speciality cameras special report
all controlled from a Broadcast Centre Corps does now is in HD even if it is
using our proprietary audio data broadcast in SD so this looks set to be
control system. For the equestrian one of the most powerful tools in our
events in Hong Kong a camera inventory of sports-television and
mounted on the top of the World reality-television production
Trade Centre was fully controlled from equipment. Based on the proven Sony
the IBC in Beijing. CCD block, it can be used in full view
Motorised track-cameras are of other cameras without causing
another Camera Corps speciality. For visual distraction. The system is
the China Games alone, we supplied, extremely compact and sturdy, fully
installed and operated a total of 18 self-contained in a 115 mm diameter
Trackcams, including four vertical sphere machined from solid
tracks, one vault track, four 10 metre aluminium. Unlike many of our
floor-level horizontal tracks, one 80 designs which are intended primarily
metre overhead track, a 50 metre for rental, Q-Ball is available both for
pool-side track and a 30 metre track hire and for outright purchase in a
for beach volleyball - as well as a 40 variety of colours to match a green
metre track with just the camera head turf background or whatever the
above ground to cover trap-and-skeet producer chooses. Being fully
shooting, and a 24 metre track for an weather-proof, it can be used outside
indoor target shooting range. without extra covers. An optional
We have provided Poolside integral wide-angle lens adapter for
Trackcam for most major swimming the 10x zoom lens gives 71º angle of
events during the past eight years. For view.
the 2008 FINA Short Course Q-Ball incorporates many vital
White water sports remote control equipment including
Championships in Manchester, features missing from previous
coverage from last
pan/tilt and CCU. Multi-control
England, we deployed our latest remote camera systems. Connected
year’s Beijing
Olympics, courtesy
capabilities are catered for by the
dynamic camera tracking system via a single thin cable that can be up
of Camera Corps. standard multi-camera control system.
along the full length of the 25 metre to 20 metres long, it can be mounted
This has been used highly successfully
pool. We had completely updated the unobtrusively almost anywhere. Infra-
for many televised events. It allows
electrical track control to introduce red capability allows the camera to be
up to four operators and four CCU
higher controllability and more used in low light situations or
engineers to have full control of up to
features. Based on our standard 300 illuminated in what amounts to total
96 heads and cameras of mixed
mm gauge track, Poolside Trackcam darkness via an infra-red light source.
types.
has very gentle acceleration and can The addition of genlock was also
advance the camera to a maximum considered essential as relying on
The human element
speed of 3.8 metres per second. The frame-stores in the video chain can
entire tracking system can be lead to loss of audio synchronisation.
Equipment apart, successful television
operational within 4 hours of delivery Slip-rings on both pan and tilt axes for
coverage of a sports event centres on
and packed away within 3 hours. Up unlimited continuous rotation in any
the experience, commitment and
to eight camera positions can be direction at any speed from one cycle
enthusiasm of the camera crews and
preset. in 20 minutes up to 90 degrees per
the support teams behind them.
second with very smooth operator-
When you are working live, there is
Q-Ball controllable acceleration/deceleration.
no Take 2. We have built up the
The spherical camera also allows
reputation of Camera Corps by
A radical advance on the design of instant choice of either upright or
choosing our people carefully and
traditional POV cameras, Q-Ball is our inverted mounting without having to
working in close partnership with our
latest miniature HD robotic camera re-align the camera on the head. It is
clients. It has proved a successful
system. Practically everything Camera fully compatible with all our existing
formula.
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