Kokusai Denki Electric America is unveiling a new 4K camera at NAB New York, adding a third 4K model to its product line. Now available, the Z-HD6500-S1 UHD/HD production system opens the 4K production universe to a broader customer base as a professional yet more cost-efficient option.
“The Z-HD6500-S1 borrows design elements from the popular Z-HD6500 multi-format HD camera, and has been reinvented as a full-featured native 4K camera,” the announcement states. “It includes the same 2/3-inch UHD-native sensors as Kokusai Denki’s high-end SK-UHD7000, ensuring uniform image quality across different production environments. Its RGB 3-chip technology, with 8.3 million effective pixels per sensor, resulting in sharp, vibrant images with minimal noise, outstanding color fidelity and remarkable sensitivity.”
The Z-HD6500-S1 incorporates native 4K global shutter technology to eliminate artifacts such as banding and flickering, designed for houses of worship, event centers, and broadcast studios utilizing LED lighting and displays. High sensitivity and a strong signal-to-noise ratio strengthen reliability, made for high-quality video capture in low-light conditions as well as ultra-quiet images. The feature set also includes a ¼ ND filter for shallow depth shooting, and a low-pass filter to reduce visual patterns or optical illusions known as Moire effects.
“We have proudly achieved a new benchmark in price-to-performance ratio with the Z-HD6500-S1, which opens doors for content producers who have largely been priced out of the 4K production market,” says Sean Moran, COO of Kokusai Denki Electric America, Inc. “We have engineered a 4K acquisition system that establishes a professional quality native 4K studio and sports camera with a global shutter and features typically found on more expensive cameras. The result is a solution that is high on the value chain for a large cross-section of the broadcast and production community.”
NAB New York takes place October 22-23 at the Jacob Javits Center. Kokusai Denki exhibits at Booth #720.
