About MEGA VISION
MEGA VISION System Overview (About MEGA VISION | System Overview)
 The MEGA VISION Visual System is a combination of MEGA VISION equipment (state-of-the art optical technology and cutting-edge digital technology) and off-the-shelf HDTV equipment & services and is comprised of 3 subsystems - for shooting, recording/playback & transmission/broadcast, and display.
Shooting System
 The shooting system consists of a combination of the MEGA VISION lens system (Main Lens and Relay Lens), a maximum of 3 off-the-shelf HDTV cameras, and the MEGA VISION electronic products (Tri-image Viewer and Image Processor).
　
Recording / Playback Transmission / Broadcast System
 This system consists of a maximum of 3 channels/sets of HDTV recording/playback equipment (VTR, hard disk recording/playback system, etc.) and/or transmission/broadcast systems that support HDTV (satellite, ATM, optical fiber, etc.).
　
Display System
 The display system consists of a combination of a MEGA VISION electronic product (Image Processor) and a maximum of 3 sets of off-the-shelf HDTV/SDTV/QVGA* display systems (TV devices, front/rear projectors, video walls, etc.).
* Off-the-shelf SDTV display systems can be used if the MEGA VISION image is downconverted.
 Moreover, standard image content (single screen HDTV, SDTV, QVGA) that is created ("clipped") from the MEGA VISION image can be displayed on existing standard TVs, PCs mobile telephones etc.
　
MEGA VISION Products (About MEGA VISION | Products)
MEGA VISION Main Lens MV-ML01 (wide-angle model)
The MEGA VISION Main Lens MV-ML01 produces a high contrast 48:9 ultra-wide high definition image with minimal distortion across the entire 3x zoom range from the maximum 90° horizontal angle of view, and is the only lens in the world that produces an image so natural that it fills the human field of vision.
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 3 x HDTV image horizontal resolution
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 3x zoom from 90° horizontal angle of view
(equivalent to f=18-54mm in 35mm still film format)
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 minimal distortion
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 compatible with 2/3 inch HDTV cameras
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 supports standard movie camera lens accessories
　
· Main Lens MV-ML01   (Oct. 2004: approx. 2.2MB PDF)
MEGA VISION Main Lens MV-ML02 (tele-angle model)
 The MEGA VISION Main Lens MV-ML02 produces a high contrast 48:9 ultra-wide high definition single image with minimal distortion across the entire 4.4x zoom range from the maximum 57° horizontal angle of view, and is the only lens in the world that produces an image so vivid that it captivates the human sense of vision.
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 3 x HDTV image horizontal resolution
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 4.4x zoom from 57° horizontal angle of view
（(equivalent to f=33-43mm in 35mm still film format)
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 minimal distortion
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 compatible with 2/3 inch HDTV cameras
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 supports standard movie camera lens accessories
　
· Main Lens MV-ML02   (Oct. 2004: approx. 2.2MB PDF)
MEGA VISION Relay Lens MV-RL01 (standard model)
 The MEGA VISION Relay Lens MV-RL01 splits, with the highest precision, the 48:9 ultra-wide high-definition single image produced by the Main Lens, into 3 standard HDTV images (16:9 x 3).
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 ultra-wide image shooting in 48:9 (3 x HDTV wide)
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 ultra-seamless image splitting
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 supports a maximum of 3 x 2/3 inch HDTV cameras
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 supports standard movie camera lens accessories
　
· Relay Lens MV-RL01   (Oct. 2004: approx. 2.2MB PDF)
MEGA VISION MV-RL02 (advanced model)
 The MEGA VISION Relay Lens MV-RL02 splits, with the highest precision, the 48:9 or 32:9 ultra-wide high definition single image produced by the Main Lens, into 3 or 2 standard HDTV images (16:9 x 3 or 2).
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 ultra-wide image shooting in 32:9 (2 x HDTV wide) or 48:9 (3 x HDTV wide)
(shooting mode can be changed between 2 x HDTV wide & 3 x HDTV wide)
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 ultra-seamless image splitting
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 supports a maximum of 3 x 2/3 inch HDTV cameras
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 supports standard movie camera lens accessories
　
· Relay Lens MV-RL02   (Mar. 2005: approx. 1.5MB PDF)
MEGA VISION Tri-image Viewer MVTriIV-HD01
 The MEGA VISION Tri-image Viewer MVTriIV-HD01 not only provides various HDTV image display functions for monitoring a 48:9 ultra-wide high definition image with a single HDTV monitor/viewfinder, but can also be used as an editing system for clipping "HDTV" content from the MEGA VISION image.
 The Tri-image Viewer does not correct or process the image in any way that may affect image quality, providing "functionality for recording and reproducing a genuinely seamless image" that draws out the true capabilities of the camera and display systems.
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 supports 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 formats
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 various monitoring modes
(input channel selection & display, 48:9 image display, scroll, magnify, etc.)
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 display scrolling operations can be conducted using a joystick
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 4x magnification display
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 compact EIA 1U case
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 supports both AC & DC power supplies
　
· Tri-Image Viewer MVTriIV-HD01   (Oct. 2004: approx. 2.2MB PDF)
MEGA VISION Image Processor MVIP-HD01
 The MEGA VISION Seamless Processor MVIP-HD01 reproduces the seamless panoramic image as digital data by "electronic processing of the image data" output from the HDTV cameras and is a counterpart process to the "optical splitting of the single image" in the lens system prior to input to the HDTV cameras.
 The Tri-image Viewer does not correct or process the image in any way that may affect image quality, providing "functionality for recording and reproducing a genuinely seamless image" that draws out the true capabilities of the camera and display systems.
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 supports 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 formats
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 ultra-seamless blending of image overlaps for shooting
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 ultra-seamless blending of image overlaps for display
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 rich functionality
(REF signal selection, save setting parameters, timestamp/marker overlay, etc.)
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 compact EIA 2U case
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 supports both AC & DC power supplies
　
· Image Processor MVIP-HD01   (Oct. 2004: approx. 2.2MB PDF)