HMI® / SE
More than 50 years ago, film and television producers turned to OSRAM for an economical, efficient alternative to incandescent light — and the HMI® lamp was born. The technology has since earned an OSCAR®, a Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award and a PLASA Innovation Award, and HMI® lamps remain an integral part of film sets worldwide. The powerful HMI® series serves the entertainment industry at every level, from professional film productions to small theatrical events.
HMI® lamps are AC-operated metal-halide discharge lamps with excellent colour rendering and photometric integrity throughout their life. With an extremely bright output — up to 100 lumens per watt — they generate a colour temperature that closely matches sunlight, revealing true colours and enabling daytime filming outdoors. Dimmable and capable of hot restart, they are up to five times more efficient than incandescent light.
Key features and benefits
- High-intensity light simulating a daylight colour temperature of 6000 K, with CRI > 90
- Incredibly bright, with luminous flux up to 2.3 million lm
- Very high luminous efficacy of up to 100 lm/W
- Reduced UV emissions with the UV-Stop (UVS) feature on selected HMI single-end lamps
- Stronger and longer life, with multiple moly-foils in the seal design
- Mechanically robust
- EXtreme Seal (XS) technology allows up to 450°C at the pinch seal
- Capable of hot-restrike ignition
Applications
Typical applications
- Film, TV and video productions
- Stage lighting (theatre, opera, etc.)
- Lighting for major events
- Professional photography
Typical luminaires
- Follow spots
- Fresnel luminaires
- PAR / open luminaires
- Soft and flood lighting
Other applications
- Trade shows and exhibitions (autos, boats, industrial equipment, motorcycles)
- Industrial solar simulation
HMI lamp range
HMI Digital lamps
Robust, flicker-free lamps that deliver a steady performance on set or on stage.
Advanced filming technology needs advanced set lighting. Most productions now rely heavily on digital film, which brings its own benefits and challenges — especially for lighting. To meet them, OSRAM modernised its professional, high-performance HMIR lamps, trusted on film sets, stages and television studios for decades. The new HMIR Digital line keeps the benefits professionals expect from the HMIR name and adds flicker-free lighting when operated at 1000 Hz and above with high-speed electronic ballasts.
Benefits and features
- Suitable for both analogue and digital film production
- Colour temperature: 6000 K (daylight)
- High colour rendering index of > 90, for true-to-life colour
- Extremely bright light of up to 100 lm/W
- Up to 99.9% less UV emission (models with UV-Stop)
- Dimmable
- Hot-restart capability
- Improved stability and design
- Robust stems
- Round moly-foil construction that evenly distributes heat and current for lamp longevity (6000–18000 W)
Range
- HMI 400 W
- HMI 575 W
- HMI 800 W
- HMI 1.2 kW
- HMI 1.8 kW
Product benefits
- Suited to both analogue and digital film production
- Hot-restart capability
- Improved stability and design
- Robust stems, so less breakage in transport
Areas of application
- Film sets
- Television studios
- Theatre stages
Studio halogen lamps
Our studio, stage and TV halogen lamps combine high-quality quartz with state-of-the-art lamp technology for a powerful, economical solution for stage, film and TV lighting. They meet stringent demands for luminous flux, luminous efficacy and colour temperature while remaining economical and durable. Compact and heat-resistant, they work in many operating positions. Thanks to biplanar technology, the 1000 W studio halogen lamps deliver up to 50% higher luminous intensity in spotlight settings.
PAR 64 lamps
- Tungsten-halogen lamp with a parabolic reflector, for stage and show lighting
- Reduced weight, thanks to an aluminium reflector instead of glass
- High luminous flux, from a compact filament and a high-precision reflector contour
- Increased safety, thanks to an integrated fuse
- Disassembles into components for environmentally friendly disposal
Range
- 64738 / 4NSP 1000 W 240 V CP/61
- 64739 / 4MFL 1000 W 240 V CP/62
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