Fortune Magazine Covers ESPN Front Row Camera at the U.S. Open
**Article Previously Posted via Fortune Magazine**
ESPN is Getting Better Camera Shots at the US Open- Thanks to the VER Engineered Front-Row Camera. A new camera installation, comprising a Sony high-definition camera and processor and high-tech lens, sheathed in a custom production-grade thermoplastic enclosure, sits alongside the grandstand court in Flushing, N.Y., this week for the first time.
“It lets us put a camera where they would not allow us to put a camera man,” Stephen Raymond, senior specialist handling ESPN remote camera operations told Fortune. The total unit, which is 20 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 46 inches tall provides high-quality super-slow motion video, all controlled remotely by technicians off the court.
The camera took quite a bit of engineering beyond the camera itself. VER, the Glendale, Calif., company that assembled both cameras, had to find a way to cram a lot of camera into a space tight enough to meet the stringent requirements of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Major League Baseball, and the various teams.
Learn more about VER Front Row at the US Open via Fortune Magazine.
