PTZ Panasonic remote cameras in ABC's new reality

The remote cameras/Tilt/Zoom AW-HE120 HD of Panasonic collect all the movements of the fourteen participants in The Glass House, the new reality show that ABC has just released.

In the new reality The Glass House, that the American ABC has just released, the contestants, who opt for $ 250,000 as a prize, are submitted 24 hours to the jury verdict that participates through social networks by choosing the contestants are eliminated or returning to the glass house to compete every week.

To closely follow all the movements of the contestants, the ABC has opted for the PTZ AW-He120 cameras of Panasonic. These offer the highest quality in an integrated PTZ, and have a 20x zoom and three 2.2 megapixels.

Bexel Broadcast Services (Burbank, California) has supplied for the production of reality a total of 21 AW-HE120 cameras. In addition, it has installed four Panasonic AW-RP50 controllers for remote cameras. All cameras are controlled by a network in which each RP50 controls five cameras. ABC chose precisely the AW-HE120 pos its network integration capacity and for its high image quality.

On the other hand, the He120 are a very flexible option when configuring them and allowing a 720p collection, format in which it is issued The Glass House. Another advantages of the He120 is that they can work to lower lights, which makes them ideal for these types of programs.

All material from the cameras at 720p/59.94 is encoded in OP-1A MXF files. CineDecks are handling coding, and the files are lodged directly to the San and Avid ISIS. All the control of the intake and management of digital assets is carried out by pronology.