O’Connor Buys Camera Line

O’Connor Engineering Laboratories of Costa Mesa said it acquired a product line of robotic cameras from a Texas company. Terms weren’t disclosed.

The lightweight, electronically controlled cameras, developed by Unique Devices of Austin, were used to enhance the visuals on this year’s Academy Awards, Super Bowl, Grammy awards and Emmy awards telecasts.

O’Connor makes fluid camera heads and tripods for the motion picture and video production industries. It is owned by Autocue Inc., which has other subsidiaries that manufacture teleprompters, newsroom automation systems and electronic equipment.

The products acquired, the Digi-Crane and Digi-Head, have patents pending and allow users to maneuver movie cameras smoothly in all directions.