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HITACHI PUSHES THE PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE OF ITS NEWEST
HDTV STUDIO & FIELD PRODUCTION CAMERA MODEL SK-HD1000
February 27, 2008
Source: Hitachi
Hitachi Kokusai Electric
Inc. announced substantial performance and features additions
to the SK-HD1000; it's newest HDTV studio and field production
camera.
Squeezing the most from its world-renowned
digital processing expertise, HITACHI has upgraded the performance
of its SK-HD1000 camera to an outstanding 60dB HDTV Signal
to Noise Ratio at F10.0 and a real-world resolution of 1100Horizontal
TV Lines. This translates into the cleanest, sharpest digital
processing HDTV camera picture you can presently buy. Furthermore,
complimenting this performance benchmark, HITACHI introduces
new functions, control panels, CCUs, and other production
accessories that will make the SK-HD1000 an outstanding value
for the money.
Starting with a new generation of high dynamic
range RGB 2/3-inch progressive CCDs each with 2.2 million
pixels, the camera implements 14-bit A to D converters and
HITACHI's digital signal processor to transparently and efficiently
convey the captured image. HITACHI's new digital circuits
designed just for the SK-HD1000 series help achieve exceptional
depth-of-modulation, tonal reproduction and highlight handling
characteristics. A 12-vector masking system allows control
of hue and saturation of colors to precisely tailor color
reproduction to EBU, SMPTE or any other color standard for
HDTV and SDTV separately. The 2 memory Flesh-tone detail adjustment
has automatic hue and saturation adjustment that make implementing
the function a "snap", On-air or off. Optical and
electronic color correction filters work in conjunction with
8 scene files that store all functions' status and video adjustments.
Thus, the camera has white balance memories for 16 different
shooting situations. This, in addition to. HITACHI's Special
Gamma function acts to provide fine adjustment of the gamma
curve and colors in the darkest potions of the picture thereby
allowing "film-like" image capture.
The new CCU design model CU-HD1000 equally
offers exceptional flexibility by providing users not only
choice of fiber or digital triax/ coax transmission but also
an optional cross-converter to make 720p out of 1080i and
embedded professional quality digital audio in the HD-SDI
outputs. The CCU can accept a front-mounted control panel
and uses a full 4 RU high EIA 19-inch rackmount and blank
panel since the unit is only ½-rack wide. For customers
having SD and HD control rooms, the CCU accepts dual controls,
provides both SD & HD formats and its control system is
network-ready via the provided RJ45 port. User serial data
as when used with a robotic pan/ tilt head can also be transported
to and from the camera head via the RS232C port on the CCU.
The SK-HD1000 is HITACHI's 2-piece camera
platform that offers maximum configuration flexibility similar
to its popular Z-series cameras. It provides user-benefits
that one-piece cameras systems cannot. For wired configurations,
the camera system is offered with a traditional digital fiber-optic
cable transmission system and the world's first patented all
digital triaxial cable transmission system. HITACHI's digital
triax system surpasses the image quality performance of all
presently offered analog HDTV triax cable systems since it
is virtually transparent. The employment of an exclusive high
speed digital time division multiplex, the digital triax system
offers HITACHI customers the flexibility of retaining the
use of existing triax cable stock or installations while gaining
the performance of a digital fiber optic transmission system
to convey precious digital HDTV signals of maximum quality.
It is also capable of using coax cable in emergencies where
the triax cable becomes damaged or unavailable.
"It just doesn't make sense to sell
a digital processing camera of such high caliber and performance
to compromise the HDTV signal by making it analog for RF modulation,
as our competitors do, to send it down a triax cable then,
to turn it back to digital at the CCU. With our digital triax
system, we can satisfy those that absolutely needed to protect
their triax cable infrastructure but desire the picture quality
offered by a digital fiber-optic transmission HDTV camera,"
said Sean Moran, Hitachi's National Sales Manager for Broadcast
and Professional Products. HITACHI's HDTV Digital Triax transmission
system for the SK-HD1000 has a planned delivery date toward
the end of the year.
The SK-HD1000 camera head features dual
HD-SDI, MON, dedicated prompter, Aux return, serial data outputs.
Its fiber and digital triax adapters include controls for
return signal switching (1 out of 4) for 2 channels, intercom
and program audio controls for 2 independent channels, and
a very useful 100W of power to feed to a teleprompter and
on-air color monitors that typically are mounted together
and in front of the camera in studio production applications.
Two choices of CRT-based ENG-type viewfinders
are offered as well as three different studio VF solutions.
An 8-inch and 6-inch TFT color LCD and 5-in monochrome CRT
viewfinders will satisfy demanding applications or tight budgets.
A new large lens adapter SA-1000 allows the use of heavy,
large magnification optics.
Other configurations offered with HITACHI's
SK-HD1000 are digital OFDM wireless and Dockable Solid-state
Tapeless recorder-player.
The SK-HD1000 in Fiber-optic Studio production
configuration lists for $53,000 complete without lens. HITACHI
is currently delivering the fiber version and will exhibit
this model at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters
show in Las Vegas NV. Visit HITACHI Booth # C5018 for details.
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