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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWCBS-TV goes on 'Top of the World.' (New York, NY, TV station installs remote cameras on top of World Trade Center)(Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable, November, 1997 by Dickson, Glen
WCBS-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in New York, has given its viewers a new perspective by mounting two remote-controlled cameras atop the World Trade Center. The camera systems, located at the northeast and southwest corners of the observation deck at 2 World Trade Center, can be controlled remotely from the station's control room to deliver live video during newscasts.
Each camera unit consists of a Hitachi digital camera, a Canon 15:1 lens with 2X extender, and a stabilized weatherproof housing and control system from Telemetrics. The cameras can perform full pan, tilt and zoom functions through Telemetrics' customized software and joystick controller back at WCBS-TV. Control information is sent to the cameras via a dial-up modem, while...
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