Sports Lighting

Sports lighting for TV and VAR: vertical illuminance, TLA and commissioning

On a venue built for television and VAR, mean horizontal illuminance is not enough. Here is what to measure: Ev in the four camera directions, temporal light artefacts, colour consistency and glare control.

Campo da calcio illuminato da proiettori LED
Campo da calcio illuminato da proiettori LED. Immagine illustrativa generata con AI.

Summary

On a venue built for television and VAR, mean horizontal illuminance is not enough. Here is what to measure: Ev in the four camera directions, temporal light artefacts, colour consistency and glare control.

Topics

  • vertical illuminance sports lighting
  • VAR super slow motion lighting
  • TLA flicker sports floodlights
  • EN 12193 television requirements
  • stadium lighting commissioning
  • camera vertical illuminance football pitch

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Article from the Sports Lighting section. Reading time 10 min. Updated on 2026-07-26.