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Canon HJ40x14B Highly Telephoto Portable HD Lens Provides Clemson University with Versatile Sports-Coverage Performance

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Mar 21, 2012, 12:06

Canon HJ40x14B Highly Telephoto Portable HD Lens

Superb HD Imaging with a 40x Zoom Ratio Ensures Crisp Detail and Tight Shots for Coaches, Spectators, and TV Audiences Viewing a Diverse Schedule of Collegiate Athletics.

(Lake Success, NY) Clemson University's busy sports program – which includes baseball, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and more – places heavy demands on the college's Athletic Video Services Department for coverage of a full schedule of competitions. High-performance HD production equipment capable of multi-tasking for different sports assignments is a must at the department, which is why it has recently added the long-reach telephoto capabilities of the HJ40x14B portable HD Image Stabilizer lens from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions.

Canon HJ40x14B Highly Telephoto Portable HD Lens

"Everything at Clemson has a dual purpose," explained Rick Bagby, director of Athletic Video Services, Clemson University Athletics Department. "Lenses need to work in the studio and for ENG assignments, and they need to be flexible enough to handle game coverage and production highlights, coaches' videos, and in-game live production. We are a multi-use facility, and the Canon HJ40 lens fits right into that philosophy."

Capable of extending to a remarkable 1120mm, the HJ40x14B is a highly telephoto portable EFP lens designed for capturing superb HD images over very considerable distances. Leveraging Canon's world-leading optical and mechanical technologies, the HJ40 incorporates Canon's proprietary Optical Shift Image Stabilizer ("Shift-IS") system that makes possible the capture of rock-steady HD video under the most adverse of field conditions.

In addition to its highly telephoto and image-stabilization capabilities, the unique design-optimization strategies Canon employed on the HJ40 provide the lens with high optical specifications and superb HD image performance. High contrast is ensured by excellent control of black reproduction, with optical and mechanical design innovations that substantially reduce flare, veiling glare, and any internal reflections. Similar attention to the minimization of ghost images and other highlight-related chromatic distortions caused by strong light sources on-axis and off-axis further extend the operational contrast range of the lens and provide excellent sensitivity with flexibility for creative shooting.

Zoom, focus, and iris control of the Canon HJ40x14B lens is highly intuitive via an ergonomically designed compact digital servo drive unit mounted to the lens at a 12.5 degree angle to comfortably accommodate the camera operator's hand. Additional flexibility in controlling the HJ40 is provided by Canon's Enhanced Digital Drive technology, which employs a microcomputer-driven servo control that enables operators to pre-set zoom-position memory and other user-defined settings for repeatable operation, if desired. Click here for more information.

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