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Recent Posts
- Canon Captures the Big Game
- Canon HD Broadcast Lenses Chosen as Part of Major University’s HDTV Sports Production Facilities Upgrade
- Panasonic introduces AW-HE120 3MOS PTZ camera
- Telestream Builds HD Instant Replay System for NASCAR
- Canon Unveils Latest Super-telephoto Lens
- Advanced Technology From Ikegami at HD World, New York City
- Canon Hollywood Professional Technology And Support Center Premieres In Los Angeles
- Canon Professional Services Program Announces New Points Qualification System and Website For Emerging Professionals
- Tiffen to Showcase Award-Winning Technology at PDN PhotoPlus Expo
- Study finds growing use of online, alternate delivery methods for TV among viewers
- New DTV standard could emerge in three years, says Aitken
- Canon U.S. Life Sciences and the University of Maryland Launch New Collaboration
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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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Business Insider Names Canon Among “15 Most Innovative Companies of All Time” List
From: Market Watch Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced that the Company has been ranked number two on the “15 Most Innovative Companies of All Time” list developed by Business Insider. Featuring a range of international technology firms, the Business Insider list recognizes Canon for its significant number of U.S. Patent filings [...] -
Canon U.S.A. Announces Fan-Focused Events for Copa America Argentina 2011
From: Market Watch As an official sponsor of Copa America Argentina 2011, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the Company’s fan-focused sponsorship activities highlighting the dynamic image capture technology of Canon products and the diverse Copa America audience. Canon’s sponsorship activities will provide commemorative tournament giveaway items, fan-face painting, viewing parties in [...] -
Maine Media Workshops Picks Canon HD Camcorders
From: Government Video June 14, 2011 Maine Media Workshops (MMW)—a non-profit educational organization offering year-round workshops for photographers, filmmakers and media artists—has upgraded its film technical department with new Canon XF305 and XF300 professional HD camcorders. The new Canon cameras are expected to improve the ability of MMW students to create professional-looking videos in all manner of production [...] -
Storied Wimbledon Gets 3D upgrade
From: TVTechnology 6/20/11 LONDON – There’s no genre that’s supported the industry’s move to 3D as fervently as the sports, from the soothing green grass hills of Augusta to the rough Astroturf of a college football game. The mantle now falls to the 125th Wimbledon tennis championship. For the first time, the men’s and women’s championship finals will [...] -
Professional Digital Video Cameras for 3D HD video capture
From: Scoop Business June 9, 2011 Canon has today announced significant enhancements to the Canon XF305 and XF300 Professional Digital Video Cameras, including the ability to configure two units for 3D HD video capture. In addition to Canon’s 3D Assist Function, Canon’s new firmware upgrades include an updated Scan Reverse function, Double Slot Recording for instantaneous backup, [...] -
Major Mobile HDTV Producer Increases Inventory of Canon XJ72×9.3B DIGISUPER Long-Zoom Field Lenses to More than 150 Units
From: Broadcast Newsroom: Mobile Television Group, operator of one of the nations largest fleets of HDTV production vehicles, has purchased ten more XJ72×9.3B long-zoom HD field lenses from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging. These newest Canon DIGISUPER 72xs lenses join the 150 already owned by Mobile Television Group, and will be used for [...] -
Ikegami NAB 2011 Highlights
Ikegami introduces the HDK 97A with 3G technology at the 2011 NAB Show. -
Canon NAB 2011 Highlights
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Canon Introduces Two 4K Production Standards Digital Cine Zoom Lenses
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced two advanced-design PL-mount lenses that address the emerging 4K production standards. Designated as the Canon FK14.5-60 wide-angle cine zoom and the Canon FK30-300 telephoto cine zoom, these precision-matched lenses incorporate breakthrough Canon optical designs that simultaneously optimize and enhance multiple imaging attributes while minimizing optical [...] -
Introducing the KJ20×8.2B portable HD lens
Canon has introduced the KJ20×8.2B portable HD lens specifically designed to support low-cost image acquisition systems for a wide range of applications and users, from broadcast ENG to professional freelance HD shooters. Leading the list of advanced features of the new lens is its built-in 2x extender, an important imaging feature previously seen on higher-end [...]
















