A Bird's Eye View

Here’s something you simply MUST know about. One of the most interesting types of visualizers now available is the ceiling-mounted document camera. This type of document camera mounts from the ceiling, requiring no hardware on the desktop, podium or lectern. That’s the kind of “light footprint” that many instructional venues require. It offers strong potential for science classrooms, medical teaching facilities, university classrooms, museums, auditoriums, houses of worship, demonstration kitchens, exhibit halls, and even cruise ships. (The cruise line could have used this type of document camera dozens of times on my recent anniversary cruise. They are so old-fashioned!)

So here is what is happening in this arena:

• Lumens just announced a new High-Definition Ceiling Camera, the CL510 Document Camera. This type of doc cam permits presentations with a completely clear line of sight between the presenter and the audience. And the cable mess disappears, too.  As I have stated previously, Lumens does document cameras well, and prices them affordably.  Plus they offer a five-year warranty.
• On the high end, WolfVision offers what they call a Ceiling Visualizer, which can be viewed here. This unit comes with a three-year warranty.

Different types of document cameras fit different needs. This is an example of a unique need. Let me know if you are aware of any other offerings in this category by simply commenting below.