ULTRAHIGH-SENSITIVITY CAMERA WITH NEW SUPER-HARP TUBE

NHK have now developed an improved version of a high-sensitivity Super-HARP tube using the avalanche multiplication effect, which is eight times more sensitive and has much better lag characteristics. The handy color camera which installs this newly-developed pickup tube has higher sensitivity than human vision, negligibly low lag, and high resolution enough for broadcasting use. It will be a powerful tool in emergency news gathering at night, the production of scientific programs and other applications.