Hitachi HDTV Cameras Help Orchard Hill Church Reimagine its Worship Experiences
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Brie Clayton March 19, 2021
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Ease of use, stellar quality, and creative flexibility of Z-HD5500s shine as multi-site church updates its sanctuary and productions to reflect its new vision.
Inter-denominational Christian church Orchard Hill offers Pittsburgh-area worshippers an exciting, casual, and contemporary experience at its primary Wexford campus and two satellite locations. Overhauling its main sanctuary both architecturally and technologically to reflect a shift in its culture and vision, the church purchased four Z-HD5500 HDTV production cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to deliver the quality and creative flexibility they wanted.
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Orchard Hill's sanctuary had been originally designed as a performance-style space, where churchgoers could watch the services without actively engaging. Recognizing that its culture had shifted over time with attendees wanting to be more involved, the church undertook a major remodeling of the sanctuary - from the layout of its seats to its audio and video systems. In addition to our architectural changes, the upgrades of our video infrastructure, acoustics, and IMAG approach were designed to let people walk in and immediately feel like they are participating in something, rather than just observing it, explained John Cornelius, technical director at Orchard Hill.
Knowing of other churches very satisfied with Hitachi cameras and trusting the advice of systems integrator Key Code Media, Cornelius chose the Z-HD5500s to meet Orchard Hill's goals. Their ease of use allowed Orchard Hill's operators to quickly get comfortable with the cameras, which proved critical for the church's project timing. The cameras were installed at the end of November 2020, just weeks before the church's biggest event of the year: its live Christmas Eve production, with 11 identical services watched by in-person and online audiences.
While the Hitachi cameras were a huge jump up in capabilities from what we previously were using, there was almost no learning curve, said Thomas. Our volunteers range from middle school students to seniors, and they were able to jump right in. Just knowing that the technology was so solid behind the vision and direction we were trying to execute gave me a lot of confidence.
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Thomas applauds the visual fidelity of the Z-HD5500 cameras, as well as the depth of configurability and control that they offer. Our picture quality has greatly improved, he said. Our audience instantly noticed and appreciated the difference. The cameras' extensive settings also enable creative flexibility vastly beyond what we were capable of doing before in terms of creating an image and an experience. Settings such a
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Hitachi HDTV Cameras Help Orchard Hill Church Reimagine its Worship Experiences 
