Camera to stream basketball games at church

HMC8403

HMC8403

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Jul 10, 2020
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After successfully setting up a camera to stream Sunday services each week, the church called and asked if I could set up a stream for their basketball games. As someone would remote in to start the stream every week, it has to be limited to one camera. I was thinking about using a IPC-Color4K-B180 since it has a wide field of view.

The question for all the techy people out there:
1. Do you think this camera will work or do you have any other suggestions?
2. I’m trying to see if there is any good mounting places for the B180 camera; any suggestions on how far back the camera should be mounted from a 100ft court and also how high should it be if the ground?

Thanks
 
@HMC8403 someone else asked about cameras for streaming a sporting event. My thoughts at the time was to use a portable basketball hoop to mount the camera to. If you have portables around, you can roll it around to find the best spot. You can mount at various heights to get the vantage point you need and then mount permanently if you want to or roll it back into storage for safe keeping.
 
HMC8403 said:
After successfully setting up a camera to stream Sunday services each week, the church called and asked if I could set up a stream for their basketball games. As someone would remote in to start the stream every week, it has to be limited to one camera. I was thinking about using a IPC-Color4K-B180 since it has a wide field of view.

The question for all the techy people out there:
1. Do you think this camera will work or do you have any other suggestions?
2. I’m trying to see if there is any good mounting places for the B180 camera; any suggestions on how far back the camera should be mounted from a 100ft court and also how high should it be if the ground?

Thanks
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A single wide-angle camera can work, but on a full 100ft court you may find the action feels a bit distant, especially near the baskets. I’d suggest mounting it high at mid-court, roughly 15–25 feet up and far enough back to capture both ends evenly without too much distortion. If possible, test placement first, because small angle changes make a big difference in how watchable the game feels.
 
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