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Hitachi Kokusai Showcases
Cost-Effective Camera Innovations
Hitachi Kokusai's (booth #N438) broadcast and production cameras have earned a strong
reputation for delivering rich features and outstanding quality
with exceptional price/performance value...

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t NAB Show New York, the
company is continuing this
tradition with demonstrations of
its latest camera innovations
and the worldwide debut
of cost-efficient new
camera control unit
(CCU) and camera
adapter models - the
CU-HD550 and CAHF550.
Advanced Global
Shutter Camera
Hitachi Kokusai's newest 1080p
system camera, the SK-HD1800,
won a "Best of Show Award" from
TV Technology when it debuted at
the NAB Show in Las Vegas this past
April. The feature-packed SK-HD1800
combines the advanced CMOS imaging
technology first implemented in the
company's popular Z-HD5500 camera
with the addition of a motorized, fourposition, remote filter wheel to deliver
impeccable image quality for mobile
and event-based productions even in
venues with challenging LED lighting
and displays.
The SK-HD1800's global shutter,
progressive-scan,
CMOS
imagers
adapt easily to a wide range of LED
lighting conditions, enabling flawless,
high-performance video capture in
TV studios, churches, sporting arenas,
concert venues and other facilities
where LED lights or large LED displays
are used. The advanced 1080p sensors
combine with Hitachi Kokusai's
renowned digital signal processing
to deliver pristine visual quality
with superior sensitivity, excellent
color fidelity and a remarkable 62dB
signal-to-noise ratio. The SK-HD1800
supports High Dynamic Range
specifications including HLG (Hybrid
Log-Gamma) and HPQ, which is
compatible with the consumer HDR10
standard.
Pairing the SK-HD1800 with a CCU
from Hitachi Kokusai's top-of-theline CU-HD1300 series forms an
exceptionally flexible camera system
supporting a wide range of production
infrastructures,
industry
trends
and output requirements. The new

Award-winning Hitachi Kokusai SK-HD1800 1080p camera

camera supports both SMPTE fiber
and digital triax connectivity, and can
be combined with a dedicated fiber or
triax CCU or with the dual-cable CUHD1300FT for maximum deployment
versatility.
Efficiently bridging HDTV and Ultra
HD production workflows, an optional
4K output module for the CU-HD1300
transforms natively-acquired 1080p
video from the SK-HD1800 to 4K/
UHD resolution and outputs the result
over single-link 12Gbps SDI or quadlink 3G-SDI connectivity. Meanwhile,
a SMPTE ST 2110 option for the CUHD1300 enables seamless integration
of the SK-HD1800 camera system into
next-generation IP-based production
workflows, supporting broadcasters'
transition from traditional baseband
video infrastructures to IP media
networks. Last but not least, a
firmware option for the CU-HD1300
enables users to acquire optimized
HDR and standard dynamic range
(SDR) video simultaneously with a
single camera by providing separate
video shading adjustments for HDR
and SDR outputs.
"The SK-HD1800 was designed
to incorporate all of the features
that customers are looking for in

a broadcast-class HDTV camera
today, and combines them with
future-friendly flexibility at an easilyaccessible price point," said John J.
Humphrey, Vice President of Business
Development, Hitachi Kokusai Electric
America Ltd.
Making Broadcast-Class 1080p
Acquisition More Affordable
While the CU-HD1300 family offers
the ultimate feature set and flexibility,
Hitachi Kokusai is also unveiling a
brand-new CCU and camera adapter
combination that offer a lower-cost
entry point to full-HD, 1080p60
progressive production for customers
who don't need the CU-HD1300's
advanced expansion options and extra
I/O connections. The new CU-HD550
camera control unit and CA-HF550
camera adapter are compatible with
all Hitachi 1080p and 1080i Z and
SK-series HDTV cameras, but are
particularly compelling for use with
fully-progressive,
global-shutter
camera heads such as the SK-HD1800
and Z-HD5500.
"1080p60 is becoming the de facto
standard format for HD production
today, offering visual quality that is
superior to its interlaced counterpart

Hitachi Kokusai CU-HD550 camera control unit

without the additional bandwidth and
storage overhead of 4K Ultra HD,"
said Humphrey. "Even broadcasters
currently limited to distributing 1080i
are turning to 1080p to future-proof
their
production
workflows.
ATSC
3.0
broadcasts
are poised to join
OTT, cable, Bluray and in-venue
distribution as a
very viable 1080p
delivery
method.
With the new CU-HD550 and CAHF550, we're pleased to make the
system cost of our broadcast-class, full
HD cameras even more affordable for
all types of users."
Compatible with both the new
CU-HD550 and existing Hitachi CCU
models, the CA-HF550 transmits video,
audio, power and control over SMPTE
304M fiber between the camera and
CCU. Two HD-SDI connections on the
CA-HF550 provide video output at
the camera head and can be switched
between camera, prompter and return
video. The CA-HF550 also provides
ample AC power at the camera to drive
both a prompter and floor monitor
through the SMPTE fiber cable.
At the other end of the chain,
the
fiber-connected
CU-HD550
combines multi-format SDI inputs and
outputs with intercom, return video,
teleprompter, tally and remote control
interfaces in a heavy-duty 2RU form
factor. An RJ-45 network port enables
IP-based control, including integration
with Ross Video's DashBoard remote
control platform with its intuitive
graphical user interface.
The
SK-HD1800
is
available
immediately, while the CA-HF550
camera adapter and CU-HD550 CCU
are slated for release in January.
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