The Hitachi SK-HD1500 top of the line HDTV Studio and EFP camera has several nice features, especially capturing video at 1X, 2.5X and 3X the speed while simultaneously providing two different HD outputs. The slow motion feature is pretty exciting considering the flexibility of capturing clear slow motion camera shots and normal video feeds all from a single camera. The camera system outputs the slow motion frame rates at 1080i/180 or 1080i/150, 720p/180 or 720p/150 while simultaneously outputs normal speed images at 1080i/60, 1080i/50, 720p/60, 720p/50 from the camera control unit (CCU) making it a viable option to replace standard frame rate cameras that are in the same price range. The SK-HD1500 having a total of 2.3 million pixels and a native scan of 1080i 150/180 is quite nice with its 1100 television lines of HD resolution. Added internal camera features such as grey-scale automatic setup, automatic vertical modulation shading adjustment (separating lens memory to optimize the x1 and x2 lens extender positions), and triple -masking providing a 12-vector color corrector giving both independent control of the hue and saturation. The SK-HD1500 also can store up to 8 lens files on a SD card for productions where lens swap outs are needed and quick vertical modulation shading data can be stored and recalled when necessary. The camera head provides 2 buffered HD-SDI, 1 SD analog teleprompter out, and 1 HD-SDI switchable as a monitor or view finder and return video output via BNC connectors. Switchable MIC-1 channel with balanced XLR input connectors are located in the front of the camera or at the rear of the CA-HF1500 camera adapter. When teaming the SK-HD1500 with the CU-HD1500 High Speed Camera Control Unit via the standard SMPTE311-type Hybrid Fiber Cable creates a nice EFP package. Optical power meters via the engineering menu on the camera head itself and/or on the front of the CU-HD1500 camera control unit measures both the transmit and receive signals for true depiction of the proximity to the "digital cliff" ensuring that cable diagnostic information is available when needed. The HFOC used to connect the camera adaptor and the ccu transmits 6Gbps signals using two spectra of 3G-SDI to ensure high-quality and wide-band transmission.  When looking to complement the studio configuration for this system, include the SA-1000 studio adaptor, the BU-1000 buildup adaptor, the AT-S951 viewfinder adaptor, and your choice of incorporating a small box or large box lens (the lens mounter supports both Canon and Fujinon, which you would need to specify). Either way, Hitachi continues to create state of the art technologies that are quite innovative for the video production professional. For more information on this high quality Hitachi product, visit: www.hitachikokusai.us; Research and fact finding can be found at: http://www.hitachikokusai.us/Products/BroadcastandProfessionalCameras/BroadcastandStudioProductionCameras/POC_018415.html: See Brochures/SK-HD1500 Brochures.pdf