Televic T-CAM camera tracking for conference and discussion systems — the camera follows whichever delegate microphone is active, so recorded and streamed proceedings cut to the speaker instead of holding a static wide shot.

Why tracking matters in a chamber

Public-access video of a council or committee meeting is close to unwatchable as a fixed wide shot — viewers cannot tell who is speaking, and the record is poorer for it. Tracking ties the camera to the discussion system's microphone activity, so the shot changes automatically with no operator in the room.

That last point is usually the business case. A chamber that currently pays someone to operate a camera, or simply does without, gets broadcast-quality output from the system it already has.

What a working system needs

Three parts. The IP-CAM CM70 PTZ camera with its licence is the hardware. The T-CAM package is the full tracking solution tying camera to discussion system. A wall or ceiling mount positions the camera — and position matters more than specification here, because a camera that cannot see a delegate cannot track them.

Multi-camera chambers need one per sightline group rather than one per room. Work that out from the seating plan before specifying.

Name overlay

The Name Overlay licence puts the speaking delegate's name on screen during their turn, pulled from the discussion system's delegate database. For broadcast proceedings and public record that is often a requirement rather than a nicety — and it only works if the delegate database is properly maintained, which is a process question as much as a technical one.

Specifying

Tracking is licensed alongside the discussion system, so confirm the CoCon or Confero licence set supports it before ordering the camera. Camera placement, sightlines and network requirements are design decisions taken with the chamber layout in hand.

Creation Networks designs chamber AV including camera placement, tracking configuration, streaming and recording workflow. Call 888-230-3661 or email sales@creationnetworks.net.