Loot Cam 2000

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The Loot Cam 2000 is one of the secondary cameras occasionally used in various Gatorbox shows, notably That's Not Lego! and Gatorbox (of Crayons). The camera was named as such because the name "Loot Cam" was already in use by the ceiling-mounted webcam used to capture the entire set during episodes of GatorUNbox and as a more advanced camera Draco added "2000" to the end to give it a futuristic theme. The Loot Cam 2000 was briefly used in a couple of episodes of GatorUNbox, however because the device is analog and requires the use of an additional video capturing device the resulting desync between the cameras on the show made for a distracting final product when the multiple camera angles were not perfectly timed to each other. The camera was retired, but later used for shows where a close range shot was needed with no other cameras on screen.

The device is actually a "VideoEye!" analog camera, a camera purpose-built to have a very close focal range (11 inches) and incredible zoom capabilities as it is meant to be a disability assistance device for people with partial blindness due to advanced macular degeneration. During streams of Gatorbox (of Crayons), Draco would dial in the camera's focal range by zooming far enough in to labels on Nintendo Switch games that the very finely compacted individual dots of the printed label would become visible. The camera itself is incredibly versatile being mounted on a telescoping boom arm that is clamp-mounted to a wooden stand that Draco built specifically for the device. Ironically, Draco later developed partial blindness in his right eye from the specific disorder that the VideoEye camera is meant to assist with.