Broadcast Cameras Introduction Date — Canon Uhdgc 2/3-inch Portable Zoom Lenses 4k Uhd

While 4K studio box lenses had begun to emerge, the workhorse of mobile production—the 2/3-inch portable zoom lens—lagged behind. Existing HD lenses, even high-end ones, revealed chromatic aberration, softness at the edges, and resolution falloff when paired with the new generation of 4K broadcast cameras hitting the market (such as the Sony PXW-FS7 and the soon-to-be-released Grass Valley LDX 4K series).

For nearly two decades, broadcast television lived in the 1080i era. But by mid-2015, the industry was at a tipping point. 4K Ultra HD was no longer a futuristic concept for nature documentaries; major broadcasters and live production houses were demanding a pipeline to future-proof their electronic news gathering (ENG) and field production workflows. While 4K studio box lenses had begun to

Canon Rewrites the Rules of ENG: The 2015 Arrival of the UHDgc Series 4K Portable Zooms But by mid-2015, the industry was at a tipping point

The problem? The optics.