White Paper 034 Addendum 52: Tests and Settings on an Ikegami HDS V10 camcorder

Alan Roberts

Abstract

A one-day assessment was made on a sample of the V10 camcorder (serial number AA63081E), a singlestandard HDTV camcorder fitted with a Canon HA17x7.6 HD lens. It appears to be made in two versions, one with 1920x1080 CCD sensors, another with 1280x720 CCD sensors. There was no marking on the camera body to identify the version on test, but it operated at 1080-line, 720 options were not available on the tested unit. SD performance was not tested.

Recordings are onto GF PAK modules. Power consumption is rather high, the specification claims 28 watts, but the plate on the camera stated ‘5.6 amps at 11~17 volts’, implying more like 55 watts. The tested camera ran hot to the touch. It is also rather heavy, at 4.5kG.

Physically, it resembles many other camcorders, the familiar Digibeta size and layout, but it has a large lcd side panel with touch-screen controls for menu control. It has the usually BNC connectivity found on such cameras. It also has many features which make it suitable for multi-camera use in studio or location shooting. A full paper manual was available, but there was insufficient time during the test to absorb much of it other than the contents of the menus.

The camera has one filter wheel, carrying neutrals. Colour balancing is performed electronically.

Noise performance was not very good for a camera with 1920x1080 sensors.

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