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Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Camera (Black)

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Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Camera (Black)
Key Features
  • NDI|HX3/HX2, 3G-SDI, HDMI Output
  • FreeD Tracking over NDI|HX / UDP
  • Face/Subject Tracking, Target Switching
  • 20x Optical Zoom, 60° Angle of View
Combining the simplicity and control of a PTZ camera with NDI|HX2/HX3 protocol support, the black Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Camera provides video professionals, technology managers, webcasters, and A/V system integrators with an HD video PTZ camera for remote learning, hospitals, meeting rooms, and studios. The PTZ3 PLUS camera has been updated to include support for FreeD over NDI|HX, automated AI presenter tracking, mini XLR input with phantom power, a 20x optical zoom with 2x digital zoom, and powerful motors for smooth pans and tilts.
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Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Overview

Combining the simplicity and control of a PTZ camera with NDI|HX2/HX3 protocol support, the black Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Camera provides video professionals, technology managers, webcasters, and A/V system integrators with an HD video PTZ camera for remote learning, hospitals, meeting rooms, and studios. The PTZ3 PLUS camera has been updated to include support for FreeD over NDI|HX, automated AI presenter tracking, mini XLR input with phantom power, a 20x optical zoom with 2x digital zoom, and powerful motors for smooth pans and tilts.
Initial Face Detection
The PTZ3 PLUS intelligently tracks presenters, even when they face away from the camera and turn to look at a virtual or physical screen.
Presenter Memory and Target Switching
Presenter memory ensures the camera won't switch its subject focus, even if someone else enters the frame unless you program it to. With tracked target switching, it's easy to switch between presenters by choosing from switching left, right, or to first tracked.
Blackboard Detection
Intelligent blackboard detection identifies whether the presenter has entered a "presentation area", such as one that includes a whiteboard/blackboard, and will lock the camera in place as the presenter moves around it for a more stable, less jumpy viewing experience.
Subject Framing and Tracking Limits
Frame your talent by choosing from six framing ratios from 1/6 up to 1/20, choosing whether your presenter is framed to the left, center, or right of the frame.

Keep the camera within a set range by setting a tracking limit window with top left and bottom right frames to ensure the camera doesn't track offset or break a green screen effect.

Home Position Timeout
Ideal for lectures, meetings, and events, you can decide when the camera stops attempting to track a presenter after they leave the range of the PTZ3 PLUS camera or your set tracking window, and return to a default home position. Then choose from a 0.5 to 10 second timeout, after which the next presenter to enter the frame becomes the next tracked presenter.
FreeD-over-NDI|HX
FreeD is a commonly used protocol often used to integrate AR graphics into live broadcasts that sends the axis of camera movement: position (X, Y, and Z axis), rotation (pan, tilt, and roll), and lens data (focus and zoom) through UDP packets over a network.

With the PTZ3 PLUS, FreeD open-source metadata is embedded in every frame within NDI|HX, simplifying the setup of solutions like Viz Virtual Studio Go out of the box. Combined with pre-configured lens files, broadcast-quality AR/VR graphics are now within reach of every content creator.

Phantom-Powered Mini XLR Audio
Use the phantom-powered mini-XLR input in addition to the standard line input on the camera to deliver clean, professional-level, adjustable audio directly from the camera into the NDI network stream.

When combined with NDI Audio Direct, the XLR audio connects to NDI receivers and virtually any audio software. Phantom power delivers +48V to powered microphones and requires a two-step confirmation in the UI to avoid accidentally sending power to non-powered mics.

Multicast Mode
Use multicast to allow multiple NDI|HX destinations to receive video from your PTZ3 PLUS camera without individual point-to-point connections to conserve network bandwidth.
NDI Output
Acquire and deliver video to the network in up to 1080p60 resolution via NDI output. Users can select NDI|HX3 as an option for better video with reduced latency, using a fraction of the bandwidth, all while maintaining the visually lossless standards NDI users demand.
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Streamline installation and reduce cabling complexity, eliminating the need for a power supply with support for Power over Ethernet via PoE+.
Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Movements
Perform real-time, smooth pan, tilt, and zoom camera movements with a motor-driven PTZ camera control and configurable preset positions.
3G-SDI and HDMI Output
In addition to NDI delivery, you can capture and deliver video into conventional workflows with the camera's 3G-SDI and HDMI hardware outputs.
Remote Features
Receive tally notification from compatible NDI devices via physical LEDs when video output from your NDI|HX PTZ3 PLUS camera is visible on Program and/or Preview.

Operate camera controls, monitor video, manage login credentials, and configure audio/video/network settings from any compatible networked device using the web-based user interface or NDI Studio Monitor. You can also capture live camera video remotely with any compatible computer or device using NDI Studio Monitor.

Video Settings
Manage camera options to include exposure, focus, iris, shutter speed, white balance, wide dynamic range, and more with configurable video settings.
Use as Webcam
Designate your Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS camera as the video input source for use with popular desktop video applications like Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Skype, Skype for Business, WebEx, Zoom, and more, via the included software driver.

Vizrt PTZ3 PLUS Specs

Key Specs
Image Sensor
1/2.86"-Type
Shutter Speed
1/10000 to 1/30 Second
Max Optical Zoom
20x
Max Digital Zoom
2x
Max Video Output
via HDMI / RJ45 / SDI/BNC
Up to 1080p at 24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps
Max Recording Modes
No
Broadcast Output
NTSC/PAL
IP Streaming
H.264/H.265 via NDI HX2/NDI HX3/UDP
1920 x 1080
Wireless
IR
PoE Support
Yes: PoE+ 802.3at
Mounting
1x Proprietary
Imaging
Image Sensor
1/2.86"-Type CMOS
Focus Control
Autofocus
Manual Focus
Exposure Control
Shutter Speed
1/10000 to 1/30 Second
Minimum Illumination
0.7 Lux at 1/30 Shutter Speed
Flip / Mirror Support
Image Flip, Mirror (Vertical)
White Balance
Presets: Auto, Indoors, Manual, One Push, Outdoors
Lens
Focal Length
4.9 to 98mm
Max Optical Zoom
20x
Max Digital Zoom
2x
Field of View
Horizontal: 60 to 3.2°
Maximum Aperture
f/1 to 14
Minimum Focus Distance
59.1" / 1.5 m
Video Capture
Video Output
via HDMI / RJ45 / SDI/BNC
1920 x 1080p at 24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps
1920 x 1080i at 50/59.94 fps
1280 x 720 at 24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps
Embedded Audio
HDMI/LAN (RJ45)/NDI/SDI
Internal Recording
No
Broadcast Output
NTSC/PAL
IP Streaming
H.264/H.265 via NDI HX2/NDI HX3/UDP
1920 x 1080
Control
Pan/Tilt
Pan: 340° (-170 to 170°) 
Tilt: 120° (-30 to 90°) 
Tally Light
Yes
Networking
Wireless
IR
Interface
Video I/O
1x HDMI Output
1x BNC (3G-SDI) Output
1x RJ45 (NDI) Output
Audio I/O
1x Mini XLR Microphone Input
Other I/O
1x Mini-DIN 9-Pin (RS-232) Control Input
1x Mini-DIN 9-Pin (RS-232) Control Output
1x RJ45 (NDI) Control Input/Output (Shared with Power Input)
1x USB-C
Built-In Microphone
No
Built-In Speaker
No
Power
PoE Support
Yes: PoE+ 802.3at
Power I/O
1x Barrel (12VDC) Input
General
Mounting
1x Proprietary
Packaging Info
Package Weight
8.97 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
12.1 x 11.1 x 10.8"

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