The Grass Valley™ LDK 4000 Elite Single-Format camera is designed for small- to medium-sized broadcasters, digital production studios, and media-creation companies that have chosen a single high-definition (HD) format. It is available as either a 720p or 1080i camera head. It features low power consumption and Grass Valley's leading HD-DPM+™ technology that produces images unrivaled by any camera in the industry. Combined with Grass Valley frame transfer CCD technology, this ensures perfectly clean, low noise signals free from artifacts such as vertical smearing and aliasing. Dynamic anti-aliasing-on-sensor processing reduces artifacts. The LDK 4000 Elite also includes a secondary color corrector and user-selectable noise reducer. It is also based on a flexible HD transmission system, supporting standard triax as well as hybrid fiber SMPTE 311. A SuperXpander large lens adapter enables configuration with full size studio or mobile lenses as well as accessories. • Unrivaled video sampling: • Three 9.2-million pixel HD-DPM+ CCDs • 14-bit A/D sampling • 34-bit digital signal processing resolution • Secondary color corrector • User-selectable noise reducer • Emmy award-winning dual skin contour circuit makes talent look its best • Dynamic anti-aliasing-on-sensor processing reduces artifacts • Unique viewfinder focus-assist tools: • Crawler for creating an active edge around all objects in focus • Instant push-button electronic zoom for enlarging a subject to focus on fine details • Flexible HD transmission system: • Supports standard triax up to 3,500 ft. (1,200m) • Supports hybrid fiber SMPTE 311 up to 13,200 ft. (4,000m) • SuperXpander LLA enables configuration with full size studio or OB lenses, and accessoriesv • Outputs SD images to HD output • On line leaking-pixel correction • Continuous auto-black balance and all-digital auto-white balance • Dockable system for optional adapters such as the Grass Valley HD Wireless system
| Power |
Triax or DC 12V; 44W incl. 2" viewfinder & Triax HD adapter |
| Temperature range |
Operating: -20°C to 45°C (-4°F to 113°F); Storage: -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) |
| Weight |
5.5 kg (11 lbs.) incl. 2" viewfinder and Triax HD adapter |
| Dimensions |
241 (H) x 164 (W) x 373 (L) mm with Triax HD adapter |
| Optical system |
F1.4 Prism |
| Optical filter wheels |
2x motorized wheels |
| Optical filters on first wheel |
Clear, 1/4 ND, 1/16 ND, 1/64 ND |
| Optical filters on second wheel |
Clear, four-point star, six-point star, soft focus |
| Color-correction filters (digital process) |
Electronic: 3200°K, 5600°K, 7500°K, FL, 2 AWB presets, continuous auto white |
| Pickup device |
3 x 2/3" 16:9 HD-DPM+ CCDs |
| Picture elements |
9.2 million pixels 1920 (H) x 4320 (V) effective |
| Smear |
No vertical smear |
| Temporal Frequencies |
| 720p operation |
50/59.94 Hz |
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| 1080i operation |
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50/59.94 Hz |
| Sensitivity 2000 lux |
F10.0 typical |
| S/N ratio in Y signal |
60 dB typical |
| Modulation depth |
55% @ 27 MHz (typical 720p59.94) |
| Digital quantization/ DSP processing |
14 bits A/D, with 34 bits DSP resolution |
| Gain |
-6 dB to 12 dB in 3 dB steps (user-definable presets) |
| Exposure control |
Down to 1/1000s |
| Clean scanning |
50.8 to 125 Hz (at 50 Hz temporal frequency); 61 to 150 Hz (at 59.94 Hz temporal frequency); V-shift |
| Front microphone input |
XLR-3 female, balanced +48V selectable |
| Lens connector |
12-pin |
| Control input |
9-pin RS-232C compatible |
| Viewfinder connector |
20-pin, and, HDMI connector |
| Supplied accessories |
Operators manual; camera rain cover; 1x owner card; 2x user cards; shoulder strap |
| 2" viewfinder |
Model No. LDK 5302 |
CRT >600 TV lines (center) |
| 7" viewfinder |
Model No. LDK 4020 |
CRT >800 TV lines (center). Requires additional mounting hardware |
| 7" viewfinder |
Model No. LDK 5307 |
LCD color flat panel |
| Input connectors |
Audio in: XLR-3-31 type (female x2), selectable phantom +48V, selectable attenuator |
| Video ref in, BNC type, 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω |
| DC 12V in: XLR-4 pin type (male x1) |
| Output connectors |
VF out, BNC type, 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω, switchable to external (SD+HD) |
| 2 x BNC, SMPTE 292M, HD-SDI out: 1.5 Gb/s, 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω |
| Prompter out: BNC type, 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω |
| Scriptlight DC-out: 3-pin, 0.25A/12V DC |
| DC-out: 4-pin Hirose, 1.5A/12V DC and tally indicators |
| Input/output connectors |
Auxiliary/data 11p private data |
| Tracker: 11-pin |
| Intercom: XLR 5-pin (female x1) |
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