Development of the Super-HARP Camera, a Rival to the Human Eye, for the Next Generation of Broadcasting

NHK has developed a new high-performance camera tube for producing superior pictures and with a sensitivity 100 times that of conventional camera tubes or CCDs. The new tube, called the Super-HARP, uses the phenomenon of avalanche multiplication in a thin target layer, and is capable of producing high picture-quality in a wide-range of conditions from daylight to moonlight. Its sensitivity has made it possible to develop many new kinds of programs and it will certainly bring about changes in the basic techniques of TV program production and studio lighting.

Published

1991-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00906

ISBN

978-1-61482-919-5