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/ 02.14.2008 12:00AM
Panasonic HD Studio Camera Hits the Market
The Panasonic AK-HC3500 high-definition studio camera is now available, according to the Secaucus, N.J., vendor.
The 10.4-pound camera, featuring a 2/3-inch, 2.2 megapixel 3-CCD, is equipped to handle 1080/59.94i and 1080/50i image acquisition. The camera has a 14-bit A/D converter; 38-bit digital signal processor LSI, spatial off-set processing and 1,100 lines of horizontal resolution. Panasonic said it maintains a 60 dB signal-to-noise ration at F10.0, and has a vertical smear level of less than 130 dB. It also features a SD memory card slot.
The HC3500 suggested list price is $56,000. A build-up kit is an additional $21,000; a remote operating panel for $5,050; camera control unit, $27,000; color viewfinder, $14,500; HD-SDI output card, $4,400; and a master set-up unit for $19,700.
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Broadcasters File Suit Against FCC’s Political File Rules
“The FCC decision to put the political files online will bring broadcasters into the 21st century, and will make already public information more easily accessible to everyone.” Free Press Senior Policy Counsel Corie Wright.