> Van: Justin Grimm <eclipse@COASTLINK.COM.AU>
> Aan: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Onderwerp: [OT] Video signals
> Datum: zondag 12 september 1999 10:06
>
> Hi Piclisters
> A couple of questions about video signals-
>
> How does a normal cmos minature camera output it's data,
> I think its serially in time but analog in it's amplitude? Am I right?
> If so then how does this transmit the image?

It's send as a standard Video-signal.  Like the Video signals going in and
coming out of your TV (*not* the Antenna-signal, but the SCART !).  It's 1
volt top-top. with the lower 1/3 reserved for sync-signals (line & frame),
and the upper 2/3 for the analogue image-data.

Color is introduced as signals that are "early", "on time" and "too late"
in phase , in reference to a "color-burst" signal supplied just after every
line-sync pulse.

The above color-coding goes for PAL signals (european coding) ...

In short, you can (mostly) connect it directly to your TV or Video.

> Does anyone know of any links for this info.

Try searching for "video signals" or the definitions for different methods
to code a Video-signal, like  "PAL" and  "NTSC"

> How would I send the video signal over a rs232 link?

I would not know, but if you would want to send the "Raw" data , you would
need a *fast* connection ...

Greetz,
  Rudy Wieser