Camera tracking system for a virtual television or video studio

A camera tracking system comprising:

• an emitter unit that is fixedly attached to a camera, the emitter unit emitting electromagnetic radiation;
• a detector unit for detecting the electromagnetic radiation in order to provide detected values that are based on a position of the emitter unit;
• an orientation determination device, being fixedly attached to the camera, for supplying measured values;
• and
• a computer unit for receiving the detected values and the measured values, the computer unit calculating a position of the camera on the basis of the detected values and the measured values.

A method of tracking a camera, comprising:

• detecting, by a detector unit, electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by an emitter unit, the emitter unit being fixedly attached to the camera;
• providing detected values that are based on the electromagnetic radiation detected by the detector unit;
• providing measured values that are provided by an orientation determination device, which is fixedly attached to the camera;
• and
• calculating a position and/or an orientation of the camera by a computer unit on the basis of the detected values and the measured values.