New High-Performance Portable Camera
This article reviews the significant design aspects of a new portable camera, the BVP-350, designed specifically for high-performance production. There was no consideration of electronic news gathering (ENG) in its design criteria; concentration was only on attributes important to a high-quality production camera. The mechanical aspects of a portable production camera were a major concern in the development effort. Considerations of extremely stable tripod mounting and support of the larger high-performing electronic field production (EFP) lenses were significant influences on the design. Flexible handheld operation was another requirement. This standalone EFP camera completes the basic BVP-360 studio/field camera family. It offers the same technical performance as its larger studio counterpart and embodies all of the larger camera's automatic and most of its operational features.
- Print ISSN
- 0036-1682
- Published
- 1988-08
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J03984