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Grey scale

A) The luminance portion of the video signal. A scale of 10 from TV black to TV white indicating the shades of grey a camera can see at any one time and to which a camera can be adjusted. A grey scale adjustment of 7 is good. b) An optical pattern in discrete steps between light and dark. Note: A grey scale with ten steps is usually included in resolution test charts.

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