1(A name for) a helicopter with a mounted camera used to broadcast (live) aerial footage of news events.
2An aerial camera system in which a computer-controlled video camera is suspended above an area (especially a stadium or arena) by cables which allow it to be manoeuvred into various positions by means of a motorized drive unit.
Origin
1970s. From sky + cam-.
Definition of skycam in US English:
skycam
noun
1(A name for) a helicopter with a mounted camera used to broadcast (live) aerial footage of news events.
2An aerial camera system in which a computer-controlled video camera is suspended above an area (especially a stadium or arena) by cables which allow it to be manoeuvred into various positions by means of a motorized drive unit.