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04/01/2010

Camera Corps To Introduce Q-Ball At BVE

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The award-winning Camera Corps Q-Ball ultra-compact weatherproof HD/SD robotic camera system will make its UK exhibition debut at stand B10 at this years Broadcast Video Expo.
Designed by Camera Corps' Managing Director Laurie Frost and Technical Director Jim Daniels, the Q-Ball combines six decades of OB experience into a system that delivers fully remote-controllable point-of-view video reliably under practically any exterior or interior conditions.
Laurie Frost commented: "We decided from the outset of the development project that the Q-Ball should be elegant enough to encourage its use within view of other fixed or robotic cameras. Q-Ball systems have already been used unobtrusively on reality shows such as 'I'm a Celebrity' in the jungles of Costa Rica and Australia, and during 100-day continuous OB coverage of Antony Gormley's 'One & Other' project in Trafalgar Square. Five Q-Balls are currently operating in a nine-month long television reconstruction by Dutch broadcaster VPRO of Darwin's voyage in the Beagle. The heads have proved highly resistant to tropical humidity, British rain, Atlantic salt-spray and near-Arctic snow. Twelve Q-Ball systems will be in use at the February 2010 Winter Games in Canada."
Camera Corps' Q-Ball is a full dual-mode robotic colour camera with pan and tilt, 10:1 zoom optics and infra-red night-vision capability, all housed in a robust 115 mm diameter sphere machined from solid aluminium. Pan and tilt can be operated at any speed from 4 seconds to 20 minutes per revolution through an unlimited number of turns. Integral high-precision low-noise motors allow the camera to be repositioned smoothly during live shooting rather than merely between shots.
Designed to allow rapid exterior or interior rigging and de-rigging, the Q-Ball weighs 1.3 kg including mounting shaft and can be operated at any angle. Its integral camera incorporates a 1/3 inch 2 megapixel 16:9 CMOS sensor delivering 1080i/720p HD or 625/525 SD, both at 50 or 59.94 Hz and in 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio. Signal-to-noise ratio is >50 dB. Focus can be controlled manually or automatically. The Q-Ball HD-SDI interface can also embed up to four audio channels.
The Q-Ball is fully compatible with Camera Corps' range of pan/tilt and CCU controllers. It operates from 9 to 18 V DC power. The camera heads are available pre-painted to match any required colour scheme, including jungle camouflage.
Co-exhibiting with Polecam, Camera Corps will be represented at BVE 2010 by Matt Frost - Director of Operations , Debbie Hughes - Production Manager and Steve Lundie - Operations Support. The Expo will be held at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre from 16th-18th February.
For additional information visit: www.cameracorps.co.uk
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