Toshiba Imaging (www.toshibacameras.com), a leader in high-definition, color video imaging has delivered the new, miniature, high-definition, IK-HR1S camera to Grande Vitesse Systems (www.gvs9000.com) for integration into a ruggedized, digital video recording system for NASA.

Grande Vitesse Systems (GVS), a leading developer and manufacturer of digital video recorders for a range of market segments, configured its GVS9000 2XU (which combines single video channels, Fibre Channel, and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity) with the 3CCD Toshiba high-definition camera with DVI output to capture uncompressed HD footage at 1080p/60frames per second (fps) and provide simultaneous playback in both compressed and uncompressed formats. 

According to Jano Avanessian, VP of marketing and sales at GVS, “The system we developed for NASA required that the digital video recorder be independently controlled via RS422 (Sony 9-pin port) connector for three concurrent, uncompressed recordings. Toshiba Imaging’s small and compact IK-HR1S HD camera supports HD-SDI and along with our direct DVI-D interface, we are able to bypass any form of conversion while offering both HD-SDI and 1080p 60 options side-by-side in a single camera unit.”

The new GVS9000 2XU’s uncompressed video content is recorded directly to a local drive, which allows NASA to access the content (even single frames or select scenes) via Gbit and Fibre, at over 4.0 Gbit/sec, accommodating 1080p/60 video quality as well as 2k and 4k uncompressed recording with no loss in image quality.