eli5: how do cctv cameras work?

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How do cameras transport visual information to a different location with just a couple of wires?

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The eye in the camera (ccd sensor) takes the light (image) the camera sees and converts it to a varying voltage on the wire (coax, cat5, etc). The recorder or television takes that varying voltage and remakes the picture with light.

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