1. An integrated video camera system for capturing a video image of an element comprising; (a) a digital data processor for executing program steps; (b) a memory module in communication with the digital data processor for storing program steps and for storing digital data in data fields provided on the memory module; (c) a barcode associated with the element, said barcode comprising a bar pattern representative of an identifying name of the element; and, (d) a barcode scanner, in communication with the digital data processor, for generating an electrical signal in response to scanning the barcode and wherein the electrical signal is interpreted by the digital data processor to associate the identifying name of the element with an appropriate data field provided on the memory module.