MELVILLE, N.Y., April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC Olympics,
a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, to provide a wide variety of HDTV Field, Portable and
Studio lenses for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad,
which take place in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, from August 5 –
August 21. The announcement was made
today by David Mazza, CTO & SVP,
NBC Sports & Olympics, and Yuichi
Ishizuka, president and COO of Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Over 70 Canon broadcast lenses will be used during coverage
including the DIGISUPER 95 TELE long-zoom field lens featuring a
focal length of 1178mm (2356mm with 2x Extender); the DIGISUPER 27
studio lens providing crisp HD imagery in a studio environment; the
HJ14ex4.3B wide-angle HD lens capturing a panoramic 96.3 degrees
angle-of-view; and the HJ24ex7.5B HDTV field telephoto zoom lens,
providing a remarkable 7.5-180mm zoom range in a compact, portable
body.
"We are honored to once again be chosen as the lens provider for
NBC," stated Yuichi Ishizuka,
president and COO, Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
"The lenses that Canon provides are an essential component to
the visual system that captures the excitement and the emotion of
the Games," stated Christopher
Adams, Vice President Venue Engineering, Olympics Production
Engineering, NBC Sports Group.
About NBC Olympics
A division of the NBC Sports Group,
NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and
promoting NBC Universal's Olympic coverage. It is renowned for its
unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability
to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. For
more information on NBC Olympics' coverage of the Rio Olympics,
please visit: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com
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 2015† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's
Most Admired Companies in 2016. 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 keep apprised of the latest
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† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Canon U.S.A.
Website:
www.usa.canon.com
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