NAB 2017 HOT TOPICS
Camera Trends Products Guide
For the second year, TVNewsCheck is augmenting its coverage of NAB Show Hot Topics tech trends stories with information that can make your visit to the NAB Show easier. This week’s focus is camera trends (read the main story here). These companion resource guides on the technology covered each week are compilations of information provided by vendors. To download this page as a PDF, click here.
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AJA Video Systems | Booth SL2505 | Website: www.aja.com |
180 Litton Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945 | Phone: 530-274-2048
RovoCam — RovoCam is AJA’s lightweight UltraHD/HD compact block camera for industrial, corporate, security, ProAV and broadcast applications. Featuring an HDBaseT interface, it supports uncompressed video, power, stereo audio and RS-232 control over a CAT 5e/6 cable at lengths of up to 100 meters (328 feet). Free RovoControl v2.0 software adds multicam setup and control and other workflow enhancements to RovoCam, while RovoRx-SDI, a companion receiver to RovoCam, features four integrated 6G/3G-SDI outputs plus an UltraHD capable HDMI output.
Product Info: https://www.aja.com/products/rovocam
Datasheet: https://www.aja.com/media/pdfs/brochures/RovoCam_Brochure_WEB_EN.pdf
Availability: Immediate
Price: RovoCam: $2,495; RovoRx-SDI $995
Ki Pro Ultra — A next-generation file-based video recorder and player, Ki Pro Ultra is capable of capturing edit-ready 4K (4096 x 2160), UltraHD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080) and HD (1920 x 1080) Apple ProRes files, or HD DNxHD files as needed. It features a built-in HD LCD monitor; supports several video formats and frame rates up to 4K 60p; and offers flexible input and output connectivity, including 3G-SDI, fiber and HDMI, for powerful, efficient large-raster and high frame rate workflows.
Product Info: https://www.aja.com/products/ki-pro-ultra
Datasheet: https://www.aja.com/media/pdfs/brochures/KiProUltra_Brochure_WEB_EN.pdf
Availability: Immediate.
Price: $3,995
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To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Blackmagic Design | Booth SL216 | Website: www.blackmagicdesign.com | 2875 Bayview Drive, Fremont, CA 94538| 408-954-0500
URSA Mini Pro 4.6K is a new professional camera that combines high-end digital film quality with the ergonomics and features of a broadcast camera. With Super 35mm 4.6K sensor and 15 stops of dynamic range, URSA Mini Pro features a number of tactile control buttons, switches and dials that make it faster to use, built-in optical ND filters, a new interchangeable lens mount, dual CFAST 2.0 and dual SD/UHS-II card recorders.
Product Info: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursaminipro
Datasheet: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursaminipro/techspecs/W-URSA-20
Availability: Immediate.
Price: $5,995
Micro Studio Camera 4K — The Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K is a tiny UltraHD resolution camera that can be used in HD and UltraHD video formats and can be fully controlled from the switcher via the SDI control protocol. Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K includes 6G-SDI connections, built-in color corrector, talkback, tally indicator, PTZ control output, built-in microphones, backup battery, an adaptable MFT lens mount and B4 lens control output.
Product Info: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmicrostudiocamera4k
Datasheet: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmicrostudiocamera4k/techspecs
Availability: Immediate
Price: $1,295
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Canon U.S.A. | Booths C201LMR, C202LMR & C4325 | Website: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home | 1 Canon Park, Melville, NY 11747 | 631-330-5000
EOS C700 — The next-generation EOS C700 digital cinema camera incorporates what Canon has learned through professional feedback over the last five years since the original Cinema EOS C300 was announced. Canon’s new EOS C700 Super35 format camera is designed to be a flexible “A” camera for various types of shooting scenarios. The EOS C700 features both internal 4K ProRes and XF-AVC recording.
Product Info: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c700
Datasheet: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/cinema-eos/eos-c700
Availability: EF and PL versions are currently shipping; GS version will ship in July.
Price: The EOS C700 and EOS C700 PL will have a list of $35,000.00 each and the EOS C700 GS PL will have a list price of $38,000.00.
The Canon COMPACT-SERVO 18-80mm T4.4 EF-mount lens combines the benefits of compact size and light weight (2.7 lbs.) for outstanding mobility. Designed to shoot video, this lens is well-suited for the cinematographer moving up from Canon’s EF lenses, combining the functionality of the Company’s EF lenses with the video shooting features of its Cinema lenses.
Product Info: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/lenses/cinema/compact-servo/compact-servo-18-80mm-t4-4-ef
Datasheet: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/lenses/cinema/compact-servo/compact-servo-18-80mm-t4-4-ef
Availability: Immediate
Price: $5,500
FOR-A | Booth C5117 | Website: www.for-a.com | 11155 Knott Ave., Suite G & H, Cypress, CA 90630 | 714-894-3311
FT-ONE-LS — Designed specifically for fast-paced sporting events, the FT-ONE-LS supports full 4K shooting at up to 500 fps, and up to 1,300 fps high frame rate shooting in full HD resolution. With a 2/3-inch lens, the FT-ONE-LS offers improved performance in low light conditions often found in sports stadium venues that can prove to be troublesome for most high-frame-rate cameras. The camera features simultaneous output of live and super slow-motion video, storage partitioning, 24-axis color correction, and optional exclusive flicker correction technology. The camera is equipped with a 12G-SDI port for output and HDR shooting.
Product Info: http://for-a.com/products/ftonels/
Datasheet: http://for-a.com/products/ftonels/FT-ONE-LS_E_160829.pdf
To Set Up an Appointment: [email protected] or [email protected]
Fraunhofer | Booth SU6110 | Website: https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/ | Am Wolfsmantel 33, 91058 Erlangen, Germany | +49 9131 776-5105
Plug-ins for Foundry’s Nuke — Fraunhofer IIS will showcase light-field plug-ins for Nuke from the Foundry to work with real-life content from multi-camera recordings. This provides six degrees of freedom for VR applications.
Product Info: https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/lightfield
Availability: For pilot users on request.
EasyDCP — EasyDCP is post-production software offers creation, playback and quality control of digital cinema packages (DCPs) and interoperable master packages (IMPs). Its rich functionality is not only available through easyDCP standalone software, but also is integrated into several cutting-edge post-production tools.
Product Info: www.iis.fraunhofer.de/easydcp
Availability: Immediate
For appointments contact: Dr. Siegfried Foessel at [email protected].
FujiFilm North America Corp. — Optical Devices | Booth C7225 | Website: www.fujifilm.com/products/optical_devices/ | 10 High Point Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 | (973) 633-5600
Fujinon MK Series–The new Fujinon MK Series of cinema lenses for E-mount cameras offers advanced optical performance and an ultra-compact and lightweight design. The first in this series to be introduced, the Fujinon MK18-55mm T2.9, is a standard zoom with an 18-55mm focal length. The next in the series, the Fujinon MK50-135mm T2.9, features a combined focal length range of 18mm-135mm in the Super 35mm format. The entire “MK” series is designed with the emerging cinematographer in mind, whether shooting a live event, online programming, documentary, corporate video, wedding, independent or short film production.
Product Info: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/optical_devices/digital-film-cinema/tv_cine/cine/mk/mk18_55mm/index.html
Datasheet: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/optical_devices/digital-film-cinema/tv_cine/pdf/fujinon_mkcatalog.pdf
GoPro Inc. | Booth C2207 | Website: www.gopro.com | 3000 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402 | 888-600-4569
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand | Booth SL106 | www.grassvalley.com | 3030 NW Aloclek Dr., Hillsboro, OR 97124 | 503-526-7904
LDX 86N — The new LDX 86N native HD/3G/4K/high-speed system camera solution offers the flexibility to choose either ultimate 4K resolution with native 4K imaging or switch to native 3G/HD for applications where uncompromised 3G/HD performance is required. The LDX 86N includes the GV-eLicense software upgrade path that allows users to balance spending between CAPEX and OPEX and offers a future-proof solution. It also boasts optional XDR (extended dynamic range) operation with fully native HDR transfer functions.
Product Info: https://www.grassvalley.com/products/ldx_86n_series
Datasheet: https://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/cameras/ldx/GVB-1-0161N-EN-DS_LDX_Series.pdf
Availability: Immediate.
LDX 82 Series — The new LDX 82 Series of cameras leverages the patented Xensium-FT CMOS imager and includes four models offering varying levels of operational flexibility to match every production need, with the benefit of the GV-eLicense software upgrade model for maximum productivity. The LDX 82 is a native HD-only camera offering an extended color gamut and optional native HDR support in full quality (>15 F-stops) SMPTE 2084/PQ or HLG for HD/3G applications.
Product Info: https://www.grassvalley.com/products/ldx_82_series
Datasheet: https://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/cameras/ldx/GVB-1-0161N-EN-DS_LDX_Series.pdf
Availability: Immediate
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America | Booth C4309 | Website: http://www.hitachikokusai.com/ | 150 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 | 516-921-7200
Z-HD5500 — Hitachi Kokusai’s new Z-HD5500 HDTV studio and field production camera combines the latest advances in CMOS imaging technology with native 1080p acquisition and HD-HDR. The Z-HD5500 adapts easily to a wide range of varying-frequency LED lighting conditions, while its new sensors combine with Hitachi Kokusai’s advanced digital signal processing and exclusive low-noise circuit technology to deliver superior visual quality with high sensitivity, excellent color fidelity and a 62dB signal-to-noise ratio.
Product Info: http://www.hitachikokusai.com/Products/BroadcastandProfessionalCameras/BroadcastandStudioProductionCameras/Z-HD5500.html
Availability: Immediate
CU-HD1300FT — Providing maximum deployment flexibility for mobile production providers, the dual-cable HITACHI CU-HD1300FT triax/fiber camera control unit supports both SMPTE fiber connectivity and Hitachi Kokusai’s fourth-generation digital triax system, which features ultra-low-latency H.264 codec technology and multilevel digital modulation for long-distance triax transport of multi-format video up to 3GB/s 1080p alongside intercom, teleprompter returns and other signals.
Product Info: http://www.hitachikokusai.com/Products/BroadcastandProfessionalCameras/BroadcastandStudioProductionCameras/Z-HD5500.html#P37_2319
Availability: Immediate
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Ikegami | Booth C7217 | Website: http://www.ikegami.com | 37 Brook Ave., Maywood, NJ 07607 | 201-368-9171
HDK-73 — At NAB 2017, Ikegami will debut the HDK-73 camera, the latest addition to Ikegami’s Unicam HD camera series. Featuring F12 high sensitivity 2/3-inch CMOS sensors, the HDK-73 provides high picture quality in either 1080i or 720p in a cost-effective camera system, making it well-suited for university athletic departments, minor league teams, and other high-end sports facility applications.
Product Info: www.ikegami.com
UHK-430 — New at NAB 2017 for the Ikegami UHK-430 4K camera will be standard HDR (HLG curve) and optional IP output.
Product Info: http://www.ikegami.com/br/products/hdtv/hdtv_camera_frame1.html
Datasheet: http://www.ikegami.com/br/products/4k/pdf/4K_UHK-430.pdf
Availability: Immediate
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
JVC Professional Video | Booth C4315 | Website: pro.jvc.com | 1700 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ, 07470 | 973-317-5000 and 800-582-5825
KY-PZ100 — Available in black and white housings, the KY-PZ100 PTZ network video production camera features a 1/2.8-inch CMOS sensor and 30x optical zoom lens, and its f/1.6-4.7 maximum aperture delivers excellent low-light performance. Through Wi-Fi or LTE modem (or LAN), it streams up to 1080p/60 video at a variety of bit rates with two-channel audio and minimal latency.The KY-PZ100 also supports on-board HD recording at up to 50 Mbps to a MicroSDHC/SDXC media card.
Product Info: http://bit.ly/2m43mmi
Datasheet: http://bit.ly/2m41Hgm
Availability: Immediate
Price: $3,550
GY-HM660 — Designed for news, sports and independent production, the GY-HM660 is a streaming camcorder with an integrated IFB audio channel. Other features include an integrated Fujinon 23x auto focus zoom lens, HD-SDI and HDMI outputs, time-code sync input, dual XLR inputs with phantom power, and 3.5-inch LCD display and 1.22 MP LCOS color viewfinder. The GY-HM660 can record full HD on an SDHC/SDXC card while providing video-over-IP footage for live broadcast.
Product Info: http://bit.ly/2mnaGfz
Datasheet: http://bit.ly/2mBzBwq
Availability: Immediate
Price: $5,495
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Nokia USA | Booth N1002VR | Website: http://www.ozo.nokia.com | 200 S. Mathilda Ave., Sunnydale, CA 94086 | 408-203-7126
Panasonic | Booth C3607 | Website: www.panasonic.com/broadcast | Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102 | 201-348-7000
AW-HR140 — The Panasonic AW-HR140 outdoor, integrated full HD PTZ camera is well-suited for permanent installations as it’s built to withstand extreme weather conditions. It features full HD 3MOS sensors and an optical 20X and digital 10X zoom to achieve high sensitivity, high S/N ratio and high resolution. It features a water/dust-resistant (IP65) case with salt-damage resistance and a wiper as standard.
Product Info: http://bit.ly/2mW7jbL
Datasheet: ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/provideo/brochure/aw-hr140_brochure.pdf
Availability: After NAB
AG-UM20 — The Panasonic AG-UM20 portable recorder and AG-UCK20 compact camera head combine to offer an ultra-lightweight system capable of high-quality 4K and 1080P capture and recording. Use the UM20 standalone or with the UCK20. The system provides network operation for IP streaming and control.
To Set Up An Appointment: [email protected]
Ross Video | Booth N3706 | Website: www.rossvideo.com | 62 Auriga Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2E 7W6 | 613-652-4886
ACIDCam — The Ross Video ACIDCam uses the latest in imager technologies to provide high resolution, sensitivity, and signal to noise ratio for optimal studio production performance. The ACID H200 also offers HDR processing to capture a greater range of color and contrast in any scene. ACID cameras possess a unique design with an additional output for full bandwidth chroma-keying in virtual environments for true high-fidelity results. ACID cameras use DashBoard software panel control to provide access to all functions.
Product Info: https://www.rossvideo.com/cameras/acidcam/
Datasheet: https://www.rossvideo.com/pdf/brochures/cameras/acidcam_brochure.pdf
Availability: Immediate
PIVOTCam — PIVOTCam offers high performance image capture with quiet and accurate PTZ functionality. High-quality video images are produced under a wide range of lighting conditions, using pan/tilt/zoom/focus functions along with preset recalls. Control of these features is obtained via dashboard software panels. PIVOTCam provides low noise and high sensitivity 3G 1080P and HD visuals combined with 20x optical zoom. This camera is applicable for assembly, education, corporate, house of worship, live event, and broadcast POV productions.
Product Info: https://www.rossvideo.com/cameras/pivotcam/
Datasheet: https://www.rossvideo.com/pdf/brochures/cameras/pivotcam_brochure.pdf
Availability: Immediate
To Set Up an Appointment: [email protected]
Sony Electronics | Booth C11001 | Website: www.sony.com/professional | One Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 | 201-930-1000
HDC-4800 — Sony’s HDC-4800 4K camera system has enhanced high frame rate capabilities — 8x at 4K, and up to 16x in full HD, combined with HD cut-out and zoom capabilities for sports and live event production. Use alongside BPU-4800 combination baseband processor unit/replay server for a fully networked, 4K live ultra-high speed production workflow. The HDC-4800 uses a new Super 35mm 4K CMOS sensor, supports wide color space and can capture HDR content. It supports PL mount lenses.
Product Info: (http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-HDC4800/
Datasheet: http://bit.ly/HDC4800Brochure
Availability: Immediate
HDC-P43 — Sony’s HDC-P43 is a lightweight, compact and mountable point of view (POV) camera. It supports 4K HDR, HFR, the ITU-R BT.2020 color space and S-Log3 for high brightness and high contrast imagery. It features a three-chip, 2/3-inch 4K image sensor, delivering high frame rates — 2x at 4K, and 8x in HD, in conjunction with a 4K live server. The new camera complements Sony’s current lineup enabling efficient networked data recording, sharing and distribution with matching colorimetry.
Product Info: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-HDCP43/
Datasheet: http://bit.ly/HDCP43Brochure
Availability: Immediate
To Set Up An Appointment: Visit Sony’s booth, C11001
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