Ultramedia Aerial Ball Mount

The Ultramedia is made by FLIR and has been in use since the year 2000. It's usually fitted with a digital camera front end and a zoom lens in the mount. The signal is taken from the mount to a control unit and then to a separate digi beta or DVCAM recorder.

The Ultramedia can be side or front mounted, tilt, look vertically down and can pan through 360 degrees. When side mounted, it's a simple task to pan the lens into the aircraft and clean the lens port. Very useful for clearing spray or the occaisional fly splat.

Because its' gyros make it so stable, it's normally fitted with a zoom lens and can achieve very tight shots with a focal length of up to 400 or even 800mm using a x2 converter.