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Egripment’s Universal Dolly
Egripment has announced their latest edition - the Universal Dolly. The dolly combines the best features of the company’s previous dollies into one “Universal” dolly that is certain to meet client’s needs in ‘platform size’. Camera operators will ﬁnd the structure among the lightest, strongest and most versatile of the Egripment family. The company has a long history of designing and producing new and innovative dollies. Their prestigous product line of platform dollies with original production dates includes: • “StarTrack” Dolly – 1985: The ﬁrst dolly to fold up and store in an easily carried soft bag for ease of transportation; • “Matador” Dolly – 1986. The ﬁrst dolly to feature adjustable push/ pull bars that can each operate from either end of the dolly; • “Focus” Dolly – 1988. The ﬁrst dolly that folds itself into a ﬂight case for very easy transport and checking as luggage; • “Dinky” Dolly – 1990. The ﬁrst dolly to have full four wheel steering in both directions for ease of use around very tight turns. The above list has been continuously updated and improved over the years and c o n tinu e s in strong production throughout the world. The “Universal” dolly utilises a c o m p l e te l y n ew method of steering and folds into a small and lightweight package that weighs only 16.8 kgs / 37 lbs, carries a sturdy payload of 200 kgs / 440 lbs and offers a solid camera platform. It also offers steering from the back or the front side and both two wheel steering and also four wheel steering when very tight turns are required. It can also be equipped with sideboards that are flat or contain 100mm or 150mm camera bowls, and can be operated with pneumatic wheels, hard rubber wheels or track wheels. When equipped with track

Egripment’s 210 Universal Dolly

wheels it runs on a standard width track of 62 cm / 24.5” wide, straight and curved. In addition to the above mentioned

options, it can also be equipped with Egripment accessories such as seat supports, columns, bazookas and jib arms. The “Universal” Dolly is manufactured from lightweight but strong aircraft grade aluminum and has an automotive design with aerodynamics, ergonomics and style in mind. ■

BSI Reveal Pan Tilt Roll Zoom Camera
Broadcast Sports, Inc. (BSI) revealed its new Pan Tilt Roll Zoom remote-controlled wireless camera system at IBC. BSI builds specialist cameras that are “changing the way you view the world,” especially the way we view sport. The Pan Tilt Roll Zoom camera, known as PTRZ, is a waterproof camera that was designed to be mounted on sailing vessels to capture action shots during a well-known international sporting event this summer. The company is also adapting the camera for land-based applications that would also beneﬁt from its robust functionality. The PTRZ is a high-quality 1080i HD camera with a small footprint. Its 10x optical zoom lens provides outstanding performance for its size, just 210mm x 165mm and weight, only 2kg. All aspects of the camera are adjustable remotely via the UHF channel to a built-in data receiver: most importantly the pan tilt roll and zoom functions, also the red/blue gain, iris, focus, shutter speed, saturation, m a s te r g a i n and master pedestal. The operator can also change the RF parameters of transmission frequency and modulation scheme, and switch from standby to operational mode.

A ﬂeet of PTRZ cameras in use at a top sailing event

The remote-controlled wireless units are lightweight and waterproof

It uses COFDM wireless encoding at H.264 MPEG-4 and MPEG 1 Layer II with QPSK and 16QAM modulation. It operates on frequencies from 1.41.5 GHz or 2.0- 2.5 GHz or BSI can supply models for other frequencies. Mechanically, the PTRZ will pan 360 degrees continuously, tilt through 60 degrees (+40 degrees

/-20 degrees) and roll +/- 30 degrees. The whole camera system is sealed in a waterproof unit for harsh environments and there is a quick install and release mechanism for a quick set up. The Pan Tilt Roll Zoom camera is available as a rental item from BSI. ■

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