Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

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FUNDAMENTALS
Fig. 3-2. Interior view of the Auricon sound camera for 16 mm
film showing picture and sound gates. Compare this with the
diagram of the mechanism and labelled parts.
to expose the lens, is the lens shade. This is used to keep stray
reflections and sun out of the lens and reduce risks of fogging.
This is one of the few cameras in the group mentioned which
is completely blimped for sound work. Many
of the others re-
quire additional sound treatment to prevent the microphone from
picking up camera noise. At the rear of the camera are two
sockets for connecting the 110-volt-60-cycle, a-c power supply
for the motor and the audio feed to the recorder; the pilot light
can also be seen. A very handy feature is the provision of a stud
on the body of the camera to which a tape measure may
tached to measure the distance to the subject for focussing.
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