In 2002 for the Olympic Winter Games, he received an inquiry from an Italian TV station on whether it would be possible to mount an HDTV camera at the starting position of the ski jumpers at the top of the ski jump tower. With his unique equipment designs for recording and image transmission, he had previously made a name for himself as a service provider for TV productions.
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Originally, the founder and technical director of LMP developed it for “regular” professional sports. So the cameras had to withstand quite a lot.” And at that altitude, there is no air to carry away the increasing heat. “The unfiltered sun radiation heated the housing enormously. “The biggest challenge for the devices was heat,” said Friedel Lux, pointing out an unexpected obstacle, considering the freezing temperatures in the stratosphere. The shutter and sharpness of the cameras were adjusted from the ground through remote control.
Nine cameras delivered spectacular images - five inside the capsule, two showed the exterior of the capsule, and two more were attached to the performer’s body. The broadcaster of the main sponsor reported on the event live for more than 10 hours. TV stations around the world televised the preparations and the jump. He opened his parachute 1585 meters above ground and landed safely and intact. In a free-fall from the stratosphere back to Earth, he reached a speed of 1357.6 km/hour and was the first human being to break the sound barrier without the use of an aircraft. On October 14, 2012, Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a capsule that had previously traveled to an altitude of almost 39 kilometers by means of a helium balloon. Drive units from FAULHABER are used to adjust the shutter and focus. Many major tournaments and Olympic Games use miniature devices, which even fit in a corner flag, from the Wiesbaden-based specialist LMP Lux Media Plan. Images like these are only possible when the camera is up-close and doesn’t interfere with the action. Whether the goalie is clenching his jaw before the spot kick or how many millimeters the serve cleared the net in a tennis match, everything is captured in detail. Sports fans want to see every little detail, and the TV cameras deliver.
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