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Canon Captures the Big Game
03 January 2012 11:14 PM | No CommentsFrom TV Technology Game Creek Video, who will provide coverage of this year’s Super Bowl XLV, announced plans to use long-zoom lenses from Canon for all telephoto shots. The company’s 100-times XJ100×9.3B long-zoom HD lenses will be mounted on all of the 18 fixed-position Sony HD field cameras. Portable cameras will use a [...]
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Canon HD Broadcast Lenses Chosen as Part of Major University’s HDTV Sports Production Facilities Upgrade
03 January 2012 11:03 PM | No CommentsFrom TV Technology OKLAHOMA CITY: Whether it’s on the gridiron, the baseball diamond, the basketball court, or other competitive arenas, the University of Oklahoma (OU) is going into the 2011 season with high expectations for its successful athletic programs. OU also has high standards for its in-house video coverage of these events, as evidenced [...]
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Panasonic introduces AW-HE120 3MOS PTZ camera
03 January 2012 10:59 PM | No CommentsFrom Broadcast Engineering Panasonic has unveiled the AW-HE120, a pan/tilt/zoom camera delivering full HD video capture an integrated PTZ system. Featuring a fast 20x zoom lens and three 2.2-megapixel ULT MOS imagers supporting HD imaging, the compact HE120 produces high-quality video in a wide range of shooting conditions. Suited for demanding applications such as sports, staging, house of [...]
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Telestream Builds HD Instant Replay System for NASCAR
03 January 2012 10:56 PM | No CommentsFrom TV Technology NEVADA CITY, CA.–Telestream has created a new high definition instant replay system for NASCAR race control officials. Developed for the start of the 2012 racing season, Telestream combined its new Replay multichannel video player combines with its Pipeline HD video capture system to provide instant capture and display of [...]
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Canon Unveils Latest Super-telephoto Lens
03 January 2012 10:51 PM | No CommentsFrom TV Technology LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.: Canon U.S.A., Inc., introduces a new-generation of super-telephoto lens, the XJ95×8.6B, which provides a combination of the widest angle of view of any HD field lens presently in the broadcasting industry with an augmented 95x focal range. Canon says it developed the XJ95×8.6B lens in response to the [...]
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HD Products Archive
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Panasonic Updates AG-HPX300
Panasonic Broadcast recently announced the availability of a free flash band compensation firmware update for its AG-HPX300 P2 HD camcorder product. The new firmware targets CMOS imager performance improvement and also compensated for the “flash band” effect seen in many CMOS imaging systems. This is an artifact seen in connection with the use of the [...] -
Camera Corps Provides Latest Technology for “I’m a Celebrity…” Show
Camera Corps’ recently-introduced Q-Ball HD/SD robotic camera made its broadcast debut in the latest series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, set in the Costa Rican jungle. ITV Studios awarded the contract for the US series to broadcast solutions company Gearhouse Broadcast, part of Gravity Media Group. Camera Corps provided point-of-view cameras, remote [...] -
Vision Research Continues to Produce High-Speed Cameras
On track for a record year of new product introductions in 2009, Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems, today unveiled the Phantom v710 and Phantom v210 — the latest additions to the company’s renowned v-Series of advanced digital high-speed cameras. The new flagship model of the company’s industry-leading v-Series, the Phantom v710 [...] -
Grass Valley to Launch World Tour of Products
Grass Valley is providing users across Europe and the Middle East the chance to get hands-on with its range of high-performance products for acquisition, production, and delivery. The products will visit London from July1-2, Stockholm from August 12-13, Weiterstadt from August 19-20, Warsaw from August 26-27, and Dubai from October 27-28. Grass Valley is unique [...] -
Fujinon Lenses Help Capture Dynamic Sport Images with Actioncam
For the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Actioncam equipped their HD aerial system camera with Fujinon lenses. The system, which made its debut during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four tournament in April, is built around a Panasonic AK-HC1500 compact HD camera with a Fujinon HA13X4.5BERD wide angle lens. The Fujinon lens enabled Actioncam to [...] -
Panasonic Lowers Costs of P2 Memory Cards
Panasonic has announced the immediate availability of its new 16GB and 32GB E Series P2 cards at lower costs of $420 and $625 respectively. The E Series P2 cards provide high quality recording for an average of five years with normal operation. Unlike other disc-based or solid-state recording systems, P2 cards are a high-speed bit bucket, [...] -
CBS of Tyler, TX Chooses JVC for Newsroom
KYTX, CBS19, based in Tyler, Texas, has completely upgraded its news and production operations using JVC’s GY-HD250 ProHD cameras, both as the station’s primary studio cameras, equipped with JVC’s KA-HD250 studio adaptors, and for electronic news gathering in the field with the DR-HD100 hard disk recorder. The London Broadcasting Company owned station serves Tyler, Nacogdoches, [...] -
Hitachi to Provide Cameras for Corporate Conventions
Freeman A/V, a provider of integrated marketing services for corporate conventions, trade shows, and exhibits, purchased six Hitachi SK-HD1000 native 1080i HDTV studio/field production cameras to provide HD video support at its clients’ corporate meetings, expos, and other major events. The cameras will be primarily used for image magnification so that meeting attendees can get a [...] -
Panasonic Cameras Help Independent Film Reach Acclaimed Showcase
Postales (Postcards), written and directed by Josh Hyde, has been chosen to participate in the Independent Feature Project’s (IFP) 2009 Narrative Independent Filmmaker Lab, upcoming in New York City, June 8 – 12. The feature, shot with Panasonic’s AG-HPX500 2/3” P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder, is one of only ten narrative rough cuts singled out by [...] -
Two New Battery Mounts Introduced by PAG for Sony
Already producing a range of battery mounts for numerous professional camcorders, PAG has launced two more mounts specifically designed for Sony’s PMW-EX3 XDCAM HD EX camcorder. The lightweight and easy-to-fit battery mounts allow the EX3 camcorder to be powered by PAG’s L95, L95e and ZL-50 batteries, available in both V-Mount compatible and PAGlok formats. PAG’s 95 watt-hour [...]
