Robotic cameras for recording conferences and educational events

Digitell, Conference Recording Service Provider, uses JVC KY-PZ100 cameras, with an SD card slot for local mode recording, Built-in streaming capability, 30X zoom and SDI output.

The North American company Digitell, Specialized in offering conference recording services for corporate clients, You have selected the complete system of JVC for its more than one hundred annual events in various parts of the world, with robotic PTZ cameras, Camera controls (CCU) and remote control units.

specifically, Digitell provides its customers with webcasting services using its own platform to which the signals of the KY-PZ100 robotic cameras are connected, that count as a differential with respect to other systems with an SD card slot for recording in local mode, Built-in streaming capability, SDI output and 30X zoom to cover large auditoriums and convention halls.

Willliam Bacon, Marketing Director of Digitell, explains that the added value that has represented "this JVC system in terms of return on investment is incredible. They are products that bring many advantages to companies like ours, with smooth operation and precise motion control for camera operators, whose predetermined positions are an excellent aid for the agility of production".

Digitell currently has nine robotic cameras KY-PZ100 JVC. Event production with these systems avoids the need to rent standard format cameras, with long optics and large tripods, greatly reducing costs.

The transport of a robotic system such as JVC is also simpler and cheaper for a service company such as Digitell, as Bacon points out, who highlights the small size of the cameras, which facilitates its transport and shipment anywhere in the world in a small suitcase, including the controller, The tripod, The encoder, Audio card and cabling.

A typical Digitell event consists of a PTZ camera mounted on a lightweight seven-legged tripod, surrounded by separator posts with retractable tapes to protect it properly.

Thanks to this configuration and execution, End customers do not need to rent pallets or elevators (one for the camera and one for the operator to minimize vibrations), with the consequent saving of costs and time.

According to the conditions of each auditorium, Digitell can mount up to three JVC robotic cameras, one of them dedicated especially to public participation. As Bacon explains, "On the one hand, we send the SDI signal of the camera to the encoder and, on the other, A graphic signal from a laptop, so that the producer can share one source or another (or both)".

In these events, background audio of the auditorium is also captured., conference room, Etc. and is taken to a Tascam table for better control of it, and links to the camera to record it locally.

In addition, instead of using separate camera operators, one of them is located next to the producer and controls the robotic PTZ cameras with the RM-LP100 control, which avoids the use of intercom systems for communication between production equipment.

"Having an operator located close to the producer instead of on a remote platform is crucial to be able to get a good shot," adds Bacon.. I consider it essential to have color balance and exposure control. The memories make it easy for the operator to work with the camera and generate a stream on their own.".

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