Broadcast lens

Broadcast lens in television industry are lenses used for broadcasting in television studio or on the location/field. Main manufacturers of broadcast lenses are Canon and Fujifilm's Fujinon brand. Broadcast lenses can be box-shaped, which are heavier and for use in limited range or classically shaped, lighter and for portable use.

Cameraman operating camera with broadcast lens during a sporting event.

Types

8K portable broadcast lens. Fujifilm FUJINON HP12×7.6.

Lens are generally classified into three types:

  • Studio zoom lenses, used mainly in the television broadcasting studio.
  • Field zoom lenses, used for relay broadcasting of sports and other type of live events.
  • Electronic news-gathering/Electronic field production (ENG/EFP) lenses, used for production of news and on-location events.[1]

Features

Typically broadcast lenses have:

See also

References

  1. ^ admin (2019-02-21). "ENG & EFP crew equipments for international live event". Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  2. ^ "Focus on Lenses for Broadcast TV | Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd". www.hitachikokusai.us. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  3. ^ "FUJIFILM FUJINON television lenses & cine lenses 2022" (PDF).


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