PCMR Installs Canon IP Network PTZ cameras
Written on November 10th, 2007 at 04:32 pm by Bill
Filed Under: Ski News
Slacking off at your 9 to 5 just got better. Thanks to recently installed Canon IP Network PTZ cameras at Park City Mountain Resort, you can whisk your mind away from your TPS Reports and instead view high-quality live streaming video directly from the mountain.
Not so long ago, the best on-mountain experience from your desk chair was habitually clicking refresh every 12 seconds on a static web cam that updated every 3 minutes. No longer…
Five years ago, Park City mounted two static cameras on the mountain to give its website visitors a first-hand look at snow conditions. Today, there are network cameras stationed year-round. The original static cameras were replaced with Canon IP Network PTZ cameras streaming video at approximately 3-4 frames-per-second, but that can go up to 10 frames-per-second for near broadcast quality.
“We currently have two cameras on the mountain that are hardwired to our LAN and another two on the base area that use our point-to-point wireless system,” explained Eric Hoffman, Interactive Marketing Manager for Park City Mountain Resort.
We can only speculate that other leading resorts will soon adopt similar or even better technology so that you can feel like you are at the resort even when chained to your desk at work. Lets hope so because our “Powder Day” screensaver just isn’t cutting it.
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