MacCAM

MacCAM (often written as MacCam, Mac-Cam or Mac Cam) is a system of slow-motion cameras developed by FastCAM Replay LLC and DEL Imaging Systems LLC used during Tennis matches to to replay close or controversial line calls. The system named after "Johnny Mac" (John McEnroe), who was famous for contesting referee calls. McEnroe is also a frequent broadcast analyst of tennis matches for CBS, the first network to use the MacCam widely.

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The MacCam was used in 2004 to demonstrate several poor calls by chair umpires in Wimbledon. In Serena Williams' controversial quarterfinal loss to Jennifer Capriati, several poor calls were contested by Williams. TV replays demonstrated that there were actually several crucial calls that were obviously erroneous. Though the calls themselves were not reversed, the chair umpire Mariana Alves was dismissed from the tournament.

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