Photron Showcases New High Speed, High Def Video Camera Ideal for Broadcast Applications at NAB Show 2010, April 12-15, Booth # SL1514

• Photron’s full 1080 HD Fastcam BC2 video camera, providing 2,000 frames per second (fps) to address motion picture and broadcast needs, will be unveiled at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Show, at Booth #SL1514, Las Vegas Convention Center. To view Photron’s NAB 2010 press kit, go to: www.virtualpressoffice.com/kit/PhotronNAB10.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Photron, Inc., a global leader and Emmy-award-winning high speed imaging systems manufacturer, will demonstrate the new Fastcam BC2, a high quality, high def, high speed video camera designed specifically for the broadcast market. Applications include television broadcast, commercials, sports OB, and big-screen motion picture production.

Affordably priced, the innovative Fastcam BC2 is designed by the same team that developed the Emmy-award-winning APX high speed camera. With excellent 12-bit dynamic range and 4 mega pixel (2,000 x 2,000 to 1,000 fps) resolution, the new CMOS sensor provides full 1080 high definition resolution at 1920 x 1080 up to 2,000 fps and reduced resolution to over 86,000 fps.

The new BC2 is compatible with the Sony HDVF-C30WR HD viewfinder, and PL, B4 and Nikon F-mount lenses, making it easy to interface with new and/or existing broadcast equipment. The camera features instant playback via the dual HD-SDI outputs on the camera’s rear panel. Additional benefits for broadcast applications include a 2.76 microsecond shutter and very low noise, artifact-free electronically cooled CMOS imaging sensor.

Complete camera control is achieved through either the rear panel, a remote control keypad connected via the RS-422 port, or through the RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet utilizing the company’s free Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV) software.

Videos recorded using Photron’s PFV software will automatically replay at the user-selected replay speed via the HD-SDI outputs or can be downloaded via the Gig-E for later viewing. To view live demos of these and other high speed video imaging systems, please visit Photron’s NAB booth # SL1514.

Photron USA, Inc. (www.photron.com) is a world supplier of high speed imaging cameras, image analysis software and slow motion systems for film and television, automotive, industrial manufacturing, medical, and military markets.