[alfiejmulcahy]

Did you actually watch the programme today? There were definitely some steadicam shots where the camera is moving ontop of the rostrums where there are no tracks - it's also shaking as if it's bieng held, so they were definitely not shot on the automated cameras.

Yes I watched the programme, that's how I got the screen caps. I know that TV studio cameras have had zoom lenses for quite some time.

Are you suggesting some of the 7 cameras in NBH-B are already faulty and need to be replaced by a Steadicam? Why develop new angles for something you are capable of doing from multiple other cameras?

Here is another shot from today after the end of an interview session on the catwalk.  I don't see any malfunctioning 'Electric Friends' cameras, or the sight of any Jib or Steadicam.

By default a Steadicam would NEVER shake. It would defeat the whole point of the design.

Take a look at the opening shot by the monolith, the intro shot for the guests and the shot directly after the titles, you can clearly see parallax that is characteristic of a 3-axis steadicam when the operator is walking (a bobbing up and down - look just past the monlith in the first shot). Most steadicams or cameras on gimbals can't stabilise an up-down motion like they can with pitch, roll and yaw. It is my understanding that you wouldn't get this parallax with the automated Electric Friends cameras as they are mounted to a rigid base that is able to move directly in a single direction.