LAS VEGAS (NAB2004, Booth # SU9649), April 12,
2004 — Canon continues its commitment to providing
the most complete line of ENG/EFP lenses at NAB2004.
With the new HJ22ex7.6B lens and HJ17ex7.7B lens
for HDTV/SDTV, and new J35ex11B IASD lens and
J35ex15B IASD lens for SDTV, Canon delivers enhanced
levels of optical quality and flexibility to portable
shooting.
"The development of these four lenses is the latest
example of the importance Canon places on evolving
ENG/EFP production," said Gordon Tubbs, assistant
director, broadcast and communications division
at Canon U.S.A., Inc, a subsidiary of Canon Inc.
(NYSE: CAJ). "With the HJ22 and HJ17 models we
have now released our third generation of portable
HD lenses in a fairly short time period. Meanwhile,
the J35ex15B lens offers the most telephoto focal
length available for this market."
The HJ22ex7.6B lens is the highest-quality tele
portable lens yet from Canon. As the replacement
for Canon's popular HJ21x7.8B lens, the 4 lb.
HJ22 lens gives users an increased focal length
of 7.6~168mm, or 15.2~336mm with 2X extender.
With the performance of e-HDxs, it benefits from
Canon's X-Element and Power Optical System for
highest-quality optics in a compact and lightweight
housing, as well as the advanced tools of Enhanced
Digital Drive.
Weighing just 3.83 lbs., Canon's new HJ17ex7.7B
lens takes HD portability even further as it replaces
the widely used HJ16x8 lens. It is a fast lens
of f 1.8, and offers the high performance of Canon's
e-HDxs system. The HJ22 and HJ17 models join Canon's
exceptional line of portable HD lenses, including
the HJ11ex4.7B lens and HJ21ex7.5B lens, all of
which feature the optical excellence of e-HDxs
technology, as well as the versatility of Canon's
optional Crossover system for switchability between
16:9/4:3 formats.
The HJ22ex7.6B lens and HJ17ex7.7B lens each feature
Enhanced Digital Drive, which allows users to
customize the digital tools of their lenses with
ease and precision. A key addition is Canon's
new rotary encoder servo system for zoom, focus
and iris using miniature components specifically
developed by Canon. This feature increases functionality
with virtual reality studios as well as many other
applications, and makes zoom and focus controls
more precise and repeatable. These encoders are
anticipated to play a major role in supplying
precision digital lens data as metadata systems
evolve for production. All other functions of
Digital Drive, including Focus Preset and Zoom
Track, Aux1 and Aux2 switches, and ecological
design elements such as lead-free glass are carried
over intact.
In SD, the J35ex11B IASD lens and J35ex15B IASD
lens are the most telephoto portable SDTV lenses
available. The new Canon J35 series replaces the
extremely popular and long-running J33 series
of SDTV EFP lenses, featuring improved optics
made with the environment in mind and the highly
useful controls of Digital Drive. Focal length
for the J35ex11B lens is 11~385 mm, or 22~770mm
with 2X extender, while focal length for the J35ex15B
lens is 15~525mm, achieving 1050 with 2X extender.
The J35ex11B IASD lens and J35ex15B IASD lens
both employ Canon's IFxs system, which brings
higher specifications to a lighter and more compact
package. As with the predecessor J33 series, use
of the J35 series should prove widespread for
news, sports, documentaries, gyro-stabilized systems
for helicopters, and myriad other applications.
"The latest additions to our HD ENG/EFP line,
the HJ22 and HJ17 models, give users a truly spectacular
range of lens choices for handheld applications,"
added Gordon Tubbs. "In offering the most telephoto
portable SD lenses yet, we expect that the new
J35 series will successfully build on Canon's
considerable following in this market."
See the full line of Canon products throughout
NAB2004 at Booth # SU9649, Las Vegas Convention
Center.
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 BusinessWeek
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, with
global revenues of $29.9 billion. For more information,
visit www.usa.canon.com.
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