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IKEGAMI HD CAMERAS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Network to Add Seven Ikegami HDK-75EX HD Cameras for Studios

Las Vegas - NAB 2004: : Ikegami will play an important part in helping The Weather Channel bring its reports to the nation, around the clock. The network, which has been delivering timely weather information to viewers 24/7 since 1982, will bring outstanding HD and SD capabilities into its studios with seven new Ikegami HDK-75EX HD cameras.

"At The Weather Channel, all the technology that goes into our studios is geared towards providing the best possible pictures, says Mike Smereski, Chief Engineer of The Weather Channel. "We chose Ikegami HDK-75EX cameras because we felt strongly that Ikegami produced superior imagery, as well as the ease of installation and complete functionality we were looking for.

Whether their meteorologists are reporting on a blizzard or a perfect beach day, the expertise of Ikegami imagery will make The Weather Channel's on-air talent look their best in HDTV or SDTV. The new Ikegami HDK-75EX is a cost-effective HD camera that makes Ikegami's industry-leading HD image quality more affordable than ever before. It employs IT CCDs for superb picture quality and shoots in the 1080i high definition format, and provides simultaneous 480i standard definition outputs.

As a network that understands how to deliver something that people can depend on, the addition of the next generation of Ikegami cameras to The Weather Channel facility was a natural choice. Ikegami's service and support has always been excellent,"Smereski concludes. "We were looking at the best of everybody, and it was clear that Ikegami was the right way to go.

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.