摘要 |
The invention provides for an apparatus (10) for photographing one or more members of a crowd at a crowd scene such as a sports or entertainment venue. The apparatus (10) includes a camera (12), a rail (18) on which the camera (12) is mounted and along which it is movable, a drive motor (22) for moving the camera (12) along the rail (18) and a control means for controlling movement of the camera (12) along the rail (18) and operation of the camera (12) such as the degree of tilt and focus of the camera (12). The movement and operation of the camera (12) can be controlled wirelessly from a remote location or can be controlled by means of a programmed processing unit (26). The invention extends to a method of photographing members of a crowd and to an installation which includes the apparatus (10).
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