High-Quality Cameras
The BRC-300, providing outstanding image quality
with a switchable 16:9/4:3 aspect ratio, is the
preferred camera for the PCS-G70S system.
Images produced by this camera can make your
videoconferences look as if you are actually meeting
face to face. Of course, the optional PCSA-G70 is
available for standard 4:3 images.
Tracking Camera
During a videoconference, manually controlling the
camera so that the person speaking is visible at the
far end can be a tedious task. With the optional
PCSA-CTG70 tracking camera, this is no longer an
issue. The following three modes are available:
Speaker Tracking Mode
Using voice-directional detection and face recognition
functions, the camera automatically adjusts its angle
and zoom settings to center the active speaker’s face
in the screen.
Next Face Centering Mode
The Remote Commander
®
unit can be used to pan the
camera to the left and right so that it captures
participant’s faces one-by-one. This mode works in
such a manner that when the camera is moved in
either direction, the face recognition function
automatically stops and centers the camera on the
next participant that it locates.
Presenter Mode
In this mode, the camera uses movement detection
to track and center a moving speaker. Presenter
mode is ideal for use when you prefer to track a
specific speaker, such as during a lecture.
Data-Sharing Capabilities/Digital
Whiteboard Support
Data originated on your PC can be shared with your
videoconferencing counterparts, making communication
even more effective. Any image that can be displayed
on a PC can be sent or received
*3
in native XGA
resolution, allowing all parties to share data during a
videoconference. In addition, information drawn up
on a digital whiteboard
*4
can also be viewed in real
time by all parties participating in a videoconference
or captured and stored for later reference.
*3
Sending data requires the optional PCSA-DSB1S Data Solution
Box (DSB); however, the DSB is not required for receiving data.
*4
Please contact your local Sony sales office for information
on compatible digital whiteboards.
Built-in Streaming Function
Fig 5
To broadcast
*5
your videoconferences to a large
audience, for example, with educational lectures or
live corporate speeches, the PCS-G70S features a
built-in streaming function that allows remote users
to log on from any PC using an Internet browser.
*6
Simply enter the URL provided by the PCS-G70S
administrator into your Internet browser, and you can
have instant access to the active audio and video
from the PCS-G70S. With this useful feature,
hundreds of people with access privileges can view
and listen to your videoconference session from
almost any location that has access to a network.
*5
The system must be configured with a multicast router.
*6
Recommended system requirements: Microsoft Windows
®
XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
6.0 or higher, and
QuickTime 6.0 or higher.
NETWORK
Students
(Satellite Campus)
Professor/Lecturer
(Main Campus)
Fig 5
Built-in Streaming Function
Simulated images
BRC-300
3-CCD Color Video Camera
PCSA-CTG70
Tracking Camera
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