Camera Corps’ MiniCams are used in a variety of immersive broadcast situations to create compelling content, offering full connectivity and remote operation. Designed not to interfere with play and with with safety in mind, these cameras are chosen for their robustness and unobtrusive design while providing high quality live video, supported by the full backing of Camera Corps’ service personnel.  

Bobsleigh “Pop-Up” Ice Camera: On show at NAB, we have the Bobsleigh “pop-up”  camera. This unique camera features a safety mechanism that allows it to retract immediately back into the ice for utmost safety.

Basecam: The MLB approved Basecam is a revolutionary multi-camera system embedded within the base itself. It captures live streams from the base infield, providing unparalleled perspectives of fielders and batters in high definition.

Key Features:

• Multi-Camera System: Experience the action like never before with two cutting-edge multi-cameras built into the base, which are switchable, and delivering full broadcast HD quality.
• Audio – Sound is a crucial part of the viewing experience, Basecam gives full audio with a radio mic so it’s cable free. 
• Connectivity: With robust wireless RF and COFDM transmitters and receivers for video and radio modems for data control, it enables seamless live streaming with remote management capabilities.
• Health and Safety Compliance: Player safety is paramount, the Basecam has received MLB and Olympic federation sign off.

The Basecam is available for rental, with comprehensive support from Camera Corps. Elevate your baseball broadcasts and engage your audience like never before. Contact Camera Corps today to learn more about the Basecam and our range of specialized camera solutions.

Additional MiniCams: Camera Corps offers a range of other MiniCams, with audio, including:

• Referee-Cam: For capturing the referee’s perspective.
• Stump-Cams: For cricket, providing close-up views and sound of the action.
• Slow-Mo Cams: Such as the SSM500 high-speed camera for athletics, mounted on apparatus like high jumps.

Basketball and Netball Cams: Camera Corps offers specialized cams for basketball and netball, including:

• Backboard Cam: Featuring 2x HD or UHD cameras mounted on the basket to capture dynamic shots.
• High Frame Rate (HFR) Cameras: Adaptable workflows with HD and HDR. For example two slow-motion cameras positioned on the floor under the basket, providing unique perspectives of athletes in action.

Qx (HDR) Camera 

QX HDR: The Q-Ball was our first robotic camera, and the Qx is our newest. It features HDR HLG, up to 3G SDI 60p, superb imaging quality, high-speed processing AE, auto white balance, color correction, edge enhancement, noise reduction, gamma control function, Genlock, 3DNR, and shading correction function.

Qx Specifications:

• Dimensions (mm): H: 160 W: 103 D: 53
• Weight: 2.5KG
• Pan Range: 360+ deg
• Max Speed: 360° / 3 sec
• Slowest Speed: 360° / 17 mins
• Voltage: 9-36 V DC

Polecam

Polecam provides smooth, floating jib shots with easy mobility. It can be body-mounted via a harness for weight distribution or fixed to a tripod. The rig includes five carbon fibre sections, each over 1m long.  Its counterweight arm extends just 1m, housing weights, batteries, CCU, and an Interface Box. The camera, on a pan-and-tilt head, is controlled via a joystick integrated into the central arm.

FishFace, a submersible pan-and-tilt unit, accommodates a mini camera with unrestricted 360° movement, like the standard dry head. Full camera control is available via the RCP Panel.

The standard head, mountable on a body rig or tripod, suits larger cameras, including RED, with precise electronic speed control, enabling 360° rotation from 6 seconds to 45 minutes.  Full control of the camera is possible via our RCP Panel

Long Head dimensions:

Weight: 1.42KG / 3.15lbs
Max payload: 3.6KG / 8lbs
Overall height (pivot to base): 585mm / 23.03”
Max load height on cradle: 325mm / 12.79”
Max load width on cradle: 200mm / 7.87”
Base plate: 100mm / 3.94” depth
Slotted centre with two additional slots either side at
20mm/ 0.78” intervals, slot width is 6.5mm / 0.255”

ComCam: The Com-Cam system is a complete kit for commentators, providing their own camera, monitoring, lighting, and control in the tight space of a modern commentator’s position. It combines the QX HDR all-in-one remote camera system with the Triple Axis Mini Joystick Control, Litepanels Astra 6 x Bi-Colour LED light with DMX control, and a 7-inch LED monitor.

ComCam Specifications:

• Sensor: 1/3” CMOS sensor
• Effective Pixels: 2.1M Pixels
• Lens: 18x Optical Zoom
• Angle of View: 58.6° (wide) ~ 3.6° (tele)