Craig Johnston

Larry Thorpe has been listening to the company’s camera and lens customers and has discerned the current trends in cameras and lenses.

Although it’s not ignoring the existing business it does with 1/3-inch camcorders for news and studio work, JVC has started to march in the 4K direction.

Large-format single-sensor cameras have today taken over a significant part of the professional camera market, especially for 4K production.

This is a big year in the sports remote truck business.

The term future-proofing gets thrown around a lot when customers evaluate components for an installation.

I still remember a visit from a cellular phone company in the late 1990s to the affiliate where I worked, offering us liveshot capability over their wireless network.I remember we didn’t bite.

After years of work, with some interruptions, SMPTE’s Archive eXchange Format standard was published in September 2014.

Though the majority of video work is not done in ultra high definition yet, there are certainly plenty of solutions for acquiring and post producing in 4K.

Company offers format 'for all applications'

Company to build on F65, OLED successes at NAB Show

Benefits eventually trickle down to the consumer level.

The news shooter’s video tools may be a long way from a Hollywood movie crew’s collection of equipment.