Taking full advantage of 2/3" IT CCD sensors with low smear and reduced FPN, the HL-43A delivers a horizontal resolution of 850 lines, achieved with newly devised pixel offset and processing technology, SHBA (Super High Band Aperture). The HL-43A provides outstanding image quality by use of state-of-the- art video processing technology, including newly developed "Super Color", as well as chroma aperture, black stretch/press, soft detail, and Super V. Its triax transmission to the base station is a new two channel (luminance, chromanance) type with an ultrahigh bandwidth of 8 MHz. This helps achieve high resolution for the total system configuration including the base station. The HL-43A can be docked with a Betacam SP VCR for operation without adapter. And it can be also combined with Mll, S-VHS, Hi-8, and Pro Betacarn with the aid of available adapters. In addition, this camera features a simple design with user-friendly controls.

• SHBA (Super High Band Aperture)
  The HL-43A incorporates 400,000-pixel IT CCD sensors with substantially reduced FPN and smear. A precision pixel offset and processing technology, SHBA (Super High Band Aperture), achieves a horizontal resolution of 850 TVL.

• Super Color
  Improved auto knee and flare correction circuits, "Super Color" circuitry, reduce the "washed-out" appearance that may occur when shooting a colorful subject with very high brightness.

• Blaclk Stretch/Black Press
  The Black Stretch function enhances the shaddow areas of high contrast scenes. The Black Press function emphasizes only bright areas of images so that shadow areas in the background look darker. The black press function will improve the contrast of a hazy low contrast scene.

• Chroma Aperture
  In addition to the conventional mix DTL system, the camera incorporates a chroma aperture circuit which operates on objects containing no green component. Thanks to this circuit, high resolution can be maintained even when shooting an object in red, blue, or magenta which could not be previously corrected by traditional image entrancement systems.

• Soft DTL
  The Soft DTL clips DTL edges at a fixed level so high contrast images may not be excessively edged. Soft DTL reduces harsh edges of a subject and provides for smooth and natural edge compensation.

• Super V
  The HL-43A comes equipped with Super V capability to improve vertical resolution.

• Triax Transmission System
  

  The HL-43A employs a new cost effective two channel (luminance/chrominance) triax transmission system. In addition to composite signals, R/G/B, Y, PR, and PB can be simultaneously output at the base station. The cable between the base station and the camera can be extended to 1000m (when the cable diameter is 14.5mm).
  The HL-43A Triax system achieves 8MHz bandwidth for the luminance signal to provide a resolution of about 750 TVL at the base station output, dramatically enhancing the resolution of the entire system.
  BS-40 : Base Station (option)
  TA-40 : Triax Head Adapter (option)
  OCP-40 : Operation Control Panel (option)

• Skin DTL
  Skin DTL controls the DTL level only in the human skin tone. HL-43A also comes equipped with an AHD (Auto Hue Detect) function to facilitate Skin DTL adjustment to match a desired skin tone at the mere touch of a switch.

• Electronic Shutter
  In addition to 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, and 1/2000 preset-speed electronic shutters, this carnera is equipped with a variable-speed electronic shutter. This allows the shutter speed to be continuously varied by the OCP panel control to quickly respond to specific scene content including shooting a PC display monitor.

• Dockable with VCR
  

  The HL-43A can dock directly with a Betacam SP VCR without any adaptor. It can also dock with MII, S-VHS, S-VHS-C, Hi-8, and Pro Betacam formats, with the adaptors.
  Equipped with a sliding shoulder pad, the HL-43A achieves optimum balance on the shoulder of the cameraman, even when docked with a variety of VCRs and adaptors with different weights.

• +48V Phantom Power
  A +48V phantom microphone power output is supplied as standard. Switching can be performed between the +48V phantom power and the +12V AB power to cover various types of microphones.

• Multicore cable adapter
  The DC IN connector for the CA-40 camera adapter and the VCR connector are to ensure that the associated cables will not interfere with operation of the camera on a tripod. To support use in the studio, there is a 5-inch VF, and camera control unit. A remote control unit is also available.