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 Surveillance System Terminology   Electronics,Science & Technology We present you with the surveillance system terminology in a brief and concise manner. AES Automatic Electronic Shutter: It automatically adjusts the shutter speed against the changing brightness levels to get the best possible signal output. High Brightness Levels ->> Increased Shutter Speed Low Brightness Levels ->> Decreased Shutter Speed AGC Automatic Gain Control: Also known as ‘Automatic Voltage Gain’, it boosts the output signal level, regardless of the variation of amplitude in an input signal. The amplification of the signal is achieved with a closed-loop feedback circuit. Back Light Compensation It shifts the camera focus from the center of the picture to the sides of the picture. This is advantageous in situations where the light source is at the back of the subject; otherwise, the subject would be a big black spot. CCTV Closed Circuit Television: Customary television primarily used ...

 Collage House: the language of the Indian ethos!   Art and Culture,Home Improvement,Internet This home in a Navi Mumbai suburb centres around the idea of recycling and collage in several ways: from the very physical - like materials, energy, etc. to the intangible - like history, space and memories… “Living in Mumbai, India, it is impossible to ignore the informal settlements in the city, and if looked at closely, there are many lessons to be learnt in frugality, adaptability, multi-tasking, resourcefulness and ingenuity. A visual language emerges that is of the  found object, ad-hoc, eclectic, patched and collaged,” observes Ar. Pinkish Shah, principal of S+PS Architects. In this project, he and his team attempt to apply some of these lessons without romanticizing or fetishising them. The resultant home – on a hillside in Belapur - plays with contrasts – old with new; traditional with contemporary; and rough with finished. Conceptualized on the central courtyard typolog...