NAB 2016: Hitachi Kokusai to Unveil High Speed, Slow Motion, Multi-Format Camera

Hitachi Kokusai will unveil the new SK-HD1300HS high-speed, slow-motion HDTV camera at the 2016 NAB Show.Fr both studio and field production, the SK-HD1300HS provides outstanding picture fidelity at up to triple speed for slow-motion quality in demanding live sports applications. Exhibiting in booth C4309 at the show, Hitachi Kokusai will also introduce an array of new accessories for its comprehensive HD camera range.

The SK-HD1300HS camera’s 2.6 million pixel, 2/3-inch, MOS sensors combine with Hitachi Kokusai’s advanced digital signal processing technology to deliver superior image quality with low noise, outstanding sensitivity, accurate color reproduction and exceptional dynamic range. Paired with new Hitachi Kokusai SMPTE Optical Fiber Camera adapters and Camera Control Units, the camera outputs superb slow-motion video compatible with popular slow-motion servers from third-party partners. Maximizing flexibility while minimizing external equipment requirements, the new CCU can simultaneously output both normal-speed and slow-motion images simultaneously.

“Slow-motion video is an integral part of today’s sports productions around the world,” said Sean Moran, COO and Vice President of Sales, Hitachi Kokusai Electric America. “Maximizing the picture quality of those sequences depends on pristine acquisition, but the expensive costs of previous high-end, slow-motion cameras had limited their adoption. With the SK-HD1300HS, we’re making high-caliber, slow-motion image capture affordable for a broader range of production companies, outside broadcast trucks and sporting events.”

Continuing Hitachi Kokusai’s hallmarks of outstanding performance and rich functionality, the SK-HD1300HS includes powerful image adjustment tools and user-friendly features including advanced color correction, adaptive skin tone detail processing, black stretch, Ultra-Gamma response, focus assist, scene and lens file memories, Real-time Lens Aberration Correction (RLAC) and much more. Like other Hitachi Kokusai’s cameras, the SK-HD1300HS camera system can be controlled over a TCP/IP network using Hitachi Kokusai’s remote control and setup control units, and is compatible with Ross Video’s OpenGear^® & DashBoard^® network control and monitoring platform.