Recorders store video images.
Analog Videotape Recording Technology
Recorders
Videotape recording enables the practical recording and immediate or future playback of a high-quality video image. Video recording imprints magnetic signal patterns onto a specially prepared tape. Two of the key aspects of this process are the tape itself and the recording head.
Videotape
The foundation of videotape is a strong plastic ribbon. On the back of the tape is a slick surface that helps the tape move through a mechanical transport smoothly. On the front side of the tape are metal oxides mixed with a binding compound that secures the oxides to the tape. If you pass a magnet close to these oxides, they will be left with their own, much weaker, magnetic field. ...
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