Engineering:Refcam

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Short description: Type of camera used in sports
Refcam at Ice Hockey

A Refcam (also known as Referee cam or Umpire cam) is a special type of broadcast point-of-view camera used in sports and worn by a referee or umpire during the game.

Usage

Refcams are being used in various sports like american football,[1][2] ice hockey,[3][4][5] field hockey,[6] baseball[7] and other.

See also

References

  1. Kerschbaumer, Ken (2018-08-30). "College Football Kickoff: ESPN Begins Road to Championship Game". https://www.sportsvideo.org/2018/08/30/espn-kicks-off-massive-effort-for-2018-football-season/. 
  2. Costa, Brandon (2018-09-10). "NFL kickoff: Fox continues dual SkyCam and plans use of RefCam for Thursday Night Football debut". https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/nfl-kickoff-fox-continues-dual-skycam-and-plans-use-of-refcam-for-thursday-night-football-debut/. 
  3. SVG Staff (2019-03-15). "IMT Vislink, Movicom Refcam Gives Fans Ice Level Views of the Champions Hockey League". https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/03/15/imt-vislink-movicom-refcam-gives-fans-ice-level-views-of-the-champions-hockey-league/. 
  4. McLean, Heather (2020-06-11). "Vislink and Movicom team to enhance refcams for Champions Hockey League and Tipsport Liga plus other sports". https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/vislink-and-movicom-team-to-enhance-refcams-for-champions-hockey-league-and-tipsport-liga-plus-other-sports/. 
  5. Faris, Nick (2016-10-23). "Intimate, tantalizing, mesmerizing: Why the 'ref cam' has been the World Cup of Hockey's breakout star". https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/intimate-tantalizing-mesmerizing-why-the-ref-cam-has-been-the-world-cup-of-hockeys-breakout-star. 
  6. Umpire camera. Cameras for hockey matches umpires now fitted with c. Sportsmediagroup. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  7. BarDown Staff. "The MLB is experimenting with a fantastic "umpire cam" in Japan". https://www.bardown.com/the-mlb-is-experimenting-with-a-fantastic-umpire-cam-in-japan-1.1275605.