Ikegami Electronics will showcase its new Editcam HD camcorder, the recording section of which includes the Avid DNxHD high-quality mastering codec to deliver HD resolution, full-raster (1920x1080) images that can be edited on laptop and desktop systems in real time at NAB2005.
The Editcam HD currently employs a data rate of 140Mb/s to provide 1080/60i, 1080/24p and 720/60p recording and playback using FieldPak2 recording media. The DNxHD codec also supports 220Mb/s.
The company will also introduce a new 120 GB FieldPak2 that provides more than one hour of HD recording time. HD and SD desktop editing from the FieldPak2 on a variety of Avid edit systems will be demonstrated in a special section of the Ikegami booth.
The Editcam HD camcorder is one of several new Ikegami cameras at NAB2005 that employ advanced Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors. CMOS technology includes smaller camera size, decreased power consumption and multiformat and high-speed capabilities.
For more information, visit www.Ikegami.com.
