Here comes Toshiba’s hi-def camera head cube: world’s smallest

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Monday, 07 April 2008 14:03

Opinion and Analysis

Reality TV, eh? I wonder where they’ll be putting HD cameras next, to capture all that reality action in the finest of high definition... Toshiba say that its IK-HD1 HDTV cameras have been “recently used on the New American Gladiators and Cash Cab TV shows” – obviously on US TV.

More technical details are as follows: There’s a “C-mount lens flange and RS232C serial interface and multiple outputs for HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M), analog RGB, or Y/Pb/Pr are standard. Accessories for the system include a 4 mm or 15 mm lens and camera cables in 3-, 6-, 10- or 30-meter lengths.”

So... can they make it any smaller? I’m sure we’ll find out... at next year’s NAB!