Drone-mountable 4k camera module

JVC Kenwood Corp will release a lens-interchangeable 4k camera module featuring a small size and a light weight under the brand of JVC Kenwood.

The GW-MD100 is targeted at various photographing systems such as the aerial cameras of cranes and drones, observation cameras for academic use, surveying/monitoring cameras for roads and bridges.

The GW-MD100 features a small size and a light weight. Specifically, it measures 88 x 108.5 x 117mm and weighs 800g. It is equipped with a Super 35mm image sensor (pixel count: about 13.5 million) developed by AltaSens Inc, which is affiliated with JVC Kenwood. It realizes video with a narrow depth of field by taking advantage of the sensor size.

Moreover, the module incorporates two 4k image processing engines featuring an image processing technology developed by JVC Kenwood and performs the recording and transmission of 4k/60p video. Specifically, H.264 compressed data (format: MOV) are recorded in an SD card while uncompressed 4k baseband signals are being output.

Furthermore, through a quad-link connection using four 3G-SDI ports on the rear side of the module, baseband transmission of up to 100m becomes possible.

The mount for interchangeable lenses uses the Micro Four Thirds system. With compatible Micro Four Thirds lenses, it becomes possible to use functions such as iris, focus, zoom, optical image stabilization and so forth from the main body. The GW-MD100 is scheduled to be released in late March.

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