JVC Launches New Cost Effective Studio Camera

The KY-F560 is JVC Professional's latest compact and high quality general purpose camera. With the help of a few accessories the lightweight (900g) KY-F560 becomes an efficient and cost effective studio camera for those in a space restricted environment.

The compact sized camera incorporates 3 x ½" progressive scan CCD chips offering 440,000 effective pixels and has wide screen capability. The KY-F560's high quality images are greatly enhanced by the 12-bit Digital Signal Processing (DSP). The KY-F560 produces 850 lines of horizontal resolution with a high sensitivity of F13 at 2,000 lux and will produce 100 percent video in a minimum illumination of F1.4 at 0.5 lux. The camera is fully compatible with all JVC KY-F32 series options including ½" bayonet lenses.

Optional boards allow for expandability of the camera, like SDI output. The camera has composite output and Gen-lock in-put. A remote system is available with optional PTZ kit. The KY-F560 has a signal to noise ratio of 62dB. Power requirements for the KY-F560 are 12V DC with the camera only power consumption being 0.7A.

Nick Fletcher, Marketing Services said "We are expecting the compact KY-F560 to be a very popular camera. We are finding that production companies are moving away from the large bulky studio cameras of yesteryear and are now preferring to invest in smaller, more flexible camera heads offering SDI and component video."