Telycam Explore XE Cameras Power Rainy-Night Live Streaming at the Fanjingshan Football Cup
During the Fanjingshan Football Cup in China, the production team successfully overcame challenging environmental conditions by deploying Telycam’s Explore XE PTZ cameras, delivering a professional and high-quality broadcast. Despite the heavy rain and complex lighting at night, the Explore XE cameras played a key role, ensuring every exciting moment of the match was captured with clarity and precision. The cameras seamlessly integrated with the existing production setup, maintaining high performance in adverse conditions and delivering a crisp, stable live feed without compromise.
Challenges
The live stream faced several challenges: continuous rain throughout the match, slippery field conditions, and potential glare from water reflecting stadium lights, all complicating the visual experience. Additionally, the expansive stadium created difficulties in achieving full coverage of the field, and with a small production team, they needed equipment that could handle wide shots and close-ups effectively while ensuring stable and reliable performance over extended periods of operation.
Equipment
PTZ Camera
Explore XE
Controller
V JOY+AT
Swither
Vmix
Targeted Solutions
1. Comprehensive Scene Coverage: The production team strategically deployed three Explore XE cameras around the stadium to form a full coverage network. One camera was mounted high to capture panoramic views of the entire field, clearly showing team formations and game dynamics despite the rain. The other two cameras focused on key moments, such as player actions and close-ups of goals, player expressions, and reactions from coaches and substitutes. The Explore XE’s 20x optical zoom and advanced autofocus technology ensured that fast-moving players and key moments were captured with sharp detail, without missing any crucial shots.
2. Seamless Integration: The Explore XE cameras were perfectly integrated with the vMix production software, synchronizing color and image quality across all feeds. With native support for NDI® (including NDI®|HX3), the setup required only one Ethernet cable for video transmission, control, and power, reducing wiring complexity. The low-latency signal transmission ensured real-time synchronization between the broadcast and the live event, with no lag or interruptions.
3. Efficient and Convenient Operation: The dual tally lights on the front and rear of each camera made it easy for operators to identify active cameras even in low-light conditions. The preset positions feature allowed for smooth transitions between camera angles. The production team operated all three cameras with a single V-Joy+ control keyboard, eliminating the need for additional staff to monitor each camera, significantly improving operational efficiency and allowing the team to focus on producing high-quality content.
4. Adaptability to complex Conditions: The Explore XE’s outstanding low-light performance ensured clear, noise-free images even in the dark, rainy conditions. Whether it was the intricate details of players’ movements in the rain or the visibility of field boundaries, the camera’s image quality remained pristine throughout. Additionally, the camera’s stability ensured uninterrupted operation over the long hours of live coverage, overcoming the key challenges posed by the weather.
Key Features Highlighted
- 4K ultra-high-definition resolution with 20x optical zoom, providing both wide coverage and close-up details, even in rainy conditions.
- Native support for NDI® and NDI®HX3, simplifying wiring and ensuring low-latency transmission suitable for complex environments.
- Exceptional low-light performance and anti-glare optimization, perfect for nighttime and rainy live streams, with stable, interference-free image quality.
- Dual tally lights for easy identification of active cameras in low-light environments, improving multi-camera switching efficiency.
- Seamless integration with mainstream broadcast equipment, ensuring smooth coordination across all systems.
- Remote PTZ control for smooth, jitter-free operation, with natural and fluid lens transitions.
- Stable, reliable performance, ideal for long-duration outdoor broadcasts in harsh weather conditions.
Case Summary
The Fanjingshan Football Cup’s night live stream in the rain served as a perfect showcase for the Telycam Explore XE PTZ cameras’ capabilities in harsh environments. Their outstanding performance in low-light conditions, high-quality output, ease of operation, and stability ensured the broadcast was flawless despite the weather challenges. From smooth panoramic coverage to detailed close-ups of the action, the Explore XE cameras delivered a professional, visually engaging broadcast that allowed viewers to immerse themselves in the excitement of the event.
Telycam Explore XE is not only an ideal choice for live sports broadcasts, especially in outdoor or complex weather conditions, but it also excels in large outdoor events, open-air conferences, and outdoor education or training scenarios. It offers reliable support for professional production teams seeking high-quality, efficient, and adaptable live streaming solutions.
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