Crossword clues for skycam
skycam
- Provider of aerial shots
- Provider of aerial football views
- Provider of a bird's-eye view
- Overhead stadium shooter
- Overhead stadium recorder
- Overhead stadium equipment
- It shoots from above
- Device suspended by a cable that gets aerial views at a sporting event
- Bird's-eye view provider
- Arena overhead view provider
- Aerial coverage provider
Wikipedia
Skycam
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Skycam is a computer-controlled, stabilized, cable-suspended camera system. The system is maneuvered through three dimensions in the open space over a playing area of a stadium or arena by computer-controlled cable-drive system. It is responsible for bringing video game–like camera angles to television sports coverage. The camera package weighs less than and can travel at .
Invented by Garrett Brown (also the inventor of the Steadicam), Skycam was acquired by Winnercomm, Inc. in 2004. On January 12, 2009, Winnercomm was acquired by Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc., parent company of the Outdoor Channel.