NAB Show: Hitachi Kokusai To Feature Z-HD6500 HD Camera Package With CCU

Hitachi Kokusai will highlight a new live production package at NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth C4516, that bundles its Z-HD6500 HD camera with its CU-HD550 camera control unit. […]

NAB 2024: Hitachi Kokusai Now Shipping DK-H700 4K Box Camera

The 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17) will feature the public debut of Hitachi Kokusai’s now-shipping DK-H700 4K box camera in the company’s Booth C4516. This next-generation box […]

Hitachi Multiformat Cameras Help New Maryland Public Television Studio Shine

Hitachi Kokusai has completed one of the first deliveries of its new SK-UHD7000-S2 broadcast cameras to Maryland Public Television through Digital Video Group, a longtime Hitachi Kokusai partner based in […]

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Broadcasters Put New Demands On Their Cameras

Broadcasters’ demands on cameras are increasing, from asking for IP readiness to standards flexibility and better control in multicamera environments. Vendors are answering the call. Pictured: Sony’s CNA-2 camera control network adapter.

NAB Show: Hitachi Kokusai To Showcase 4K Live Production Camera Solutions

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America (Hitachi Kokusai) will demonstrate its latest 4K UHD camera systems in Booth C6117 at the NAB Show (April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center). Product debuts […]

Interface Communications Enhances Mobile Productions With Hitachi HDTV Cameras

Based in Flushing, New York, Interface Communications was founded in 1999 to provide a higher level of mobile television production to broadcast and corporate organizations worldwide. When the company needed to upgrade […]

NAB Show: Hitachi Kokusai To Unveil SK-UHD7000 4K Ultra HD Broadcast And Live Production Camera

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America (Hitachi Kokusai) today announced its second-generation 4K Ultra HD broadcast and live production camera system, the SK-UHD7000. The successor to the SK-UHD4000 4K studio and field production […]

KJLA Los Angeles Selects Hitachi 4K Studio Cameras

In addition to serving as the Los Angeles home for American Spanish-language television network Azteca America, KJLA owns and operates two greenscreen stages and production studios at its westside L.A. facility. […]

Hitachi Kokusai Moves U.S. Headquarters To Larger Facility

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) has relocated its U.S. headquarters to a larger facility in western Massachusetts. The move brings the innovative manufacturer of advanced broadcast, production, surveillance, and industrial vision […]

Hitachi Kokusai Upgrades Firmware For 1080p, 1080i Compact Box Cameras

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) is heading to the upcoming 2019 NAB Show with powerful updates for two of the most popular models in its line of high-definition, compact box cameras […]

Whitewater Community TV Adds Hitachi HDTV Cameras

When Richmond, Ind.-based public, education and government (PEG) access broadcaster Whitewater Community Television (WCTV) set out to improve the visual quality of its productions, it purchased three Z-HD5000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric […]

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HDR To Be Focus Of Cameras At NAB Show

The interest in HDR units is due to their ability to improve quality and enable content creators to migrate toward 4K incrementally over time. “We foresee significant growth in HDR products within the next two years, driven by consumer demand for HDR TV sets,” says FujiFilm’s Thomas Fletcher. Above, a Ross ACID HDR camera. Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2018 Resource Guide listing of camera vendors and products or here to download it as a PDF. 

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Broadcast Cameras Set To Focus On 4K, HDR

Drip, drip, drip. The trickle of changes in television capture and delivery continues to flow. But as next-gen TV inches towards finalization as a standard and the prospects for FCC authorization grow those drips will turn into a torrent. Broadcasters and camera vendors alike are getting serious about how to prepare for these changes while maintaining and improving existing HD workflow and program delivery. Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2017 Resource Guide listing of broadcast camera vendors and products or here to download it as a PDF.

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KUSI San Diego Upgrades HD Studio Cameras