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Cable-suspended camera system
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A cable-suspended camera system is a system of cables above or along an area to be filmed or videoed, over or along which an attached camera head travels to achieve required camera angles.
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There are two broad types cable-suspended camera systems: fixed-cable and moving-cable types.