GX-N8PCU 1-tube Color Video Camera with RGB output

The new GX-N8PCU is a sensitive, high quality color video camera which provides not only a standard NTSC video output, but also separate Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) signals required by computers and special effects units. Until now, only more costly three-tube color cameras were capable of producing separate RGB signals. With the availability of new lower priced computer digitizing systems, JVC engineers saw the need for an economical RGB camera that could be easily implemented. What is an RGB camera?

On a television (or computer) screen, all colors, including white, are made up of the three primary colors: Red, Green, and Blue. Three-tube color cameras separate the light beam into the 3 primary colors, which are then converted into 3 discreet electronic signals, hence the RGB output. Single-tube cameras use an optical filter to separate the primary colors which are then converted into electrical signals by a single pick-up tube. The signals are then combined (encoded) into a composite NTSC video signal. Since computers and special effects devices normally require the discrete RGB signals, only three-tube cameras could previously be used with those systems. JVC engineers have developed a unique way of adapting the component signals within the single-tube camera, so that separate Red, Green, and Blue signals can be obtained, prior to the encoding process. Had they simply converted the encoded signal to RGB, the resolution of the camera would have been severely limited, due to the constraints of the NTSC system. Instead, the component "R-Y" and "B-Y" signals are output through a small connector on the side of the camera, into the RGB adaptor (included). The result? A clean RGB signal, never before thought possible with single-tube technology! Applications for the GX-N8PCU

Computer Graphics. In addition to the traditional "drawing-tablet", many computer graphics systems today use an RGB video camera as an input source. The picture from the camera can be manipulated by the artist, modified, and combined with other images created on the graphics system. The resultant images can then be re-created on slides, video, or on printed medium. Picture Database. Besides storing words and numbers, it is now possible to store and retrieve color pictures. A typical system to accomplish this would include an RGB color camera (the GX-N8PCU), a personal computer equipped with a digitizer board, suitable software, a color monitor, and a printer. A few of the many applications for the "picture database" are: - Real estate listings, showing photos of houses together with relevant data. - Medical applications, with color pictures accompanying medical records. - Personnel files, with photos of employees. - Stock control, where pictures of product can accompany descriptions. - Security applications, where "photos" of visitors can be captured onto a computer file for future reference. A Quality Camera!

Besides being an exceptional value as an RGB video source, the GX-N8PCU is, in its own right, an excellent video camera! In addition to the RGB output, a standard NTSC output (composite video) is also provided, for connection to monitors, VCRs, etc. The camera has a 6:1 zoom auto-focusing lens, auto-white, and auto-iris (w/manual override). Its sensitive 1/2" Newvicon tube, allows it to be used in light levels as low as 10 lux (1 footcandle). The camera can be powered from the optional AC-C412U AC adaptor, or from a standard 10-pin VCR power supply.