PTZ Cameras Come on Strong
By Jamie G
Church Production covers Hill Country Bible Church, in Austin, Texas’ live streaming success story in their recent article. Pre Covid they pre-recroded their servcies to provide to their remote worshippers. Once the pandemic hit they made the decision to live stream. Their live streams reached over 6,000 congregants!
Their setup included two Panasonic AW-UE150 PTZ cameras and two Panasonic AK-HC5000 studio cameras. The PTZs are used to capture static shots, such as a framed “teaching shot” of the large screen on stage that the pastor uses to display key points of his sermon. The studio cameras are used for capturing the people on stage.
“[With these cameras,] we’re able to send out a much better experience to those who are on the web, as well as those who are in other venues. Hill Country is able to customize the feeds that each group of viewers is watching. For example, the church’s online audience receives a slightly different experience––one that is refined for remote viewing––than what is delivered to the worshippers at Hill Country’s second campus. “There are nuances based upon where people are, and it’s all because of the various capabilities that we have as a result of this camera upgrade.”
DeWayne McNally, executive pastor of ministries at Hill Country
With PTZ Cameras added to Hill Country’s workflow they are able to provide hybrid servcies and reach a whole new aduience.
“What we’ve done here has enabled us to reach more people and impact more people,” he says. “The fact that we can keep people engaged in our conversations is huge. For us, that is what this is all about.”
DeWayne McNally, executive pastor of ministries at Hill Country
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