Almost all cameras, however, will have a predefined setting for bright environments, and this is an ideal alternative to use in this situation. Although it is possible to obtain reasonable quality video recordings by using the automatic exposure settings on most cameras, this often requires diversion of the operating light away from the operative field to avoid overexposure of the image. These are available from any number of consumer electronics outlets and in a variety of formats.
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The simplest and most cost-effective method in this setting is to employ a video camera mounted on a tripod. There are many options for avoiding poor quality video capture in surgical procedures on the body surface.
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The intention of this paper is to outline some of the readily available equipment for recording operative video, to highlight their relative strengths and shortcomings, and to describe a high-quality video recording technique developed at upper gastrointestinal surgical units at Bankstown and Royal North Shore Hospitals in Sydney. Unfortunately, many video recordings are of poor quality, and often, because of the constraints of the equipment and the operating environments, do not demonstrate the principles of the technique as well as the presenter intended.
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Indeed, a surgical meeting that does not contain a session devoted to video presentations of surgical technique is a rare event these days. Video recordings are frequently used as teaching aids in operative surgery.