Patent ID: 8208785

Claim:
A video recording system comprising: a video camera that performs pool coverage; and at least one video recording apparatus, wherein said video camera includes: control information generation means for generating control information to control said video recording apparatus at predetermined intervals in accordance with an operational status of an operation unit of said video camera; and transmission data generation means for generating a transmission serial digital signal by multiplexing said control information and a video signal from an imaging unit of said video camera, and transmitting said serial digital signal to said video recording apparatus; and wherein said video recording apparatus includes: separation means for separating said video signal and said control information from said serial digital signal, and control means for controlling a video recording system of said video recording apparatus based on said control information, wherein the control information includes identification information identifying the at least one video recording apparatus, and wherein when the control information includes a first set of information, the control information makes the at least one video recording apparatus fastforward at a predetermined speed, wherein when the control information includes a second set of information, the control information makes the at least one video recording apparatus rewind at the predetermined speed, and wherein the control information indicates the operational status of the operation unit of the video camera, wherein the control information has a format consistent with an ancillary data space of HD-SDI, and wherein the video camera has a terminal for connecting a BNC cable, and the at least one video recording apparatus has a terminal for connecting a BNC cable.