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Canon India launches 4K remote PTZ camera controller & 4K indoor remote PTZ camera CR-N100
Mumbai: Canon India, a leading company in digital imaging solutions, further solidifies its market leadership in India’s video production and broadcasting sector by introducing two advanced products, RC-IP1000 and CR-N100 in India. The RC-IP1000 is a top-of-the-line remote camera system controller for remote video production workflows to meet the needs of broadcast stations and event live streaming. Whereas the CR-N100 is an indoor remote PTZ camera featuring a compact body and pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) catering to India’s rising need for advanced streaming and video recording technology in spaces like meeting rooms and classrooms.
Commenting on the newest additions to the brand’s portfolio, Canon India president and CEO Manabu Yamazaki said, “As the volume of video content continues to rise in India, the RC-IP1000 remote controller has been much awaited by the industry as it exemplifies seamless control of remote PTZ cameras and contributes to efficient labor-saving workflows. In fact, the remote controller can easily manage as many as 200 individual camera units at one time. Complementing this, our CR-N100 indoor remote PTZ camera promises superior quality and connectivity, tailored to the diverse needs of educational institutions, corporate settings, and coaching centers. Through such cutting-edge offerings, we strive to redefine remote production, making it more intuitive and accessible than ever before.”
RC-IP1000 remote camera controller: Enhance ease-of-use for remote production workflows
The RC-IP1000 is a dedicated controller that provides many functions and easy operation required by remote video production workflows, which will meet the needs of content producers at various work environments including video production at broadcast stations and event livestreaming. The multi-camera management application enables users to batch-configure initial camera settings as well as manage cameras, making it ideal for events that require multi-camera controllers, such as live streaming of university lectures and live broadcasting of concerts.
Designed for ease of use, the RC-IP1000 features strategically positioned functional buttons and dials, along with a prominent 17.78 cm touch panel, facilitating simple operation. The device supports both IP2 and serial control, enabling remote Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) movements. Users can effortlessly configure settings such as focus, exposure, and white balance. Moreover, the RC-IP1000 is compatible with popular broadcast industry standards, offering 12G-SDI input/output for 4K/60P, as well as visual input via IP and HDMI video output. Its touch panel can display feeds from up to nine video inputs sent from cameras via IP, allowing for simultaneous operation of multiple camera units. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates with selected Canon camera models, enabling control of large-scale systems.
With the multi-camera management application, up to 200 individual camera units can be managed, depending on users’ needs. Conventionally, the registration of usernames, passwords and IP addresses to a camera, and registration of a camera to the controller had to be executed individually for each of the multiple cameras used. With this app, however, these procedures can be executed from a single application system, thus enabling initial configuration of large-scale systems with minimal workload. In addition, the status of all connected cameras can be viewed in a convenient list that enables easier execution of operations such as updating firmware, restarting and initialization.
CR-N100 indoor 4K remote camera: Versatile partner for visual production, online meetings and live streaming of lectures
The CR-N100 is an indoor remote camera with a compact body and pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) capabilities, making it easily installable in spaces like meeting rooms and classrooms. As online meetings, lectures, coaching centers, events, and seminars become increasingly common, there is a growing need for live streaming and video recording technology. With the addition of the CR-N100 to Canon’s lineup of remote cameras, customers now have a greater choice of products that support a wide range of uses, from professional video production to video content usage by enterprises, local governments, and educational institutions.
The CR-N100 features key devices that leverage Canon’s history of professional camera technology development, including a 1/2.3 type CMOS sensor and a DIGIC DV6 image processing platform that enables 4K/30P high-quality video capture. Additionally, the camera is equipped with a 20x optical zoom lens with a focal length ranging from 29.3 mm to 601 mm, supporting image capture from wide-angle to telephoto for various scenarios. The camera also includes four “scene modes” — portrait, sports, low-light, and spotlight — from which users can choose to create the best possible visual expression based on their subject.
Users can construct a complete, versatile production environment thanks to the CR-N100’s support for XC Protocol, Canon’s proprietary extended IP designed to control Canon’s video production devices, RTMP for live streaming, NDI®|HX for live visual production, and the SRT Protocol, which is widely used for its high image quality, low latency, and secure video transmission.
The video interface of the CR-N100 supports IP, HDMI, and the USB Video Class (UVC) transmission standard. This allows the CR-N100 to be used as a camera for web conference systems simply by connecting it to a PC via USB. The camera also supports Canon’s free-of-charge Multi-camera Management Application, enabling batch setting configuration and control of up to 200 cameras, facilitating the efficient operation of large-scale systems in environments such as enterprises, local governments, and educational institutions.
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Estée Lauder to shed 10,000 jobs as new boss bets on digital shift
The cosmetics giant raises its profit outlook but stays silent on a possible merger with Spain’s Puig, as job cuts deepen and a three-year sales slump weighs on the turnaround
NEW YORK: Stéphane de La Faverie is not done cutting. Estée Lauder announced on Friday that it plans to eliminate as many as 3,000 additional jobs, taking its total redundancy programme to as many as 10,000 roles, up from a previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago. The company, which owns La Mer, The Ordinary, Tom Ford, and Aveda, employs roughly 57,000 people worldwide. The mathematics of what is now being contemplated is stark.
The fresh round of cuts is expected to generate a further $200 million in savings, bringing the total annual savings from the programme to as much as $1.2 billion before taxes. That money, De La Faverie has made clear, will be ploughed back into the turnaround.
A CEO in a hurry
De La Faverie, who took the helm in January 2025, inherited a company that had endured three consecutive years of annual sales declines. His response has been to move fast and cut deep. A significant portion of the latest redundancies reflects his push to reduce headcount at US department stores, long a cornerstone of Estée Lauder’s distribution model but now a channel in structural decline. In their place, he is accelerating the shift toward faster-growing online platforms, including Amazon.com and TikTok Shop, a pivot that is reshaping not just where Estée Lauder sells but how it thinks about its customers.
The numbers are moving in the right direction
Despite the pain, there are signs the medicine is working. Estée Lauder raised its profit outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, guiding for adjusted earnings per share in the range of $2.35 to $2.45, above analyst estimates and a notable step up from the $2.05 to $2.25 range it had guided for in February. Organic net sales growth is expected to come in at 3 per cent, the company said, at the high end of the range it set out in February.
The share price tells a mixed story. After De La Faverie took charge, the stock surged nearly 60 per cent, buoyed by investor optimism that a longtime company insider could finally arrest the decline. But 2026 has been rougher: the shares have fallen 27 per cent this year, weighed down by disappointing February results and the overhang of unresolved merger talks with Spanish beauty giant Puig Brands SA. The company gave no additional details about those discussions on Friday, leaving the market to guess.
Silence on Puig
The proposed tie-up with Puig remains the most consequential unknown hanging over Estée Lauder. A deal with the Barcelona-based group, which owns brands including Carolina Herrera and Rabanne, would reshape the global luxury beauty landscape. But with nothing new to say and a turnaround still very much in progress, De La Faverie is asking investors to trust the process.
Three years of sales declines, 10,000 job cuts, and a merger that may or may not happen. At Estée Lauder, the overhaul has barely started.
