CCTV Glossary
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WAN. - Wide area network.
Waveform monitor. - Oscilloscope used to display the video waveform.
Wavelet. - A particular type of video compression that is especially suitable for CCTV. Offers higher
compression ratio with equal or better quality to JPEG.
White balance. - An electronic process used in video cameras to retain true colors. It is performed
electronically on the basis of a white object in the picture.
White level. - This part of the video signal electronically represents the white part of an image. It
resides at 0.7 V from the blanking level, whereas the black part is taken as 0 V.
Wow and flutter. - Wow refers to low frequency variations in pitch while flutter refers to high-
frequency variations in pitch caused by variations in the tape-to-head speed of a tape machine.
W-VHS. - A new wide-VHS standard proposed by JVC, featuring a high resolution format and an
aspect ratio of 16:9.
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