Second-Generation HDTV Camera

A considerable experience was gained by a widespread international deployment of the first generation HDC-100 cameras within a diverse spectrum of HDTV program origination. Throughout, a close dialogue was maintained between these many end users and our HDTV camera design engineering group. A working alliance of the video and film communities were also developing the parameters for a very complete rendering of an HDTV studio origination standard - which was finally completed by SMPTE in 1988 in the form of the now well known SMPTE 240M. This emerging standard was to shape many of the technical decisions in the design of the new HDC-300 camera. — The HDC-300 design sought to realize a camera system more compact, lightweight, and having a lower power consumption - than its predecessor. Major investments in new technologies were made. A totally new pickup tube design - the result of a collaborative effort of Sony, Hitachi and NHK - produced a 25mm tube smaller than that of the HDC-100. The utilization of the latest in contemporary microcircuit packaging techniques constituted a central aspect of the overall design program.

Published

1989-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00749

ISBN

978-1-61482-918-8