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übersteuern

English translation: overmodulate

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German term or phrase:übersteuern
English translation:overmodulate
Entered by: Rolf Keiser

19:36 Sep 6, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Thermographic imaging
German term or phrase: übersteuern
From a graph showing measurements from an infrared camera. At the top end where the curves start breaking up there is a note "Kamera übersteuert". No other context I'm afraid.

I am aware what it means but I am not sure what the correct term in this context is. I found some references with 'over modulate', but I would need some confirmation.

Thanks!
Kerstin Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:15
overmodulate
Explanation:
In photography I tend toward overmodulation of set parameters (i.e. as with an automatic camera)

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Note added at 24 days (2009-10-01 11:26:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Danke, Kerstin
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Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 00:15
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1overload, overdrive, drive into saturation {or saturate}
jccantrell
3overmodulate
Rolf Keiser


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overload, overdrive, drive into saturation {or saturate}


Explanation:
Depending on what the picture looks like, any of these might fit. The camera can handle input signals of only a certain level, anything more than that will result in the situations described above. Kind of like looking into the sun, you cannot see anything for a certain amount of time afterward until your eyes recover. Same effect with an IR camera.


    Reference: http://www.apogeephoto.com/may2003/odell52003.shtml
jccantrell
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agree  Erik Freitag: Saturation seems most plausible, but it would indeed help to know what the graph represents or what it looks like.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
overmodulate


Explanation:
In photography I tend toward overmodulation of set parameters (i.e. as with an automatic camera)

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Note added at 24 days (2009-10-01 11:26:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Danke, Kerstin

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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