When it comes to pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras, features like remote control, IP connectivity, streaming support, and auto-tracking are critical for church use. Camera manufacturers are keenly aware of this, and offer a number of solutions that may as well have house of worship in the model number. And post-2020, the innovation continues at lightning speed.
With its main broadcast campus in Germantown, WI, Life Church made a decision to change its online service to be a different version of an in-person gathering, but an experience of its own. To deliver on that goal, every part of the service needed to feel like it was intentional for the people watching online. After testing different cameras, Life Church invested in a total of five Panasonic AU-EVA1 cinema cameras to support its new endeavor.
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After participating in several camera “shootouts,” Denton Bible Church deployed five Panasonic AW-UE150 4K pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras throughout its sanctuary along with two AW-RP150 touchscreen remote camera controllers, as they were the most intuitive to a volunteer camera crew, gave them the ability to jump to 4K/HD resolution and allowed them to use the cameras in multiple ways.
SlingStudio has become a tool of choice in remote production workflows, as more and more organizations turn to live streaming during social distancing.
One of the biggest areas effected by Covid-19 was houses of worship- many of which had to jump into live streaming head first. Check out this case study for Legacy Church, covering how they were able to pivot to live streaming.
LiveU’s products like the LiveU Solo are perfect for streaming quickly and easily, both with a WiFi connection, or via cellular bonding. Check out this video from LiveU on how their devices can be used by houses of worship.
Capital Christian Ministries International uses Matrox Monarch HD encoder to aid and empower Zambia’s vulnerable youth by connecting them with donors around the world