T E L E V I S I O N CAM ERA E Q U I P M E N T (FIFTH EDITION) TV CAMERAS CAMERA LENSES CAMERA ACCESSORIES CAMERA MOUNTS LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MOBILE UNITS www.americanradiohistory.com TELEVISION CAMERA EQUIPMENT CATALOG Page TV Cameras Camera Lenses (Fifth Edition) PRICE $1.00 Camera Mounts Camera Accessories Lighting Equipment Mobile Units Index RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA Copyright IW,3. Raffia Corporation a/ America. Broadcast t n,. Proda,,. I bi,l.ian. amd.,n \. !. Tmk's, H www.americanradiohistory.com ABOUT THIS CATALOG This catalog provides information on RCA TV Camera equipment for television studio and closed circuit use. Other RCA Broadcast Equipment Catalogs supply information on film, TV tape, terminal, microwave and audio equipment; also on AM, FM and TV transmitters, antennas, and transmission line equipment. The information contained in this catalog is intended to serve as a buying guide for the user. Complete specifications and ordering information are supplied. 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J. www.americanradiohistory.com CAhFRAS 41-inch Image Orthicon TV Camera TYPE TK -60A FEATURES 4' z -inch image orthicon for sharper, crisper Built -in remote iris control with monochrome pictures transistorized servo amplifier system Compact control panel with simplified 8 -inch viewfinder kinescope for large, operating controls bright picture Six camera chains easily controlled by Built -in electronic lens cap one operator Rapid stabilization- produces picture Performance unaffected by line voltage within one minute of cold start variation from 95 to 130 volts or 190 to 260 volts Counter -balanced yoke assembly - maintains camera balance while focusing Uses standard television camera cable www.americanradiohistory.com CAMERAS The complete TK -60A Studio Camera Chain including camera, set of lenses, camera processor, power supply, master monitor, control panel and console housing. DESCRIPTION The RCA TK -60A Studio and Field Cameras are all new of effort required for operation. In addition, the frequency live monochrome camera chains featuring major advances with which readjustments of setup controls must be made in operational simplicity, stability and performance. The and the amount of servicing required are minimized. basic camera, which is identical in both the studio and All of the basic setup controls are found in the camera. field equipments, utilizes a 4' 2 -inch image orthicon tube Once these setup controls and voltages are adjusted they which provides a substantial improvement in resolution, need no further attention in normal day -to -day operation. signal -to -noise ratio and gray scale reproduction. These Cameras may be interchanged freely between camera qualities result in pictures having the faithfulness of de- controls without change of setup adjustments. The simplicity tail and general high quality normally associated with of the operating controls together with the inherent stability fine photography. of the camera chain makes it possible for one video opera- Extensive use is made of stabilized circuitry in every part tor to handle several camera chains simultaneously. of the camera chain, beginning with the voltages applied The major units of the TK -60A Comera Chain consists of to the image orthicon and extend through all of the video a combined camera -viewfinder, a processor, a type WP- amplifiers, deflection circuits and processing circuits. As a 16B Power Supply, a TM -6C master monitor, and a remote result, a great improvement has been achieved in stability control panel. The camera chain is supplied complete of operation, which has permitted in turn a major reduc- with tubes including image orthicon, a set of three lenses, tion in the number of operating controls and the amount a 50 -foot camera cable with connectors, a camera wedge www.americanradiohistory.com CAfvRAS mount and a 13 -inch console housing for the master moni- be connected locally to the output of the camera preampli- tor and remote control panel. The processor and power fier to provide a quality check on the video signal as it supply are designed for mounting in a standard cabinet leaves the camera. rack. A Cradle Head and one of the available tripods or pedestals should be ordered to support the camera. Ease of Focusing A unique arrangement has been provided to counterbal- Camera -Viewfinder ance the weight of the image orthicon focus and deflection coil assembly as it is moved backward and forward during The camera and viewfinder in the TK -60A are combined in optical focusing of the camera. As the camera is focused, a single unit. The streamlined styling of the new housing this assembly is counterbalanced by the camera auxiliary with its keystone motif and new sage -gray coloring give subchassis which moves in a direction opposite to that of it distinctive, pleasing and extremely functional appear- the assembly. In this way, the work required to move ance. All circuit functions within the camera have been coil the focus mechanism is always minimum regardless of the segregated into three subchassis units and a setup control angle -of -tilt of the camera. Furthermore, there is no tend- panel. The sub -chassis units consist of a video preampli- ency for the coil assembly to "slide down hill" when the fier, a deflection chassis and an auxiliary chassis. camera is tilted. Access to the inside of the camera is provided by two hinged side doors which open downward, forming con- venient horizontal working surfaces during maintenance Camera and viewfinder are combined in a single unit, styled for pleasing appearance and simplicity. Large 81/2-inch viewfinder pro- periods or are easily removed if desired. The video pre- duces unusually bright picture with high definition. amplifier is located in the lower lefthand side of the cam- era. The deflection and auxiliary chassis are mounted in opposite sides of the camera by means of swing -out hinges which permit them to be raised for access to other parts of the camera assembly and for servicing. A control panel containing the camera setup controls is mounted toward the rear of the camera in the lower left side. The image orthicon and coil assembly are located on a movable focus carriage at the bottom of the camera. Cool air is drawn in through ventilating holes in the bot- tom of the camera, circulated throughout the case and exhausted by a very quiet "whisper" type fan mounted in the top of the camera case. A separate blower is used to maintain proper image orthicon operating temperature. In addition, a small blower is mounted in the high voltage compartment to cool the associated components. Large, Bright Viewfinder The viewfinder of the TK -60A features an 81/2 -inch rec- tangular kinescope which produces a large, bright picture display. Maximum usable highlight brightness is at least 150 foot -lamberts with a resolution capability of 600 lines. The viewfinder is normally fed by a signal from the out- put of the processor, permitting the cameraman to see a picture identical to that delivered to the studio output. This signal is sent over the camera cable and is equalized for flat response to the same degree as the output signal delivered by the camera. Provision is made to select re- motely from the camera position an alternative signal feed through the camera cable. This feed may be used to show the cameraman a composite picture from an effects system when the camera is being used as an input source for special effects. In addition, the input of the viewfinder may www.americanradiohistory.com CAMERAS ing for heavy telephoto and zoom lenses. The turret shaft projects through the length of the camera and terminates in a handle at the rear, permitting change of turret posi- tion by a simple, direct rotating motion of the handle. Accurate, quiet- operating turret indexing is assured by four rollers which simultaneously engage notches in the rear of the turret itself. A new precision quick -change lens mount allows replace- ment of individual lenses by means of two captive mount- ing screws requiring only one -half turn to secure or to free the lens.