Onboard camera

An onboard camera is a camera placed upon a moving object, such as a vehicle.

In motor racing, onboard cameras are often used to give a better perspective from the driver's point of view, whilst in films, these cameras are designed to increase the intensity and action of a specific scene. Onboard cameras were used in movies such as Le Mans and The Fast and the Furious series, for this purpose.

Much of the original development work which led to the onboard cameras used today was performed by Australia's Seven Network during the early 1980s. In 1983 Channel Seven were asked to provide onboard (or in-car, its U.S. name) cameras for the NASCAR series.

The original, Channel Seven, development team of John Porter and Peter Larsson moved to the states and formed Broadcast Sports Technology Inc.. BST then proceeded to recruit other staff from Channel Seven, notably Michael Katzmann.

Throughout the years BST covered all the major US motor racing series, as well as branching into America's Cup and Olympic sailing onboards.