Based in Johannesburg, Telemedia is a broad-based media broadcast facility
that offers studio space, transmission services, outside broadcast equipment
and studios, and a sales department that offers various products in the fields of
production and broadcast. Among its offerings in the cameras field are Hitachi’s
range of broadcast cameras.
The Hitachi range of professional broadcast cameras has a solution for every
application. Whether there is a studio or EFP requirement, the Hitachi cameras
offer a solution to meet technical requirements and budget.
Hitachi’s top of the range cameras, SK-HD2200 and SK-HD1200 (hand held
version of the SK-HD2200) offer 3 x 2/3 inch, 2.3 million pixel 1 080 line
progressive IT-CCD’s with 16 bit A/D convertors. It also offers 3G HD-SDI signal
handling from end-to-end and switchable between progressive and interlaced
formats. There is also a range of control panels to choose from depending on
functionality needed, CCU to camera connection is done via SMPTE-311M Hybrid
Optical Fibre cable.
Part of Hitachi’s high-end offering is their HD1500 High Speed HD production
camera; used for super slow motion applications. The HD1500 offers superior
signal to noise performance when compared to rival cameras at normal and 3 x
speed.
One feature that is unique with this product is that it uses 6Gbps data
transmission instead of 10Gbps; this allows an additional 400m cable length
between the camera and CCU.
The Hitachi HD1000 and HD5000 range of cameras focuses on HD-TV studio and
field production applications.
This range of cameras offers 1080i and 720p HD formats. Due to the multi-
application role of these cameras the specifications can be customised
depending on technical and budget requirements.
Some decision-making points include the following:
• Imaging Device: 2.3 M Pixel or 1 M Pixel CCDs
• A/D Convertors: 14 – or 16-bit
• Viewfinders: CRT ENG CRT Studio and LCD Studio
• Camera control units
• Studio adaptors
• Single camera body dockable units: Fibre or Triax camera adaptors; HDTV
COFDM wireless camera back transmitter with camera control or P2 HD recording
adaptor.
