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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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111 Million Viewers Watch Game Creek Video’s Telephoto Coverage of Superbowl XLV Exclusively Through Canon 100x Long-Zoom HDTV Lenses
From: Canon A television ratings milestone, Super Bowl XLV was watched by a record 111 million TV viewers. Complementing this historic statistic was production services provider Game Creek Video’s decision to outfit all 18 of its HD field cameras with XJ100×9.3B long-zoom HD lenses from Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging. In addition to this [...] -
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 [...] -
Sons of Anarchy & The OConnor 2575 Fluid Head
OConnor Fluid Heads Rock Steady For TV production Cinematographer Paul Maibaum mounted the OConnor 2575 fluid head on a hi-hat and bolted the rig onto the flatbed of a tow truck for shots as the tow-truck backed through the wall of a motel in an attempt to rescue one of the “Sons” from bounty hunters. Photo [...] -
The HD Quality Puzzle
by Mark Schubin By almost every measure, small-format HD cameras should be worse than their larger counterparts. So why do their pictures seem so good? They are HDTV and do use technologies available 25 years after the first broadcast solid-state camera. But, can a 1/6-inch-format $200 HD camcorder, or even a 1/3-inch-format $5,000 HD camcorder, [...] -
Hitachi Delivers Three HD Cameras to OLC Education and Conference Center
OLC Education and Conference Center, a state-of-the-art meeting and training facility in Rosemont, IL, recently purchased two Hitachi SK-3020P HDTV studio cameras and one DK-H32 HDTV robotic remote box camera providing clients an outstanding source for high definition studio production. The cameras were sold through Hitachi dealer ROSCOR, based in Mount Prospect, IL. Formerly known as [...] -
NBC’s Saturday Night Live Shoots Opening Title Sequence in Full 1080p HD Video With Canon’s EOS Digital SLR Cameras
The new season of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" debuted not only with an a new cast, but with a new look for the opening title sequence as the entire opening montage was shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new EOS 7D digital SLR cameras. -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...]
