Experience the Academy Award® winner Babak Beheshti's Head Mounted Cameras by Standard Deviation featuring the market's lightest and most comfortable helmets

With over three decades of experience in crafting Head Mounted Camera systems, Standard Deviation has supplied hardware for a multitude of high-profile feature films and video games, including titles like Planet of the Apes, The BFG, Borg vs McEnroe, Wolfenstein, and many others.

Standard Deviation is synonymous with top-tier hardware quality & unparalleled actor comfort.

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Head Mounted Cameras

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Experience the Academy Award® winner Babak Beheshti's HMC's by Standard Deviation featuring the market's lightest and most comfortable helmets

With over three decades of experience in crafting Head Mounted Camera systems,
Standard Deviation has supplied hardware for a multitude of high-profile feature
films and video games, including titles like Planet of the Apes, The BFG,
Borg vs McEnroe, Wolfenstein
, and many others.

Standard Deviation is synonymous with top-tier
hardware quality & unparalleled actor comfort.

PRODUCTION PROVEN

Anytime, Anywhere

Embrace shadowless videos, no more painted face markers needed on actors.

We have 7 fully portable HMC systems and a highly experienced team,
ready to travel anywhere in the world the capture demands.

ACTOR COMFORT

Individually customizable helmets with NASA foam for performer comfort and camera stability. The open design accommodates various actor hairstyles.

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Over 50+ successful shoot days on AAA games and animated feature films

Vertically configured cameras for seamless Unreal MetaHuman Animation compatibility

"Hands down, best I‘ve ever used. Best team I‘ve worked with. "
— Marios Gavrilis
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LIGHTWEIGHT

The industry's lightest dual-camera helmet, a featherweight at just 385g.

CLEAR VIEW

Cameras mounted on a steady single arm offer an unobstructed view of the actor's face from one side, enabling the witness cameras to capture the entire performance.

STROBE LED

NO MOTION BLUR

With exceptionally fast shutter speeds ranging from 1/6600 sec to 1/13300 sec, we eliminate motion blur and ensure sharp 3D reconstruction of facial geometry.

HARDWARE
SYNCHRONIZED

The Global Shutter cameras are hardware synchronized, making 3D reconstruction a breeze.

DUAL CAMERAS

Dual cameras recording high-quality, noise-free videos at speeds of up to 60fps. Featuring a sharp 2472 x 2000 resolution

VARIABLE FRAME RATES

We adapt frame rates to suit each project, from 60fps on games to 48fps for 24fps feature films.

Syncing our LED strobe lights with the camera shutters significantly minimizes the amount of light directed into the performers' eyes.

IR OR VISIBLE LIGHT

We adapt to project needs, using either infrared or warm visible light.

POWERFUL LED

External light sources have no impact on us thanks to our powerful LEDs, resulting in shadowless faces that significantly improve 3D reconstruction.

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TIMECODE BUILT IN

Synching to the master timecode ensures all HMCs stay synchronized with the entire production. Additionally, our built-in TC multiplier allows seamless synchronization with 24fps projects while capturing in 48fps.

ONBOARD RECORDING

Videos are recorded on a 1TB SSD drive onboard, while also being streamed over Wi-Fi, ensuring unparalleled scalability and reliability

CONFIDENCE MONITORING

Effortlessly monitor all HMC feeds in real-time over WiFi and share selected feeds with the Editorial team when production requires it

SCALABILITY

Simultaneously controlling all seven HMCs from a single station transforms capturing large, complex scenes into a seamless experience.

REMOTE CONTROLLED

We monitor battery life, Timecode, temperature, fan speed and more in real-time.

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HMC Specs

CAMERA

Resolution

2472 x 2000 per CAMERA

Shutter Speed

LED

VISIBLE or INFRARED LIGHT 1/6.600 - 1/13.300 sec

Sync

Video Genlock

Simultaneous Recording

Global Shutter

Sensor Format

1/1.8" 75-150 μS 7 HMC Systems

RECORDER

Camera Configuration

Phase offset possible

Sync

JamSync Timecode

Monitoring

WiFi Vertical Alignment UE MetaHuman compatible

Frame Rates

24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 60 6.7 mm × 5.6 mm

Backup

WEIGHT

Helmet

385g

Recorder

560g Continuous WiFi download

Battery

450g

Total weight on performer

1,5kg

Communication

BATTERY

Battery Capacity

6700mAh 96.5Wh

Battery Life

3-4 hours

Charge Time

1-2 hours

Hot Swap

YES WiFi & ZigBee

File format

MOV - Photo jPEG

Storage

1TB SSD

Simultaneous Streams

14 STREAMS

Raw Solve from HMC

A straight feed from the top camera drives a MetaHuman rig in real time.
No clean-up passes, no cheats.
What you see is the raw solve straight out of the box.
Push in tight and watch the wrinkles ride every micro-expression.
The MetaHuman skin shader keeps up frame-for-frame, so every frown line and cheek crease lands exactly where it should.
Hit record, drop the take into the Unreal MetaHuman pipeline, and you are production-ready within minutes.
High-fidelity facial animation without the usual pain.