Ikegami HC-HD300 HDTV Native Multi-format 17x Zoom Digital Portable Camera System

While the world of broadcasting relies heavily on the quality of the picture to tell a compelling story, the HC-HD300 HDTV Native Multi-format 17x Zoom Digital Portable Camera System, a product of Ikegami, a leading brand in the broadcasting industry, ensures superior performance and high-quality images. This advanced camera system is equipped with three progressive CMOS sensors, each capable of capturing full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution images, offering a wide dynamic range of more than 600% and excellent sensitivity of F10 (60Hz) / F11 (50Hz), and a high signal-to-noise ratio.

The HC-HD300 camera system is versatile and adaptable, with CMOS sensors that can switch between interlace and progressive readout modes. It also features a new generation DSP optimized for HD performance and a docking style construction that offers fiber, triax, and self-contained configurations.

The camera system comes with a VF700W/55 7-inch HDTV LCD viewfinder kit, including a VF700W 7-inch size viewfinder monitor, mounting bracket, studio hood, video cable, and power/tally cable. It also includes a Quick EZ Focus assist feature to aid camera operators in obtaining precise focus and special 4:3 highlighting for intuitive framing of simultaneous 16:9 and 4:3 outputs.

The HC-HD300 camera system is equipped with a FA-300 fiber camera adapter with a digital transmission system and a BSF-300 digital base station with 1.5Gb/s HD SDI outputs (SMPTE 292M). It supports 1080i and 720p formats, and the HD outputs will follow the camera head format.

The camera system features a compact 1.5RU rack mount size and a built-in down converter providing SDI and analog encoded video out. It also has two return video inputs (HDTV or SDTV) for the viewfinder and a QTV encoded video input for the prompter monitor.

The HC-HD300 camera system is designed for long-distance shooting, with a cable distance of up to 250m (820ft), using SMPTE hybrid fiber camera cable with opticalCON DUO connectors, and up to 10km (32,800ft), using a pair of single mode fibers and local power for the camera.

The camera system comes with a T-791 tripod mounting plate and a Fujinon 17x zoom lens with ergonomic digital servo, flat f-stop ramping, and Quick Zoom, with a focal length of 4.5-77mm. The lens is part of a semi-servo kit for the XT17sx4.5BRM lens.

The HC-HD300 camera system is cost-effective, providing maximum performance for all members of your staff. It offers superior image performance, which has been refined at major Japanese broadcasters, as well as those in America, Europe, and Asia, at an affordable price.

The HC-HD300 camera system embodies the features valued in the broadcasting industry around the world. It includes an Automatic Lens Chromatic Aberration Compensation function for minimizing the blur and colored edges caused mainly by lens chromatic aberration. It also features a Quick EZ Focus Assist function, providing a very distinct enhancement to the viewfinder signal to enable the camera operator to make critical focus adjustments.

The HC-HD300 camera system is designed with an ergonomic design for easy operation, bearing in mind the needs of the customers Ikegami has cultivated in the broadcasting industry over many years. It incorporates the operational flexibility of the UnicamHD series of dockable cameras for broadcast use. Depending on the application, it can be docked with a fiber adaptor, a triax adaptor, etc. It realizes the goal of flexible use and efficient operation.

The HC-HD300 camera system is part of a new Fiber Based Remote System for affordable and flexible integration. These three new products, FA-300 Fiber Adaptor, BSF-300 Base Station and PSU-300 Power Supply Extension unit, have OpticalCON DUO connectors for fiber cable connection. It can accept either a common optical LC-Duplex connector for single-mode fiber cables or OpticalCON DUO connector for hybrid cables. This enables affordable and flexible integration for a variety of applications.