# Refcam

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{{Short description|Type of camera used in sports}}

A '''Refcam''' (also known as '''Referee cam''' or '''Umpire cam''') is a special type of [broadcast](/source/Outside_broadcasting) [point-of-view](/source/Point-of-view_shot) [camera](/source/Professional_video_camera) used in [sports](/source/sports) and worn by a [referee](/source/referee) or [umpire](/source/umpire) during the game.

Modern systems offer several mounting configurations depending on the sport and production requirements
. The most common are chest-mounted cameras (often called *chestcams*), such as those developed by MindFly and used in professional Soccer, American Football, Hockey, 
Baseball, and Basketball in live broadcasts. Other configurations include helmet-mounted cameras (*helmet cam*), and ear-mounted systems (*earcams*), produced by companies such as Mindfly, Movicom, Riedel and JockeyCam for use by referees in soccer and rugby.

==Usage==

Refcams are being used in various [sports](/source/sports) like [American football](/source/American_football),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2018/08/30/espn-kicks-off-massive-effort-for-2018-football-season/|title=College Football Kickoff: ESPN Begins Road to Championship Game|date=2018-08-30|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Sports Video Group|last=Kerschbaumer|first=Ken}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/nfl-kickoff-fox-continues-dual-skycam-and-plans-use-of-refcam-for-thursday-night-football-debut/|title=NFL kickoff: Fox continues dual SkyCam and plans use of RefCam for Thursday Night Football debut|date=2018-09-10|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Sports Video Group Europe|last=Costa|first=Brandon}}</ref> [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/03/15/imt-vislink-movicom-refcam-gives-fans-ice-level-views-of-the-champions-hockey-league/|title=IMT Vislink, Movicom Refcam Gives Fans Ice Level Views of the Champions Hockey League|date=2019-03-15|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Sports Video Group|last=SVG Staff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/vislink-and-movicom-team-to-enhance-refcams-for-champions-hockey-league-and-tipsport-liga-plus-other-sports/|title=Vislink and Movicom team to enhance refcams for Champions Hockey League and Tipsport Liga plus other sports|date=2020-06-11|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Sports Video Group Europe|last=McLean|first=Heather}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/intimate-tantalizing-mesmerizing-why-the-ref-cam-has-been-the-world-cup-of-hockeys-breakout-star|title=Intimate, tantalizing, mesmerizing: Why the 'ref cam' has been the World Cup of Hockey's breakout star|date=2016-10-23|access-date=2021-04-09|website=[National Post](/source/National_Post)|last=Faris|first=Nick}}</ref> [field hockey](/source/field_hockey),<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeG-4qLX8wU|title=Umpire camera. Cameras for hockey matches umpires now fitted with c|date=2016-04-09|access-date=2021-04-25|language=en|publisher=Sportsmediagroup}}</ref> [baseball](/source/baseball)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bardown.com/the-mlb-is-experimenting-with-a-fantastic-umpire-cam-in-japan-1.1275605|title=The MLB is experimenting with a fantastic "umpire cam" in Japan|access-date=2021-04-09|website=BarDown|last=BarDown Staff|date=18 March 2019 }}</ref> and other.

== See also ==

* [Helmet camera](/source/Helmet_camera)
* [Body camera](/source/Body_camera)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

Category:Cameras by type
Category:Subminiature cameras
Category:Film and video technology
Category:Sports television technology

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