FUJIFILM Corporation President: Shigehiro Nakajima has announced the world’s first* launch, in July, of portable broadcast zoom lens that offers exceptional optical performance for use with 4K cameras. Despite its lightweight and compact design, the latest release, “FUJINON UA22x8” (hereinafter “UA22x8”) is a 22x zoom lens starting from 8mm on the wide-angle side, delivers an advanced level of mobility at the frontline of TV production.
   

The market needs for 4K video contents are surging amidst a rapid growth in 4K television shipments and the launch of a dedicated 4K channel (CS satellite broadcasting) in Japan in March this year. The broadcasting industry has already embraced 4K cameras featuring a 2/3-inch sensor, a commonly-used size for broadcasting cameras, and is increasingly seeking compatible lenses that have advanced optical performance and can be used in versatile situations.

“UA22x8”, is a portable broadcast zoom lens with optical performance compatible with 4K cameras. Using the cutting-edge optical simulation technology, the lens achieves both the 22x zoom and advanced optical performance such as high image resolution, contrast and color reproduction. Covering the focal length from 8mm in wide angle to 176mm in telephoto, the lightweight and compact lens excels in handling versatile situations including live sport coverage, indoor / outdoor program production and news reporting. The “floating focus system”, which controls multiple lens groups according to the shooting distance, delivers high resolution and high contrast images from close-up to infinity, enabling 4K video production with a high realistic sensation and premium picture quality. With the demand for accurate focusing needed for 4K resolution, Fujinon’s new focus position demand unit**, the EPD-31A, has improved from 12 bit to 16bit encoding.