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Ikegami Wins “STAR"Award From Editors of TV Technology

LAS VEGAS - NAB2004: : The HDK-75EX High Definition Camera manufactured by Ikegami is the recipient of the 2004 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award given by the editorial staff of TV Technology magazine at the NAB2004 convention.

The STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient) is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. A panel of judges consisting of TV Technology editors and columnists reviewed a variety of products, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then submitted their award nominees.

"Our panel of editors walked the show floor in search of innovative and ground-breaking new products,"said Tom Butts, Editor of TV Technology. "The products we selected made the cut "they demonstrated their ability to help advance the acquisition and dissemination of audio and video in the professional video marketplace."

The new Ikegami HDK-75EX is a cost-effective HD camera that make Ikegami's industry-leading HD image quality more affordable than ever before. The HDK-75EX employs IT CCDs with improved vertical smear for superb picture quality while shooting in the 1080i format.

About Ikegami
Ikegami Electronics is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality professional broadcast equipment. Ikegami offers a broad range of TV cameras for ENG, EFP, Studio, HDTV, CCTV and Medical Imaging. Ikegami products have received various Emmy Awards for Engineering Excellence. The company's universal High Definition TV Cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the change over to the High Definition Television Format.

About TV Technology
TV Technology is the industry's leading magazine for technology news and reviews and is celebrating its 21st year covering the television industry. The magazine is published by IMAS Publishing, the world's largest publisher of audio and video publications. Other IMAS products include Radio World, Pro Audio Review, Audio Media and a family of country-specific publications and Web sites.