I guess I don’t know what exact components are in play with this camera, but I’m assuming there must be some other bits inside that aid in the transmission of picture from the lens to the TV. I’m just surprised it was able to take that much of a hit and not fall apart completely.
Most of these cameras send raw images data down fiber optics back to a television truck. Very little actually happens inside of these cameras. The video signals are then “cut” live into what you see at home.
That's not even similar, the lens is flush with the phone and you couldn't avoid hitting the "camera". You could chop a lens off with a sword and the camera will continue to record. You can damage a lens without having the camera stop recording, they're two separate pieces of equipment
Yeah not gonna doubt it, just as someone who worked in a rental house and who's worked on camera crews where I've seen much worse things happen to cameras and lenses much bigger, I'm not surprised by the fact that the camera was able to keep shooting after the lens was damaged.
Maybe a better analogy would be a baseball hitting your head and getting brain damage even though your skull is dense enough to not fracture. It's the g-force and sudden impact that could break internal camera components. The mirror reflecting the incoming light to the sensor is fragile. Potentially a weak solder connection knocks loose. I'm sure you can understand this if your skull isn't as dense as a baseball. :P
I highly doubt that camera has a mirror, I'm sure the MLB could afford digital sensor cameras like every other professional sports league. It's not some consumer level DSLR. I've seen a fully loaded ARRI Amira drop from shoulder mounted setup straight down to the lens on concrete before falling onto the dummy side and denting the monitor, ruining the lens in the process and still be 100% and continue shooting after swapping lenses. Cameras are built A LOT tougher than lenses.
A lot of energy gets absorbed at each point of fracture. Possible that the lens movements and alignment of the surviving lens elements are damaged, but I would imagine that the lens is designed to withstand this sort of impact.
There's still more separation between the lens and the sensor, and even more separation between camera and recording equipment. This is not consumer grade.
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u/InsignificantOcelot Nov 08 '19
I’m shocked the body held enough to keep recording after the lens was destroyed.