Panasonic PTZ remote cameras in the new ABC reality show

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

In the new reality The Glass House, which the North American ABC has just premiered, the contestants, who opt for $250,000 as a prize, submit 24 hours a day to the verdict of the jury that participates through social networks, choosing which contestants are eliminated or who return to the glass house to compete each week.

To closely follow all the movements of the contestants, ABC has opted for the AW-HE120 PTZ cameras from Panasonic. These offer the highest quality in an integrated PTZ, and have a 20X zoom and three 2.2 megapixel MOS ULT sensors.

Bexel Broadcast Services (Burbank, California) has supplied a total of 21 AW-HE120 cameras for the production of the reality show. Additionally, you have installed four Panasonic AW-RP50 drivers for remote cameras. All cameras are controlled by a network with each RP50 controlling five cameras. ABC chose the AW-HE120 precisely because of its network integration capacity and its high image quality.

On the other hand, the HE120 are a very flexible option when it comes to configuring them and allow 720p capture, the format in which they are broadcast. The Glass House. Another advantage of the HE120 is that they can work at very low lights, which makes them ideal for this type of programs.

All footage from the cameras at 720p/59.94 is encoded into OP-1a MXF files. Cinedecks are handling the encryption, and the files are hosted directly to the SAN and Avid ISIS. All control of digital asset ingestion and management is carried out through Pronology.