CHICAGO – Broadcast
equipment supplier Fletcher Chicago recently sent several Panasonic AK-HC1500G
1080i/720p switchable HD point-of-view cameras to cover the famed Sturgis
Motorcycle Rally, held every August in the small town of Sturgis, SD. The
ten-day Rally features hundreds of events, including concerts by artists such
as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Idol, Steppenwolf, David Lee Roth and
Joe Cocker.
LA’s Coming Home Productions rented four of the Panasonic HD
POV cameras to create a DVD documenting the Rally. The disc will be
commercially available later this year.
Fletcher has purchased 20 AK-HC1500Gs for rental to clients
specializing in sports production and event staging. The rental house was
impressed with the camera’s ability to switch between 1080i and 720p formats,
as well as with its compact size, light weight, variable speed shooting
capabilities and 24p film-like image capture.
The unit is compatible with all international HD standards
supporting 1080 (60i/59.94i, 50i, 30p, 25p/24p) and 720 (60p, 59.94p/50p) high
definition output. It is remote controllable and is compatible with Panasonic’s
line of indoor and outdoor pan-tilt heads, pan-tilt controllers and camera
control units.