If you see an ENG camera at a football game or a news crew on a street corner shooting in 4K today, the lineage of the glass on the front almost certainly traces back to the Canon UHDgc announcement of late summer 2015.
Canon Rewrites the Rules of ENG: The 2015 Arrival of the UHDgc Series 4K Portable Zooms If you see an ENG camera at a
The August 2015 announcement sent immediate ripples through the broadcast community. Major rental houses like Bexel and VER placed pre-orders within days. Early adopters included network sports broadcasters preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympics—the first Summer Games to be produced extensively in 4K. The launch was not a quiet spec-sheet update;
August 27, 2015 (Public announcement by Canon U.S.A. and Canon Inc.) Canon officially unveiled the (Ultra-High Definition
On August 27, 2015, Canon officially unveiled the (Ultra-High Definition, G (premium) Class), a completely new family of 2/3-inch portable zoom lenses engineered specifically for 4K UHD broadcast cameras. The launch was not a quiet spec-sheet update; it was a declaration that the age of broadcast 4K had officially arrived.
For nearly two decades, broadcast television lived in the 1080i era. But by mid-2015, the industry was at a tipping point. 4K Ultra HD was no longer a futuristic concept for nature documentaries; major broadcasters and live production houses were demanding a pipeline to future-proof their electronic news gathering (ENG) and field production workflows.