Editing Professional video camera (section)

===ENG cameras===
[[File:Betacam SP camera.jpg|thumb|left|Sony camera head with [[Betacam]] SP dock recorder]]
ENG ([[electronic news gathering]]) video cameras were originally designed for use by news [[camera operator]]s. While they have some similarities to the smaller consumer [[camcorder]], they differ in several regards:

* ENG cameras are larger and heavier (helps dampen small movements), and usually supported by a [[camera shoulder support]] or shoulder stock on the [[camera operator]]'s shoulder, taking the weight off the hand, which is freed to operate the [[zoom lens]] control.
* The camera mounts on tripods with [[Tripod_head#Video_and_Film|Fluid heads]] and other supports with a quick release plate.
* 3 [[Charge-coupled device|CCDs]] or [[CMOS]] [[active pixel sensor]]s are used, one for each of the [[primary color]]s
* They have [[interchangeable lens]]es.
* The lens is focused manually and directly, without intermediate [[servo control]]s. However the lens zoom and focus can be operated with remote controls with a [[television studio]] configuration operated by a [[camera control unit]] (CCU).
* A rotating behind-the-lens filter wheel, for selecting an 85A and [[neutral density filter]]s.
* Controls that need quick access are on hard physical switches, all in the same general place on the camera, irrespective of the camera manufacturer, such as Gain Select, [[White balance|White]]/[[Black balance]], color bar select, and record start controls and not in menu selection.
* All settings, [[white balance]], [[Focus (optics)|focus]], and [[Iris (camera)|iris]] can be manually adjusted, and automatics can be completely disabled.
* Professional [[BNC connector]]s for video out and [[genlock]] in.
* Can operate an [[electronic viewfinder]] (EVF) or external [[cathode-ray tube|CRT]] viewfinder.
* At least two [[XLR connector|XLR]] input connectors for audio are included.
* Direct slot-in for portable [[wireless microphone]]s.
* Audio is adjusted manually, with easily accessed physical knobs.
* A complete [[time code]] section is available, allowing time presets; multiple-camera setups can be time code-synchronized or ''jam synced'' to a master clock.
* "[[Bars and tone]]" are available in-camera (the [[SMPTE color bars]] ([[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]]) Bars, a reference signal that simplifies calibration of monitors and setting levels when duplicating and transmitting the picture.)
* Recording is to a professional medium like some variant of [[Betacam]] or [[DVCPRO]] or [[Direct to disk recording]] or [[flash memory]]. If as in the latter two, it's a data recording, much higher data rates (or less [[video compression]]) are used than in consumer devices.