Canon renews Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe

Canon has renewed its Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe.

“We are delighted to continue our long-standing sponsorship of SVG Europe,” said Jack Adair, product marketing specialist, Canon EMEA. “With more than 60 years’ experience in broadcast optical technology, Canon has built a reliable reputation being active at a wide variety of sporting events. We are always looking for ways to contribute to the conversation and keep up to date with the latest news and trends – working closely with SVG Europe is key in enabling us to do this. It is essential we continue to support knowledge sharing platforms in the sector and SVG Europe remains at the forefront.”

The past 12 months have seen Canon expand its PTZ line-up with the CR-N100 indoor 4K pan-tilt-zoom camera (pictured). This features a 1/2.3-type 4K CMOS sensor, DIGIC DV6 processor and a 20X optical zoom lens, delivering 4K UHD-resolution footage and oversampled HD video. Also new is the RC-IP1000 professional PTZ controller with a 7in LCD screen and ergonomic joystick for broadcast and live-event needs, including IP-video monitoring for up to 200 cameras.

Adair added: “Canon will continue striving to create competitive, highly reliable products enabling immersive image capture from a variety of viewpoints and angles with cutting-edge technologies and systems designed for emerging trends.”