Press Release 2009
update : Jan.2009
Broadcast : ZDF, Germany, ordered Ikegami HDTV Studio Cameras
For their new OB-vans, ZDF, German public TV station, decided in favour of Ikegami HDTV system cameras.
ZDF placed an order for two new OB-vans to German system house Broadcast Solutions located in Bingen. Both OB-van will be equipped with each 8 sets of HDK-727P cameras with fiber optics transmission and accessories. ZDF, located in Mainz, is the German TV station, producing and transmitting TV program for the second public channel.
One of the OB-van will be delivered in July 2009 and the other one beginning of 2010.
HDK-727P is part of Ikegami’s new high-quality HDTV studio camera system, and a real native 720P camera. Achieving 14-bit full digital process, S/N 58dB 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 1,000,000-pixel IT CCD image sensors are employed to achieve superb picture quality with a horizontal resolution of 700 lines and a S/N ratio of 58dB.
Using a down converter incorporated in the CCU as standard, the HDK- 727P can be operated as a high-end PAL studio camera. 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 P/I board in the CCU the system can be switched to 1080/50i.
