Sony 8K camera brings baseball thrills to LGU+ 5G mobile viewers in Korea
In an exciting world first, baseball fans in Korea can zoom in for a close-up view of sports action on their 5G smartphone screens—made possible by the enormous detail captured with our UHC-8300 8K system camera.
- LGU+, a technical leader in the 5G era, required an ultra-high definition imaging solution to offer 5G mobile subscribers an innovative sport experience
- Needed an 8K camera to capture a live view of the entire baseball stadium
- Sony UHC-8300 8K system camera with 1.25-type 3CMOS sensor
- Image quality checked using BVM-HX310 TRIMASTER HX™ professional master monitor
- LGU+ mobile subscribers can view live baseball on their 5G mobile devices and zoom in/out for a close-up view
- Only one 8K camera required to cover the entire baseball pitch
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Streaming 8K Live on 5G with LGU+
LGU+ is a telecommunication company in Korea, part of the LG group. The LGU+ vision is to promote their 5G infrastructure service by the distribution of live baseball games from Jamsil stadium, the home of the LG Twins, to customer’s smartphones.
This is our second proof of concept project with LGU+. The first trial proved the 1.25-inch type 3CMOS 8K sensors of our UHC-8300 8K camera system matched the quality of images demanded by LGU+ to meet their customers’ expectations. The new and second trial combined the image capture from the camera with the 8K Encoder/Decoder (Enc/Dec), checking image quality on BVM-HX310 professional monitor and the image quality after Enc/Dec on 4K smartphones.
Unique showcase for 5G innovation
Launched in August 2019, LGU+ offers its high-speed 5G mobile services to tens of millions of Korean subscribers.
To showcase the exciting possibilities of its 5G infrastructure, LGU+ has launched an innovative new way for sports fans to experience live baseball thrills at Seoul’s Jamsil Stadium. Included with the LGU+ subscription, the service lets viewers enjoy games on their 5G smartphones with the unique ability to zoom in or out on their phone screen to enjoy every detail of the action.
5G mobile users control their own view
Creating a brand new way to experience sport has demanded a new technological approach—and a very special camera to match. Installed at the Jamsil Stadium, Sony’s UHC-8300 system camera captures an 8K Ultra High Definition view of the entire playing area. The extremely high resolution of the camera’s large 1.25-type 3CMOS 8K sensor captures huge amounts of picture detail with an exceptional depth of field.
Delivered over the LGU+ 5G network, this 8K image allows mobile subscribers to zoom in/out at any time, giving a close-up view on their own smartphones while retaining extremely high picture quality and detail. Image quality of the 8K signal can be verified by production teams using Sony’s BVM HX310 TRIMASTER HX™ professional master monitor that offers exceptional clarity, contrast and color consistency.