Field Kit — 5 O'Clock News Field Bureau

Camera — live to the tower

STANDBY TAPE 00:00

Also record the original tape on this phone

Your signal lands on the tower as . Master Control decides when you're patched onto the broadcast — just keep rolling. Tripod tip: lock rotation, plug into power, tap Go Live, leave it be.

The tape — original footage

No tape yet. Record with the camera above (leave the checkbox on), or shoot with the phone's own camera app for maximum quality and upload the file below.

…or transmit a file from this device (camera-app originals: pick from Files, not Photos, to avoid recompression)

Pro rig — Larix / OBS

Best picture for long broadcasts: Larix Broadcaster pushes H.264+AAC straight to your channel, and can save a local copy too (Larix settings → Record). One tap wires it up with your badge creds:

Open in Larix

K.I.T.T. — wrist recorder

Audio only, for the meetings where a camera is the wrong tool. One button on an Apple Watch: press the red circle and it rolls, press it again and the tape lands on your phone by itself. Issued with your badge.

Download K.I.T.T. (.ipa)