Thought this would be easy, I'm wrong! IP camera for indoor sports

[patryanvb]

I have a sports facility and am looking to stream some video in house (to remote TVs) and on the web.

Aside from that the camera should be able to:
- withstand a hit from a volleyball going 40-50mph (vandal resistant dome?)
- have a field of view that can covers at least 40' wide from a distance of 25' away

Night vision is not important

Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.

 

[nayr]

GoPro? You can live stream off them, they can capture high FPS needed for sports and a ton of professional production companies use them (Top Gear, Mythbusters, etc)... I think it'd be more appropriate than an IPCamera

 

[bp2008]

A GoPro would also be more complex. Requiring a nearby PC at the very least. A vandal resistant dome is supposedly designed to take hits from baseball bats, rocks, etc. I would think a stray volleyball would be of little concern to one of those.

I would recommend one with a 2.8mm lens for that wide of a view.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Instock-Hikvision-IP-Camera-DS-2CD2132-I-with-2-8mm-lens-3MP-high-resolution-real-time/514412_1598429944.html

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ESK3LKY

If image quality and audio quality is more important though, then I'd consider the GoPro.

 

[nayr]

if he's streaming it to tv's and internets he's going to need an intermediate PC regardless.. If he wants the video online after the game the GoPro will have a much much better master copy.

Ive seen drones fall hundreds of feet from the sky and end up in a pile of tiny bits; but the GoPro was unscathed.. I think it'd take a baseball to the face and survive, especially with the case.

most security cameras do 1080p at 30fps and that volleyball will barely be visible, a GoPro can do 60fps 1080p and 120fps 720p and will keep up with a volleyball game no problem and a later youtube posting would be excellent in comparison to a security camera of the same cost.

 

[icerabbit]

Obviously, if you just want local viewing from one camera onto several screens, a local IP camera feeding into a desktop or laptop and then duplicating that signal to some screens on the wall is easy.

The online part becomes a bit more adventurous, as you get into broadcasting tv basically.

Along with what Nayr suggested regarding a GoPro, - which would also open up some options for other live footage before and after the game - wouldn't just be a fly on the wall camera; as long as you have extra power for the go pro ... you could treat it like a super compact camcorder.

Since you want online, I have seen ads for livestream and livestream broadcaster.
http://new.livestream.com/broadcaster

I thought ustream.tv service had a limited free account with ad support; but can't find that any more; for fee only, after initial trial.

But wasn't there talk that gopro was going to have streaming built-in?

Which I didn't hear about with the announcement of go pro 4 yesterday, only the 4k 30zh with price hike and no remote.

 

[bp2008]

I guess it really depends on the situation. If this is going to be used for specific scheduled events like a school volleyball game every week or two where there would be a person present to manage the system, a GoPro would deliver far better quality than an IP camera. But if you are looking for an always-on system for day-to-day stuff then an IP camera would almost certainly be easier.

 

[nayr]

http://www.getfpv.com/gopro-video-board-live-video-out-charge.html

wont be HD live video but if your TV's are not HD and/or are wired to an analogue video system it will be a cake to patch in live video with virtually no delay.. Would require no intermediate PC except for livecasting it on the internet.

can also be paired with a wireless video transmitter if you wanted to put it right into the action or move it about

also see: [video=vimeo;9310911]http://vimeo.com/9310911[/video]

 

[capousekd]

Hi, I would go for AXIS P3215-V (no audio) or P3365-V (internal microphone or external audio input). Both fullHD, varifocal lenses with max about 90° horizontal FoV, vandal resistant dome cover. Put CamStreamer application (http://camstreamer.com) on board of camera and you have a nice solution for free live streaming via YouTube.