GOLETA, CA – Iconix
Video (www.iconixvideo.com) is
offering the HD-RH1 high performance HD POV remote camera, which is targeted at
the broadcast television and digital cinema markets.
With a remote head that weighs only 2.5 ounces and a total
system weight — including a universal HDTV controller unit — of less than four
pounds, this 3-CCD HD camera system can capture and output video in all HD
resolutions, including 720p, 1080i and 1080p while supporting frame rates of
24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames per second.
The camera controller provides the signal I/O and control
for the head. It houses the transcoding electronics that enable the unit to
capture and provide realtime switching capability between every SMPTE and ATSC
standard HDTV format, and even NTSC and PAL.
“The HD RH augments and enhances the HD acquisition
capabilities of both broadcasters and cinematographers, empowering them to
devise new shooting techniques that would either be too difficult to set up and
shoot or too costly to configure,” says Iconix CEO Dan McGuire.
Adds Iconix founder/CTO Wayne Upton, “No other camera this
size is capable of acquiring HD imagery at full frame rates. Nor one retailing
for less than $16K that can output in every HDTV format.”