Camera connector smoothes transition to HDTV

The industry's first fibre-optic HDTV broadcast camera connector meets the broadcast industry's requirements for an effortless transition to fibre-based HDTV cameras.

Fischer Connectors has developed the industry's first fibre-optic HDTV broadcast camera connector that meets the broadcast industry's requirements for an effortless transition to fibre-based HDTV cameras.

Codeveloped in an exclusive partnership with Corning, the 1053T series combines the field-tested reliability of Fischer's established broadcast triax connectors with the proven technology of Corning UniCam "no epoxy -no polish" fibre-optic contacts.

"This technology makes it now both practical and economical to field-assemble and field-repair HDTV camera connectors anywhere, eliminating the difficult procedure of precisely polishing fibre-optic elements as well as preparing and using special epoxies when using the new Series 1053T connector", says Dick Bickford, National US Sales Manager.

"Additionally, it provides a significantly faster and easier to terminate solution, just 15-30 minutes, or at least 50% faster than currently available products".

The design of the UniCam contact used in the 1053T connector is based on the same contacts, which have been successfully employed in many broadcast industry venues, as well as in high quantities for years in the telecom industry.

By incorporating these reliable UniCam contacts into Fischer's 1051 triax connector, Fischer has chosen to base its new HDTV product on a connector body, which has already been widely accepted by the broadcast industry.

The triax connector line has been a leading standard for the international camera broadcast market for decades and its proven performance made it first choice as the basis for the new 1053T HDTV range.

To ensure compatibility with all HDTV broadcast camera manufacturers, the new 1053T HDTV camera connector is SMPTE signal-compliant, employing two single-mode fibre contacts, two high voltage contacts, and two low voltage signal contacts.

Elimination of unnecessary optical connections throughout the signal path provides for fewer contacts to clean and a correspondingly lower signal loss.

With its ease of use, true field installability, and a lower total installation cost than is possible with presently available solutions, Fischer's new 1053T HDTV broadcast camera connectors provide the answer many camera manufacturers, mobile truck providers, production centres, and broadcast studios have been waiting for to make the transition to fibre-based HDTV cameras.

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