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12/02/2009

Camera Corps To Launch The Q-Ball At NAB 2009

Camera Corps has chosen the National Association of Broadcasters' April 2009 Convention in Las Vegas as a launch platform for the highly innovative new Q-Ball HD remote camera system.
The Q-Ball is designed for outside broadcasting, reality shows and studio productions. It allows programme producers to obtain video in full HD quality from practically any location, day or night.
The Q-Ball incorporates 10 x zoom optics (5.1 to 51 mm) and smooth-accelerating pan/tilt motors in a sturdy fully weatherproof aluminium sphere with a diameter of only 115 mm. It can be used upright or inverted without need for any structural reassembly, allowing very fast installation and de-rigging.
Laurie Frost, Managing Director of Camera Corps, said: "The Q-Ball is the most comprehensively equipped HD minicam system available today and a major advance on anything that has gone before.
"The camera is based on our highly successful HD MiniZoom which we used in very large numbers to televise sporting events during the Summer 2009 Games in Beijing. They matched extremely well with larger and far more expensive HD cameras.
"The Q-Ball can be used under practically any studio or exterior lighting conditions. An infra-red option also delivers pictures in total darkness under infra-red light. "Attractive external styling was an important design consideration as cameras frequently appear in shot during reality shows. The Q-Ball is available in a variety of colours, allowing set designers to highlight a camera of to camouflage it. As the Q-Ball is fully weatherproof, they are even free to repaint it."
Technical Director Jim Daniels added: "The Q-Ball can be mounted unobtrusively almost anywhere and connected via up to 20 metres of 5.5 mm multicore cable to its HD-SDI output interface.
"It is fully compatible with all our existing pan/tilt and CCU systems. Integral low-noise motors allow the camera to be repositioned smoothly while on-air. Pan and tilt can be operated simultaneously or independently at any speed from 20 minutes down to 4 seconds per rotation cycle. The camera is coupled via dual slip-rings to allow unlimited 360 degree rotation. The Q-Ball also has four channel embedded audio available to users."
The Q-Ball in its current form incorporates a 1/3 inch 2 megapixel 16:9 CMOS sensor delivering 720p or 1080i at 50 or 59.94 Hz with >50 dB signal-to-noise ratio. Focus can be controlled manually or automatically. The Q-Ball is 210 mm high including mounting shaft and weighs 1.3 kg. The camera interface operates from 9 to 18 V DC power supply.
The Camera Corps Q-Ball will be exhibited on the Polecam stand C7642 in the Central Hall.
Further information is available at: www.cameracorps.co.uk.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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