The 71st Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards is honoring Canon for its ME20F-SH super sensitive Full-HD camera. The Engineering Achievement Awards category is Ultra-High Sensitivity HDTV Camera. Read below about the specialty of the ME20F-SH.
71st Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards
Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies, organizations, and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering. The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards was planned to be presented on April 19th, 2020, during NAB 2020 in Las Vegas. However, it was postponed in response to COVID-19 and it intends to rescheduled to fall 2020 in New York (not the final date). Our research suggests that Canon is the sole camera company that was honored for the Emmy Technology & Engineering Awards, with its ME20F-SH ultra-high sensitivity HDTV camera. “We are grateful to receive this esteemed recognition for our revolutionary ME20F-SH camera,” said Kazuto Ogawa, president, and COO, Canon U.S.A. “This marks Canon’s fifth Emmy, an accomplishment we are immensely proud of. This award is a testament to the company’s commitment and vision for developing imaging tools that help creative professionals see what was previously considered impossible.”
Canon ME20F-SH Multi-Purpose Camera
The camera was introduced in 2015 with a price point of $30,000 and was developed for dedicated applications that demand valid operation within extremely low light environments. It’s characterized by its compact, modular body design that allows easy custom configurations for diverse usage scenarios. According to Canon, the ME20F-SH has been used by National Geographic’s groundbreaking Earth Live broadcast in 2017. The program aired live video from remote wilderness sites around the world, utilizing the ME20F-SH for the nighttime locations to capture images of nocturnal creatures that would have otherwise gone unseen. While capturing video in extreme low-light conditions often requires the use of infrared illumination (a technique that only yields video in monochrome), 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.
ME20F-SH highlights
- Up to 4 Million ISO & 12 Stops DR
- Canon DIGIC DV 4 image processor,
- Full Frame 35mm CMOS Sensor
- Full HD up to 60p
The camera is still available to order the B&H website for $20,000.
This award is a testament to the company’s commitment and vision for developing imaging tools that help creative professionals see what was previously considered impossible.
Kazuto Ogawa, president, and COO, Canon U.S.A
Insights
It’s nice to explore a five years old camera without fancy ultra-high-resolution capabilities that is still being considered as an engineering marvel. However, it must be noted that the ME20F-SH is not for everyone, but to a specific type of productions. Furthermore, it’s one of the most expensive full-HD cameras in the market.
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