The HL-V55 is a compact, lightweight, low-power consumption, one-piece VTR-in-camera unit with an advanced Frame Interline Transfer (FIT) CCD (420,000 pixels) for EFP and ENG applications. Combining lkegami's high performance, top-of-the-line camera with a Betacam SP VTR in a single compact unit, the HL-V55 is easy to operate, offers greatly improved resolution of 700 TV lines and a high S/N ratio of 62 dB, while dramatically reducing vertical smear and Fixed Pattern Noise.