Broadcasters are insisting on more from their cameras, from the ability to capture more cinematic-style video with shallow depth of field to 4K, UHD and HDR capabilities, remote PTZ abilities and ever-smaller sizes. Above, a JVC camcorder being used on location for Idol Chat, which premiered on Retro TV and The Family Channel.
Graham Media Group’s WSLS Roanoke, Va., has been serving viewers in Southwest Virginia since 1952. Replacing its aging HDTV cameras following its move into a new facility two years earlier, […]
Headquartered in Uniondale, N.Y., the Catholic Faith Network (CFN) is a nonprofit television organization that uses all forms of media to keep the Catholic community connected to their faith. Looking to upgrade […]
Fort Worth Television (FWTV) partners with its community to produce diverse, informative and innovative programs for and about the City of Fort Worth, Texas. When it set out to replace the […]
At North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, N.C., the mission of the Department of Mass Communication’s NCCU TV Studio is to train students in the professional world of visual broadcast production through engaging instruction […]
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At Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the department of Mass Media’s TV & Film program offers an intensive, hands-on curriculum in which students work on a wide variety of […]
A Sight To See: Cameras In Focus At NAB
With broadcasters making plans to move to an ATSC 3.0 future that supports 4K and — more immediately — looking to leverage IP, the cloud and other technologies to improve workflows, the cameras at this year’s NAB Show will reflect the efforts of vendors to understand the evolving needs of broadcasters and address those requirements with their latest designs. Above, JVC’s GY-HM2005P. For a resources guide to the companies mentioned in this story, click here.
Hitachi and LiveU entered into a partnership that integrates the bonded cellular company’s LU40 video uplink pack with all of Hitachi’s professional video cameras, allowing users to view and manage […]
Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will likely suspend talks to combine some infrastructure-related businesses, and chances of a full merger appear slim, sources with knowledge of the matter Thursday.
Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have begun talks on what would be Japan’s biggest ever domestic merger, three sources say, heralding a long-awaited shake-up of the nation’s sprawling industrial behemoths.
The new cameras’ primary design concept is full compliance with the SMPTE424M standard. The cameras employ a new 1080/60p native-scan ultra-advanced 2/3-inch, Interline CCDs (UAIT) that Hitachi says ensures the most accurate color reproduction and highest picture detail.
Vermont Public Television (VPT) — Vermont’s statewide PBS network — purchased four Hitachi SK-HD1000 digital HDTV studio cameras as part of an extensive HDTV production upgrade at its Colchester, Vt., […]
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KCWC Upgrades Truck With Hitachi
Wyoming PBS affiliate KCWC Casper-Riverton (DMA 196) purchased four Hitachi SK-HD1000 multiformat HDTV cameras as part of the planned upgrade of its 32-foot digital production truck equipped with a 2.4-meter […]
