House of Representatives
House of Representatives - Hartford, Connecticut
Three cameras were installed in the House of Representatives and four in the Senate. These cameras were mounted in a large hearing room in the Legislative Office Building. The cameras are broadcast quality and incorporate helpful features such as skin detail correction and automatic tracing white balance (ATW). ATW will compensate for changing light conditions throughout the day. The cameras are also switchable between 16:9 and 4:3 formats.
Currently, nine more hearing rooms are being wired to support the portable Sony DNV-5 Betacam SX digital docking recorder. All the cameras sit on robotic devices and are operated from a central location in the Legislative Office building that is equipped with two control panels. They are controlled by the Crestron CPC-2000, which has dual joystick controls for pan-tilt and lens control with preset positions and touch screen control. This eliminates the need of a camera operator in the room making filming less intrusive.
In the future, Triax cable can be added to provide access to more sophisticated camera operations and setup. For recording and archival purposes, HB Communications selected three Sony DNW-75 BetacamSX broadcast digital videotape recorders. Each recorder is capable of recording 188 minutes without changing videocassettes.
