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Broadcast : Phoenix, Germany, decides for Ikegami HDTV Studio Cameras

After intensive product evaluation, Phoenix, German public TV station, decided in favour of Ikegami for their new HDTV studio cameras.
The actual order is for 3 sets of HDK-790EXIII and 1 set of HDK-79EXIII cameras with fiber optics transmission and accessories. Phoenix, located in Bonn, is the public German TV station, producing and transmitting especially TV program for the political information and will-education. Phoenix is managed by ARD and ZDF. HDK-790 (Box type camera) and HDK-79EX-III (portable camera) are part of Ikegami's new high-quality HDTV studio camera system. They have full compatibility and identical colorimetry for a perfect match between studio and portable cameras.

Achieving 14-bit full digital process, S/N 60dB at F10 performance for industry leading picture quality, exceptional functionality and high reliability.

Using sophisticated full digital process ICs, the video signals are digitized with 14-bit A/D conversion and up to 38-bit internal digital processing circuits. 14-bit A/D converters maximize the colour gradation for the darker parts of the picture, providing a high-level of digital signal process capability. It preserves fine gradation and details when reproducing the dark areas of the picture.

2/3-inch 2,300,000-pixel 1080i AIT CCD image sensors are employed to achieve superb picture quality with a horizontal resolution of 1,000 lines and a S/N ratio of 60dB.

Using a down converter incorporated in the CCU as standard, the HDK- 790EXIII/79EXIII can be operated as a high-end PAL studio camera. A high sampling frequency of 27MHz achieves maximum resolution of 900 TV lines in the PAL format. Both HDTV video and SDTV (PAL) are provided simultaneously from the CCU and in both digital and analogue form. Monitoring video signals (WFM and PM) are likewise provided in both HDTV and SDTV to adapt to different system installations and to permit continued use of conventional monitoring. With an optional I/P board the system can be switched to 720/50p.