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based video capture of 1080i/720p in multiple modes. The current maximum capacity of a 64GB Ikegami GFPak is 128 minutes (1080i). Ikegami’s HDK-79EX-III and HDK727P HD camera systems (studio or portable) feature 2⁄3" AIT CCD sensors and capture both 1080i and 720p. The HDK-79EC has 2⁄3", 2.5-megapixel CMOS sensors that natively capture interlaced and progressive HD, including 720/120p slow motion. The HS model also does 1080/60p. Ikegami will also display the HDL-50 series of box cameras and the latest edition of Editcam HD, a tapeless HD camcorder. I-MOVIX’s SprintCam Live captures 720p and 1080i HD at astonishing frame rates up to 8,000 fps, with instant replay in SD and HD. SprintCam Live has real-time control of image quality settings, including gamma, knee and white and black balance. A new sensor offers increased dynamic range and image quality. JVC will introduce the GY-HD200B, which can capture and record 720p at multiple frame rates; it can also output (live) 1080i at 50Hz and 60Hz via IEEE 1394. It comes with Focus Enhancements’ HD100 dockable drive, which records up to seven hours of 720p. JVC’s GY-HD250 will also output 1080i at 50Hz or 60Hz, but via HDSDI. JVC plans to sell both enhanced mod- els at the same price as their predecessors. PANASONIC will showcase its AJHPX3000, a native 1080p one-piece camcorder. With three 2⁄3", high-density, 2.2-megapixel CCDs, the HPX3000 captures 35mm-quality images at full-raster 1920x1080 resolution using 4:2:2 10-bit sampling and the AVC-Intra codec. The HPX3000 achieves diverse cinematic looks with the aid of a 12-pole matrix color correction, advanced gamma settings and the VariCam-like Film-Rec mode. It has a sensitivity of f/10 at 1,000 lux in 1080i and can record with only .64 lux illumination (at +56dB gain). AVC-Intra’s efficiency makes it possible to double the storage capacity of P2 cards or to double the amount of data per frame for better video quality. This capability makes the HPX3000 ideal for episodic television, filmmaking and commercial production — wherever mastering quality is paramount. The HPX3000 can record 1080 in 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i. Using the AVC-Intra 50 codec, DVCPRO HD quality can be realized at 50Mb/s (vs. 100Mb/s), doubling a P2 card’s capacity. With 16GB P2 cards in all five P2 slots, you can record 100 minutes of 1080p with AVC-Intra 100, 200 minutes of DVCPRO HD in AVC-Intra 50, or 800 minutes of DVCPRO 25. Double these capacities if using Panasonic’s 32GB P2 cards. 64GB cards will be available later this year. A more economical new Panasonic camcorder, the AGHMC150, uses a more efficient compression codec: AVCHD, based on MPEG4 AVC/H.264 high profile encoding. AVCHD is also twice as efficient as DVCPRO HD and doubles the HD capacity of each data card. The HMC150 comes with a 28mm Leica Dicomar wide-angle zoom with built-in optical image stabilization and records 1080i and 720p at 13Mb/s. A higher-bit-rate mode will be added in the future. The HMC150 also supports essentially the same HD formats as the AJ-HPX3000 (1080 60i/50i/30p/ 25p and 24p native, 720 60p/50p/30p/25p and 24p native) and is switchable between 50Hz and 59.94Hz standards. The AG-HMC70 also uses the AVCHD codec — it’s the first shoulder-mount camcorder to do so — and is geared for event videographers and others who need its versatility and the fast production workflow enabled by SD card recording. It’s available for $2,500. Panasonic’s AW-HE100 1⁄3"-CCD HD/SD camera features an integrated pan-tilt-zoom mechanism for applications requiring remote control. It supports 1080i, 720p and 480i formats and can simultaneously output clean HD and SD signals using 19-bit DSP. Also new is the AK-HC1800 HD multipurpose camera with three 2.2megapixel CCDs. It has high sensitivity, a S/N ratio of 60dB, 38-bit DSP, plus advanced functions including CineGamma curve, Dynamic Range Stretching and an “intelligent function” that auto-adjusts color temperatures and image settings. POLECAM will introduce the 2-megapixel HD MiniZoom camera, a Flash XDR HD Xstream Flash video recorder and a Fishface submersible pan-and-tilt camera housing. The HD MiniZoom, by Camera Corps, includes a remote-controlled zoom lens. The pint-sized HD MiniZoom has a 1⁄3" CMOS sensor and captures 720p/1080i at 50/60Hz. It can be used in full auto mode, with controllable pan and tilt, while in the rubberized Fishface housing. MiniZoom records to the Flash XDR HD Xstream solid-state data recorder, billed as “the world’s first CompactFlash-based ultra-portable HD recorder,” which records (in MXF) 164 minutes of 50Mb/s 4:2:2 MPEG-4 on four 16GB CompactFlash cards. 32GB cards are also available now ($180); 64GB cards are due soon. It also supports MPEG-2 4:2:2 at 100 and 160Mb/s, plus HDV via IEEE 1394. RED DIGITAL CINEMA hopes to one-up last year’s debut of Red One with a virtual information blackout on its second camera, dubbed the Scarlet. What is known is dv april 14, 2008 NAB Show special ARRI D-20 www.dv.com 21 http://www.dv.com

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