HITACHI has upgraded the performance of its SK-HD1000 camera, the company’s HDTV studio and field production camera to an outstanding 60dB HDTV Signal to Noise Ratio at F10.0 and a real-world resolution of 1100Horizontal TV Lines.  This translates into the cleanest, sharpest digital processing HDTV camera picture you can presently buy.  Furthermore, complimenting this performance benchmark, HITACHI introduces new functions, control panels, CCUs, and other production accessories.

The SK-HD1000 is HITACHI’s 2-piece camera platform that offers maximum configuration flexibility similar to its popular Z-series cameras.  It provides user-benefits that one-piece cameras systems cannot.  For wired configurations, the camera system is offered with a traditional digital fiber-optic cable transmission system and the world’s first patented all digital triaxial cable transmission system.  HITACHI’s digital triax system surpasses the image quality performance of all presently offered analog HDTV triax cable systems since it is virtually transparent. The employment of an exclusive high speed digital time division multiplex, the digital triax system offers HITACHI customers the flexibility of retaining the use of existing triax cable stock or installations while gaining the performance of a digital fiber optic transmission system to convey precious digital HDTV signals of maximum quality.  It is also capable of using coax cable in emergencies where the triax cable becomes damaged or unavailable.

“It just doesn’t make sense to sell a digital processing camera of such high caliber and performance to compromise the HDTV signal by making it analog for RF modulation, as our competitors do, to send it down a triax cable then, to turn it back to digital at the CCU.  With our digital triax system, we can satisfy those that absolutely needed to protect their triax cable infrastructure but desire the picture quality offered by a digital fiber-optic transmission HDTV camera,” said Sean Moran, Hitachi’s National Sales Manager for Broadcast and Professional Products. HITACHI’s HDTV Digital Triax transmission system for the SK-HD1000 has a planned delivery date toward the end of the year.

The SK-HD1000 in Fiber-optic Studio production configuration lists for $53,000 complete without lens.  HITACHI is currently delivering the fiber version and will exhibit this model at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas NV.  Visit HITACHI Booth # C5018 for details.