MELVILLE, NY — Canon USA (www.usa.canon.com) has introduced the company’s first multi-purpose camera, the ME20F-SH, which delivers high sensitivity to capture full HD video with a minimum subject illumination of less than 0.0005 lux1. Cinematic production, reality television, nighttime surveillance & security, and nature/wildlife documentaries are just a few scenarios in which the ME20F-SH excels.
With the ability to capture color video in extreme low-light conditions and its simplistic and versatile design, the ME-20F-SH can be easily incorporated into existing infrastructures to provide high-quality video capture even where subjects might not be seen with the naked eye. Canon’s new camera employs an enhanced version of the 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor for full HD video use that was originally developed by the company in 2013. Its compact, modular body design allows easy custom configurations.
While capturing video in extreme low-light conditions often requires the use of infrared illumination (a technique that only yields video in black and white), the ME20F-SH camera achieves impressive high-sensitivity performance enabling the capture of color Full HD video with reduced noise in low-light conditions without the need for infrared illumination.
The ME20F-SH employs the same EF mount (Cinema Lock type) as Canon’s SLR cameras and Cinema EOS System-series of professional digital cameras, allowing users to make use of the company’s extensive lineup of interchangeable EF lenses. Output-only 3G/HD-SDI and HDMI terminals enables users working on location to output video via a single cable to a variety of peripheral equipment, including external recorders and monitors.
Canon expects to deliver the camera in December at a suggested retail price of $30,000.
