (2)
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BE (1) | BE636553A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1045854A (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2019055A1 (en) * | 1968-09-27 | 1970-06-26 | Philips Nv | |
US3737571A (en) * | 1971-05-12 | 1973-06-05 | Gte Sylvania Inc | Automatic dark current control |
US4001502A (en) * | 1975-04-03 | 1977-01-04 | North American Philips Corporation | Straylight compensation circuit and blanking circuit for same |
US4001500A (en) * | 1974-11-21 | 1977-01-04 | Xerox Corporation | Amplifier for use in a document scanning system |
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- BE BE636553D patent/BE636553A/xx unknown
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1962
- 1962-08-24 GB GB3263162A patent/GB1045854A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2019055A1 (en) * | 1968-09-27 | 1970-06-26 | Philips Nv | |
US3737571A (en) * | 1971-05-12 | 1973-06-05 | Gte Sylvania Inc | Automatic dark current control |
US4001500A (en) * | 1974-11-21 | 1977-01-04 | Xerox Corporation | Amplifier for use in a document scanning system |
US4001502A (en) * | 1975-04-03 | 1977-01-04 | North American Philips Corporation | Straylight compensation circuit and blanking circuit for same |
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