LAS VEGAS (NAB 2005, Booth # SU 7814), April 12, 2005 –As interest in High Definition video continues to grow, innovative uses of new compact broadcast and corporate HDTV cameras demand lenses with features and benefits required by a wide variety of applications and budgets. Canon’s new KH19x6.7 KTS Remote Controlled High Definition lens is an example of how this optical technology leader is meeting the challenge of HDTV performance at lower costs.

The lens, which meets the specifications of the Sony HDC-X300 camera and the HDC-X310 (Sony's latest half-inch HD camera, which is being introduced at NAB 2005), offers complete remote-control capabilities of zoom, focus, and iris (functions identical to those in Canon’s current line of remote control lenses), controllable either by Canon-manufactured control devices, a Sony remote-control panel, or by robotic systems. Applications include High Definition point-of-view imaging, HD robotic and motion control, surveillance, and a broad spectrum of corporate and business-to-business applications.

The KH19x6.7 KTS Remote Control Lens will also operate as an integral part of Sony's "Auto Focus" system, in which the camera’s digital capabilities direct the lens to the correct focus point. Only Canon lenses, with a unique serial digital interface specially designed for this camera, can be relied on for this critical feature.

High Definition video is quickly becoming a staple of the production world, and Canon continues to develop unique lenses to support innovative content creation and other applications both within and outside the broadcast world.

See the full line of Canon products throughout NAB 2005 at Booth # SU 7814, Las Vegas Convention Center.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.



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