Canon Introduces Its First Two 4K Field Lenses
September 08 2015 - 9:28AM
Business Wire
Ideal for Sports, Concerts and Other Live
Events, the New UHD-DIGISUPER Line of Lenses
Includes 4K and 4K Premium Classes
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced two new long-zoom 2/3-inch 4K field lenses in support of
the emerging 4K UHD broadcast camera systems. The UJ86x9.3B
(UHD-DIGISUPER 86)* is the flagship Premium 4K field lens and is
flanked by the UJ90x9B (UHD-DIGISUPER 90)* standard 4K field lens.
These two lenses are the first in Canon’s line of 4K broadcast
lenses for covering sporting events, concerts, and other live
events.
The zoom ratios of 90x and 86x of these two lenses make them the
longest and second-longest 4K broadcast lenses in the world**. 4K
UHD cameras deliver video outputs having a digital sampling
structure of 3840 (H) x 2160 (V) – which is four times more spatial
samples than 1080-line HDTV, rendering stunning images of live
events and driving the public’s desire toward more 4K content
delivered to their homes. These new lenses meet and can exceed the
rigorous demands of 4K UHD content creation, continuing Canon's
legacy of innovative research and development in the broadcast
television industry.
“From monochrome to color, SDTV to HDTV, and now HDTV to 4K
UHDTV, sports and live event production have long been the primary
driving force in television innovation,” said Yuichi Ishizuka,
president and COO, Canon U.S.A., Inc., “With these two new 4K field
lenses, broadcasters will be empowered to deliver amazing levels of
image clarity to those who seek new viewing experiences on larger
television screens.”
Anticipating that 4K UHD acquisition systems will evolve in
diversity in order to meet various performance levels and
production budgets, Canon has developed two classes of 4K lenses
based upon two different design criteria. The UHD-DIGISUPER 86 is
the initial offering in the Premium 4K class, and is positioned to
be the flagship of Canon’s 4K family of lenses. The design of this
lens sought the highest possible overall optical performance to
help ensure performance in excess of 4K throughout all lens
operational settings. The design of the companion UHD-DIGISUPER 90
lens is based upon the design criteria of our HDTV field lenses –
by providing 4K performance in a smaller body while offering a
wider focal range.
Following four generations of HDTV lens designs, Canon’s
accumulated experiences combined with the very latest in design
tools, optical glass materials, and associated advanced optical
coatings were mobilized to move new optical designs to the higher
level of 4K. Tight management of optical spatial resolution across
the image plane and over the entire focal ranges is supported by
enhanced contrast to offer superb image sharpness. Maintaining the
image sharpness of 4K is especially challenging in outdoor shooting
environments where wind and platform vibrations can stimulate image
blur. For this reason Canon deployed the very latest in
sophisticated shift-type optical image stabilization technology
augmented by high-speed digital servo control. Camera operators
will be further heartened by the ergonomic design of these lenses
which essentially maintained the same size and weight as
contemporary Canon HDTV lenses. These lenses utilize the same
standard Canon controllers for zoom and focus operations that have
been optimized over decades of Canon HDTV field lens developments.
Both lenses also utilize 16-bit absolute value encoders for sensing
positional information of the zoom, focus, and iris operations, and
use the standard Canon 20-pin connector that provides an interface
for this information for external virtual systems. The design of
the built-in 2x optical extender unit continues to maintain full 4K
optical specifications when that extender is switched in.
The UHD-DIGISUPER 86 offers a focal range extending from the
wide-angle 9.3mm setting out to the telephoto 800mm extremity
(18.6-1600mm with the 2x extender). The UHD-DIGISUPER 90 has a
wide-angle setting of 9mm and a telephoto extremity of 810mm (18 –
1620mm with the 2x extender).
The UHD-DIGISUPER 86 and 90 lenses will be shipping in October
2015 and March 2016 respectively.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon U.S.A. is committed
to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty,
providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for
all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to
its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.
In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold
certification, a recognition for the design, construction,
operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To
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** Among 4K field lenses for 2/3-inch imager format as of
September 8, 2015
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