InFOCUS Specialist Cameras Systems Grab The Action Cont. HD onboard coverage of America’s Cup action via a custom SIS LIVE system 65 us, as we would normally control over UHF. “We have also developed our own 5.1 surround sound microphone module for the project as none of those currently available on the market fit the America’s Cup Event Authority profile in terms of aesthetic look and on-site serviceability.” of camera angles that have been developed over many years in the SD world. Whereas the mini cam was developed in SD over many years the HD versions have to be created in short time frames and often for the same budget. In practice this involves heavy development of each HD specialist camera, which at the moment would prove too large and too expensive. Who said there is nothing new in television! fps and has B4 and PL mount lens options. “We had great success in Vancouver so hopefully MkII will convince our friends at OBS to use it in London,” says CEO Felix Marggraff. “Tennis majors, winter sports and the upcoming European Soccer Championships are also on the agenda.” America’s Cup Challenge One of SIS LIVE’s current projects is the ongoing development of a new HD onboard camera and RF system for the 34th Americas Cup. SIS LIVE’s Special Cameras Manager Paul McNeil said: “The brief was to operate the links on the yachts in H624 to enable two separate camera shots and 17 channels of embedded sound to be transmitted from each yacht. “We remotely control a mixer on the yacht and cut on two banks from a total of four remote HD camera heads. The challenge was to control the entire camera operation and racking of the cameras over IP. This was a first for HD Changes The challenge for specialist cameras and systems is to devise HD replacements for the myriad Camera Corps Q-Ball Antelope MkII from Live Motion Concepthttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/inbroadcast/id468652679?mt=8 http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top http://www.twitter.com/inbroadcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzEatLsHdE&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.facebook.com/pages/InBroadcast-e-zine/226166444076212 http://WWW.INBROADCAST.COM