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CANON DIGI SUPER 100xs LENSES ZOOM INTO THE ACTION
ON FIRST HDTRUCK FOR TURNER STUDIOS
Two DIGI SUPER 100xs, Seven DIGI SUPER 86xs Lenses with
Shift-IS Image Stabilization Provide Shake-Free Long-Range
Shooting
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2004 – Canon lenses,
including the heightened long-range zoom capabilities of
the Canon DIGI SUPER 100xs, have been specified for Turner
Studios’ first HDTV truck. The landmark mobile production
unit will be equipped for stunning HD optical performance
with two Canon DIGI SUPER 100xs and seven DIGI SUPER 86xs
studio/field lenses, each with the shake-free shooting of
Shift-IS Image Stabilization. Five portable Canon HJ21x7.8B
IRSD lenses, with the added control of Digital Drive, will
also be onboard.
“By selecting Canon, Turner has purchased the most
advanced HD lenses in the world,” said Gordon Tubbs,
assistant director, broadcast and communications division
at Canon U.S.A., Inc, a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:
CAJ). “Since the introduction of the DIGI SUPER 100xs
at NAB 2003, it has become the standard triple-digit lens
in HD and SD production. We’re extremely proud that
the new HD truck for Turner Studios will be going on the
road with the DIGI SUPER 100xs and a full host of Canon
glass.”
The DIGI SUPER 100xs, or XJ100x9.3B IE-D, from Canon, was
the first-ever broadcast lens to provide a triple-digit
zoom range from wide angle to telephoto. Incorporating Canon’s
world-class optics and superior Image Stabilizer (Shift-IS)
technology, which is capable of eliminating vibrations at
a frequency of up to 10 Hz for unparalleled precision at
the telephoto end, the DIGI SUPER 100xs allows shake-free
shots never before possible in sports and entertainment
production.
Making the DIGI SUPER 86xs’, also known as the XJ86x9.3B
IE, and the DIGI SUPER 100xs, or XJ100x9.3B IE-D, high performance
a reality is Canon’s breakthrough “xs”
technology, which reduces the weight, while adding advanced
specifications. With the X-Element and Power Optical System,
Digital Servo System, CAFS (Constant Angle Focusing System)
and Crossover for switchable 16:9/4:3 cameras, the Canon
Digi Super 86xs is an HDTV-quality lens that makes top performance
affordable for SDTV as well.
The Canon HJ21x7.8B IRSD/IASD is for totally portable ENG/EFP
production in HD or SD, and excels by exhibiting almost
no zoom effect during focusing. It brings the high specifications
and light weight of Canon’s HDxs system to the portable
arena, as well as the highly useful controls and advanced
ergonomics of Digital Drive.
“The current trend in mobile production is the construction
of a growing number of HD trucks,” adds Gordon Tubbs.
“Turner is now putting their own HD truck on the road,
and they’re equipping it with Canon glass.”
For more information, please call Canon Broadcast and Communications
Division at
1-800-321-4388.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business,
and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed
as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and
is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100
Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is
a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall
in the U.S. in 2003. Canon Inc. achieved global revenues
of $29.9 billion in 2003; $9.8 billion of which came from
Canon Americas. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
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