You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Analog video and frame-by-frame review don’t usually go nicely together (unless of course you’ve got a CAV Laserdisc onhand). So how did security camera systems stretch the normal recording time of VHS from a couple of hours to upwards of a week? Why, with ingenuity of course! Watch this video and find out the juicy secrets! Links ‘n stuff This is a great resource, provided by a Patron (Thanks!!), which explains the difference between 2 and 4 head VCRs (as well as other great stuff!): http://www.ronaldsnoeck.com/vcr.htm This book result had a great section on time-lapse recording: https://books.google.com/books?id=ysg7w5aGDzEC&pg=PA167&dq=%22time+lapse+vcr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3usi3zpHgAhWn7oMKHXwCCqMQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=%22time%20lapse%20vcr%22&f=false Here’s the manual to the SVT-3050P if you’re curious about some of the other stuff this can do: https://pro.sony/s3/cms-static-content/operation-manual/3193023022.pdf And, here’s some info on quads, multiplexers, and switchers: https://www.videoexperts.com/faq/quads-vs-multiplexers/ Technology Connections on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechConnectify The TC Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/technologyconnections You can support this channel on Patreon! It has been amazing what Patreon has done for this channel, but also for me (your dorky host) personally. Through the support of people just like you, Technology Connections has become my job and I am so excited and thankful for it! If you’d like to join the fine folks in a pledge to help the channel grow, please check out my Patreon page. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections And thank you to the following Patrons! Steve Salecan, Jason Spriggs, Danny S., Gregory Kumpula, Chris Zaremba, Tom Burns, Andrew Eslick, The Mechanical Philosopher, Dean Winger, Jonathan Austin, Daniel Pf, Mark, Martin Note, Yung Kim, Sam Bennett, John W Campbell, Grazer, Matthew Holloway, Zach Komon, Slappy826, Steven Ingles, Kevin Tessner, Matthew Beckwell, Robert Howcroft, Bobby Young, Jesse Kempf, Troy King, Some Random, Mikhail Lavrentyev, Jeremy Heiden, MrVestek, Alexander Feld, Garrick Kwan, Toygar Karadeniz, Peter Sarossy, Leigh Beattie, Favian (pronounced Fay-Vee-En), Matt Allaire, Michael Scheliga, John Kieran, Aaron Hurd, Dave Mausner, Scott Cameron, Guy, Eli Krumholz, Mike Burkman, John Hickey, Benjamin Gott, Ryan Hardy, Marco Arment, Owen Walpole, Luke, James McMillan, Vladi Ivanov, Zachary Le, Gord Allott, Fredrik Østrem, Greg Hodgdon, Anil Dash, Simon Safar, Michael Wileczka, Thomas J DuVally, Justin Bull, John Ehler, Bobby Vickery, William Matthews, Fred Leckie, Julian Zielke, John Rogers, Pavel Šotkovský, Kenneth Morenz Don’t see your name? Don’t worry! To keep this little perk alive, the $5 patron shoutout is now on a rotating basis! If you’re not here, you should be here in one of the next three videos. If you’ve slipped through the cracks, don’t hesitate to send me a message via Patreon and I’ll fix it!