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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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Canon Intros Its First Professional Tapeless HD Camcorders
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, introduced its first professional tapeless HD camcorders – the Canon XF305 and XF300 – at NAB 2010. Both new models employ an MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps codec – Canon XF Codec – for capturing and recording native 1920 x 1080 video onto affordable, universally available Compact Flash (CF) cards. -
3D Acquisition Comes Into View
This year 3D cameras will be out in full force at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, targeted both the high-end sports market as well as smaller budget documentaries and corporate productions. -
Sony Redefines The Capabilities Of Solid-State Production With New XDCAM EX Camcorders
Sony Redefines The Capabilities Of Solid-State Production With New XDCAM EX Camcorders. Shoulder-mount model and DVCAM Recording Address Specific Needs of Production Community... -
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 [...] -
History Channel Reality Show Shot with Sony XDCAM HD Professional Disc System
Acclaimed reality TV experts Mark Burnett Productions have chosen to record their latest series, “Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone” airing on the History Channel, using their preferred Sony XDCAM Professional Disc System. “The system is our preferred format of choice as we’ve become an XDCAM house,” said Chris Campbell, executive in charge of post for Mark Burnett Productions. [...] -
Vitec Introduces Unique Protector for Sony HD Cameras
CamWraps, the custom tailored camera equipment protector by Vitec, has designed two new protectant wraps that fit Sony HD Cameras. The PCW-11 is specifically contoured to fit the PDW-F335 and F355, while the PCW-12 fits snugly around the PDW-700 XDCAM. Petrol’s CamWrap is uniquely designed to deliver optimal equipment protection while on location. This easy-to-use cover safeguards the [...] -
Sony’s Smallest HD Camcorder
Sony is claiming it has broken its own record by replacing its smallest hi-def handycam with an even smaller one. The Sony HDR-TG5 Handycam, available July 1st, is so tiny it will slip into a pocket. Sony also states that no performance or functional compromise has been made to shrink it to size. In fact, it has a 16GB [...] -
New HD Schneider Lenses for Sony Cameras
Schneider Optics has begun offering a full line of Century HD lens accessories that complement Sony’s new PMW-EX3 (and EX-1) camcorder. These optical add-ons are designed to expand the capabilities of the standard lens supplied with the camera. The Century .75X HD wide-angle converter is a newly designed, lighter-weight optical tool that is well-suited for [...] -
Sony Introduces the World’s First HD Intelligent PTZ Network Security Cameras
Sony has announced the industry’s first HD pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) IP network security cameras. The cameras are part of the new SNC-RH series camera line-up and have the ability to pan 360 degrees, while capturing and streaming HD video at up to 30 frames per second. The SNC-RH series is the most advanced range of Sony’s IP-based [...] -
New CCD Technology for HDC Sony Cameras
Sony has updated its flagship line of HDC HD cameras for studio and live production applications. The new R Series continues Sony’s developments in CCD technology, combining its second-generation 1080/60p imager with a newly developed DSP LSI designed for enhanced digital signal processing and more comprehensive focusing capabilities. The new models range from high-speed to [...]
