Key takeaway
Ask any broadcast & multi-camera vendor whether they own the equipment, which exact models they will supply, who operates the show, what spares travel with the rig, how a power failure is handled mid-show and whether the quote is itemised. Specific, confident answers signal a company that has actually done it.
Key takeaways
- Owned inventory beats sub-renting
- Exact model numbers, not categories
- Meet the engineer, not only the salesperson
- Get spares and failure plans in writing
Questions worth asking
Equipment
- Do you own this equipment or sub-rent it for each job?
- What exactly will you supply for camera classes?
- What exactly will you supply for genlock?
- What exactly will you supply for signal transport?
- When was it last serviced, and can I see it before the event?
People
- Who is the director on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the vision engineer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the camera operators on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the jib and specialist operators on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the replay operator on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the on-site editor on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
Risk
- How do you handle this: cameras are not genlocked and every cut shows a frame of tearing on the imag screens?
- How do you handle this: six cameras each have a different colour balance and the cut looks like six different events?
- How do you handle this: the director loses contact with a camera operator at the critical moment?
- How do you handle this: the post team receives only the programme cut and cannot build the film the client expected?
- How do you handle this: media cards are cleared before the offload is verified and footage is lost irrecoverably?
- How do you handle this: stage lighting is designed for the room and leaves presenters too contrasty to shade usably?
Commercials
- Is the quote itemised by equipment, crew, transport and power?
- Is the figure before or after 18% GST?
- What is the advance, and what is the cancellation policy?
- What is explicitly not included?
What a good answer sounds like
A specialist answers with model numbers, named people and a specific failure plan without checking. A middleman answers in categories and brochures. Prime AV Solutions answers every question above in writing before you commit. Get an itemised quote from Prime AV Solutions within 24 hours — call +91 93093 80958 or WhatsApp our producers.
Published 28 February 2026 by the Prime AV Solutions production team.