Hello and welcome to the latest issue of the Canon Broadcast Newsletter. To find out about our very latest products and innovations along with reports from Canon users, just click on the links here.  2012 is proving to be a really exciting year for us. As ever, we are listening to the market and responding to our customers’ needs.   We’ve already launched 2 field lenses, an ENG lens, a pan-tilt system and new cinema lenses and had a successful NAB (details of all in this newsletter).
 and now there are two major sports events almost on top of us.

Ken Koyama
Director, Canon Broadcast

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NEWS: NAB a winner
New digital cinema camera among Canon successes at NAB 2012

To show our commitment to the broadcast as well as the film production industry, Canon pulled out all the stops at NAB to showcase the multitude of applications Canon equipment can offer the broadcast television, professional video, and motion picture industries. We unveiled the new EOS-1D C Digital SLR camera and the development of its ground breaking line of 4K imaging solutions, including four new EF Cinema zoom lenses, two Cinema EOS cameras, and advanced display technology to deliver 4K resolution at the pinnacle of imaging performance...

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CASE STUDY: “A great piece of glass”
Max Hodgetts, Lighting Cameraman puts Canon’s KJ20x8.2B IRSD to the test

"With its extremely affordable price, you wonder how good the Canon the KJ20x8.2B can be. I was lucky enough to put it through its paces on a few shoots."

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CASE STUDY: Exploring Planets with Canon technology
Canon lenses climbed the Andes to record a new NASA project

When members of a top USA-UK production team were commissioned by NASA for an assignment high in the Chilean Andes, Canon Broadcast UK was there to help. The team consisted of Director and Cameraman, Gavin Saville...

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NEW PRODUCT: New Canon HJ17ex6.2B Premium, not your standard Standard 
With superb tele to video optical performance, the new Canon HJ17ex6.2B Premium Standard sets new lens standards for ENG.

Canon’s new standard lens offers superb optical performance through the whole focal range, is light weight and has an extra wide angle. In fact, with the widest lens in the Standard lens class, a focal length of 6.2-106mm and a shorter MOD, this is the...

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NEW PRODUCT: Going wider and higher
NEW DIGISUPER 80x and 76x take the DIGISUPER benefits even further

With wider angles and higher magnification, the DIGISUPER 80x and DIGISUPER 76x further enhance Canon’s HDTV field lens line-up. Their impressive features and specifications add up to real value for money. For instance, The DIGISUPER 80 incorporates an advanced image stabilizer...

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NEW PRODUCT: More creative cinema options
NEW compact, lighter, low-cost 4K EF Cinema Lens

To provide greater creative options for video professionals, Canon has developed four new digital cinematography zoom lenses to add to its EF Cinema Lens range. Joining the existing seven lenses, the new models support 4K (4,096 x 2,160) resolutions and will be smaller...

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NEW PRODUCT: Big value compact pan-tilt-zoom
NEW Canon XU-80 camera builds on the success of our higher end PTZ systems.

For a compact and versatile single-CMOS camera system, look no further than Canon’s new XU-80 remote control HD pan-tilt-zoom camera head. With a more than affordable price tag...

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