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PTZOptics 12X NDI®|HX ZCAM
User Manual
Model No: PT12X-NDI-ZCAM
V1.0
(English)
Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document
Rev 1.0 8/18

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  • Page 1 PTZOptics 12X NDI®|HX ZCAM User Manual Model No: PT12X-NDI-ZCAM V1.0 (English) Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document Rev 1.0 8/18...
  • Page 2 Preface Thank you for using the HD Professional Video Conferencing Camera. This manual introduces the function, installation and operation of the HD camera. Prior to installation and usage, please read the manual thoroughly. Precautions This product can only be used in the specified conditions in order to avoid any damage to the camera: •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Supplied Accessories ··································································································· 3 Notes ····················································································································· 3 Features ·················································································································· 4 Product Specifications ································································································· 5 Main Unit ················································································································ 7 VISCA Commands ····································································································· 9 VISCA over IP Commands ·························································································· 18 Menu Setting ·········································································································· 26 Network Connection ································································································· 30 NDI®|HX Setup Guide ······························································································...

  • Page 4: Supplied Accessories

    Supplied Accessories When you unpack your camera, check that all the supplied accessories are included: ⚫ Camera ......... 1 ⚫ AC Power Adaptor ....1 ⚫ This User Manual ....1 Notes ⚫ Electrical Safety Installation and operation must be in accordance with national and local electric safety standards. Do not use any power supply other than the one originally supplied with this camera.

  • Page 5: Features

    Features 1. Supports simultaneous NDI®|HX & 3G-SDI (See Video System section for resolution & frame rate) 2. Allows for NDI®|HX control through NDI® approved platforms that offer control such as the NDI® Studio Monitor. 3. Panasonic 1/2.7” inch HD CMOS Sensor 4.

  • Page 6: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Model PT12X-NDI-ZCAM Type PTZOptics 3G-SDI HD 1080p Color Video Box Camera Features 1080p-60/50/30/25, 1080i-60/50, 720p-60/50 Video System (With IP stream/NDI®|HX currently limited to max 1080p30) Sensor Panasonic 1/2.7", CMOS, Total Pixels: 2.12M, Effective Pixels: 2.07M Scanning Mode Progressive 12x;...
  • Page 7 Sub Stream Resolution 1280x720, 1024x576, 720x576, 720x480, 720x408, 640x360, 480x270, 320x240, 320x180 32Kbps ~ 20480Kbps Video Bit Rate Variable Rate, Fixed Rate Bit Rate Type Frame Rate 50Hz: 1fps ~ 50fps, 60Hz: 1fps ~ 60fps (SDI) | 50Hz: 1fps ~ 25fps, 60Hz: 1fps ~ 30fps (IP Stream) Audio Compression 96Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps Audio Bit Rate...

  • Page 8: Main Unit

    Main Unit 1. 3G-SDI Video Output 5. Audio Line Input 2. RJ-46 Network/NDI®|HX Connection 6. Menu Navigation Buttons 3. Phoenix Connector (RS485) 7. DC12V Power Jack 4. Audio Line Output (Not active) 8. Power LED Indicator Page 7 of 49 Rev 1.0 8/18...
  • Page 9 Serial Communication Control ➢ RS485 Communication Control The camera can be controlled via RS485, Half-duplex mode, with support for VISCA, Pelco-D or Pelco-P protocol. The parameters of RS485 are as follows: Baud rate: 2400, 4800 or 9600 bps. Start bit: 1 bit.

  • Page 10: Visca Commands

    VISCA Command List Part 1: Camera-Issued Messages ACK/Completion Message Function Command Command Packet Comments z0 4y FF Returned when the command is accepted. ACK/Completion (y: Socket No.) Messages z0 5y FF Completion Returned when the command has been executed. (y: Socket No.) z = Camera Address + 8 Error Messages Function...
  • Page 11 Part 2: Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments AddressSet Broadcast 88 30 01 FF Address setting IF_Clear Broadcast 88 01 00 01 FF I/F Clear 8x 01 04 00 02 FF CAM_Power Power ON/OFF 8x 01 04 00 03 FF Stop 8x 01 04 07 00 FF Tele(Standard)
  • Page 12 Full Auto 8x 01 04 39 00 FF Automatic Exposure mode Manual 8x 01 04 39 03 FF Manual Control mode CAM_AE Shutter priority 8x 01 04 39 0A FF Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure mode Iris priority 8x 01 04 39 0B FF Iris Priority Automatic Exposure mode Bright 8x 01 04 39 0D FF...
  • Page 13 Manual 8x 01 04 05 02 FF Sharpness Manual Reset 8x 01 04 02 00 FF CAM_Aperture(sharp 8x 01 04 02 02 FF Aperture Control ness) Down 8x 01 04 02 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 42 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Aperture Gain 8x 01 04 63 00 FF CAM_PictureEffect...
  • Page 14 High 8x 01 04 58 01 FF CAM_AFSensitivity Normal 8x 01 04 58 02 FF AF Sensitivity High/Normal/Low 8x 01 04 58 03 FF CAM_SettingReset Reset 8x 01 04 A0 10 FF Reset Factory Setting CAM_Brightness Direct 8x 01 04 A1 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Brightness Position CAM_Contrast Direct...
  • Page 15 Part 3: Query Commands Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments y0 50 02 FF CAM_PowerInq 8x 09 04 00 FF y0 50 03 FF Off(Standby) y0 50 04 FF Internal power circuit error CAM_ZoomPosInq 8x 09 04 47 FF y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs: Zoom Position CAM_FocusAFMode...
  • Page 16 y0 50 02 FF Auto Sharpness CAM_ApertureModeI 8x 09 04 05 FF y0 50 03 FF Manual Sharpness nq(Sharpness) CAM_ApertureInq(Sh 8x 09 04 42 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: Aperture Gain arpness) CAM_PictureEffectM y0 50 02 FF 8x 09 04 63 FF odeInq y0 50 04 FF...
  • Page 17 y0 50 0C FF y0 50 0D FF y0 50 0E FF y0 50 02 FF IR_Receive 8x 09 06 08 FF y0 50 03 FF ww: Pan Max Speed Pan-tiltMaxSpeedInq 8x 09 06 11 FF y0 50 ww zz FF zz: Tilt Max Speed y0 50 0w 0w 0w 0w wwww: Pan Position...
  • Page 18 Block Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments uuuu: Zoom Position y0 50 0u 0u 0u 0u 00 00 0v 0v CAM_LensBlockInq 8x 09 7E 7E 00 FF vvvv: Focus Position 0v 0v 00 0w 00 FF w.bit0: Focus Mode 1: Auto 0: Manual pp: R_Gain qq: B_Gain r: WB Mode...

  • Page 19: Visca Over Ip Commands

    Part 4: VISCA over IP Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments Stop 81 01 04 07 00 FF Tele (Standard) 81 01 04 07 02 FF Wide (Standard) 81 01 04 07 03 FF CAM_Zoom p = (low) – 7 (high) Tele (Variable) 81 01 04 07 2p FF Wide (Variable)
  • Page 20 Reset 81 01 04 0B 00 FF 81 01 04 0B 02 FF Iris Setting CAM_Iris Down 81 01 04 0B 03 FF Direct 81 01 04 4B 00 00 p q FF pq: Iris Position Reset 81 01 04 0A 00 FF Default Shutter Setting 81 01 04 0A 02 FF CAM_Shutter...
  • Page 21 81 01 04 A4 00 FF Flip-H 81 01 04 A4 01 FF CAM-Flip Single Command For Video Flip Flip-V 81 01 04 A4 02 FF Flip-HV 81 01 04 A4 03 FF CAM_SettingSave Save 81 01 04 A5 10 FF Save Current Setting High 81 01 04 A9 00 FF...
  • Page 22 Part 5: VISCA over IP Query Commands Command Command Package Return Package Note CAM_ZoomPosInq 81 09 04 47 FF 90 50 p q r s FF pqrs: Zoom Position 90 50 02 FF Auto Focus CAM_FocusAFModeInq 81 09 04 38 FF 90 50 03 FF Manual Focus CAM_FocusPosInq...
  • Page 23 90 50 02 FF Auto Noise 2D CAM_Noise2DModeInq 81 09 04 50 FF 90 50 03 FF Manual Noise 2D CAM_Noise2DLevel 81 09 04 53 FF 90 50 0p FF Noise Reduction (2D) p: 0 to 5 CAM_Noise3DLevel 81 09 04 54 FF 90 50 0p FF Noise Reduction (3D) p: 0 to 8 CAM_FlickerModeInq...
  • Page 24 90 50 01 FF Center 90 50 02 FF Bottom p: Color Hue setting 0h (−14 dgrees) to Eh CAM_ColorHueInq 81 09 04 4F FF 90 50 00 00 00 0p FF (+14 degrees) 90 50 00 FF High CAM_AWBSensitivityInq 81 09 04 A9 FF 90 50 01 FF Normal...
  • Page 25 Part 6: Pelco-D Protocol Command List Function Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7 0xFF Address 0x00 0x08 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Down 0xFF Address 0x00 0x10 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Left 0xFF Address 0x00 0x04 Pan Speed Tilt Speed Right 0xFF Address...
  • Page 26 Part 7: Pelco-P Protocol Command List Function Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte6 Byte7 Byte8 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x08 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Down 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x10 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Left 0xA0 Address 0x00 0x04 Pan Speed Tilt Speed 0xAF Right...

  • Page 27: Menu Setting

    Menu Settings 1. MENU EXPOSURE Press the [MENU] button to display the main menu on the Mode Auto screen. Use the arrow button to move the cursor to the ExpCompMode item to be set. Press the [HOME] button to enter the Gain Limit corresponding sub-menu.
  • Page 28 DRC: Dynamic Range Control Strength, Optional items: R Gain: Red gain. Optional items: 0~255（Effective only 0 ~ 8. in Manual mode） Bright: Intensity control, Optional items: 00~17. B Gain: Blue gain. Optional items: 0~255 (Effective only in Bright mode) (Effective only in Manual mode） Iris: Aperture value.
  • Page 29 Luminance: Brightness adjustment. Optional items: 6. NOISE REDUCTION 0 ~ 14 Move the cursor to the Noise Reduction item in the main Contrast: Contrast adjustment. Optional items: 0 ~ 14 menu and press [HOME] button, NOISE REDUCTION Sharpness: Sharpness adjustment. Optional items: 0 ~ 15 menu appears, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 30 Language: Menu language, Optional items: EN, Chinese, RESTORE DEFAULT Russian Restore? Protocol: Control protocol type. Optional items: VISCA, PELCO-D, PELCO-P V_Address: VISCA address, Decided according to the argument of Protocol; Optional items: VISCA (1~7), PELCO-D (0~254), PELCO-P (0~31) Baudrate: Serial port baud rate. Optional items: 2400, 4800, 9600 P_D_Address: PELCO-D address;...

  • Page 31: Network Connection

    Network Connection 1. Operating Environment Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 Network Protocol: TCP/IP Client PC: P4/128M RAM/40G HD/ support for scaled graphics card, support for DirectX 8.0 or more advanced version. 2. Equipment Installation 1) Connect camera to your network via a CAT5 or CAT6 patch cable or directly to your PC via a CAT5 or CAT6 crossover cable.
  • Page 32 Download click the “Search” button to locate all of the available PTZOptics cameras on your network. 3. The next thing you would want to do is change your cameras IP address to be in the same range as your network.
  • Page 33 Static IP) 5. Now that you have set the Static IP address of your PTZOptics camera, you should be able to pull up the video feed in a web browser. We recommend using Mozilla Firefox ESR. You can view our knowledge base article for setup.
  • Page 34 RTSP stream in Wirecast. You’ll see how to use ONVIF to easily set up 2 PTZOptics cameras with Wirecast, the ONVIF feature must be enabled in the “Network” settings for ONVIF discovery, in addition to setting up a standard RTSP stream.
  • Page 35 EXTRAS 1. Discovering your Network IP range. NOTE: Changing your IP address without talking to your network admin could lead to conflicts with your network. If you change your address to one that is already is use it will cause communication problems.
  • Page 36 Camera Web Interface Homepage introduction 1.1 Home Page All pages include 2 areas: On the left is the menu and camera control On the right is real time monitoring - displaying video image and the Parameter settings 1.2 Video viewing window Click “Live”...
  • Page 37 1.3 Menu & Control 1) Pan and Tilt control: Up, Down, Left and Right arrows and the home button allow for control over the OSD Menu. 2) Zoom: Zoom in and Zoom out buttons allow for wide or narrow (tele) views of the space. 3) Focus: Focus In and Focus Out buttons allow for fine manual focus adjustment if the camera has any problems autofocusing on a difficult object.
  • Page 38 1.4 Language selection Click either “Russian”, “Chinese” or “English” to change the language of the menu. Media 1.1 Video Setup Click "Video". The streaming parameters may now be set in the right side area. The camera can send 2 simultaneous streams. For example, you can send one stream in HD and one in SD so that both PCs and phones may have their own stream resolution.
  • Page 39 1) Video Settings Video format Supports 50HZ(PAL) and 60HZ(NTSC) and OSD formats. 60Hz is used for North America. Video Coding You must select both Encode Protocol and Encode Level for H.264. Camera streaming supports either H.264 - with choice of “baseline”, “mainprofile” and “highprofile” formats or H.265 video encoding (Note H.265 will override and lockout some other video settings).
  • Page 40 1.2 Image Setup Click “Image”. The image parameters may now be set in the right side area. Brightness Image brightness 0-14. Use the slider control. The box on the right shows the corresponding numerical value. The Default setting is 7. Saturation Color Saturation 0-14.
  • Page 41 the “Flip” box to invert the image vertically for a ceiling mount. Check the “Mirror” box to invert the Check image horizontally. The default setting is unchecked. Apply, Cancel and Default Buttons After adjusting the parameters, press the "Apply" button to save settings. Press the "Cancel" button to cancel the adjustment of the parameters.
  • Page 42 1.4 System Settings Click “System”. The system parameters may now be set in the right side area. Initialize Work Mode: RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is the only streaming protocol currently supported. Reboot: Click the "Reboot" button to initiate a system restart. This is required after changing some settings. User User and Password: The user can modify the password (letters and Numbers only).
  • Page 43 LAN Settings IP settings for the device can be set here using either static (fixed) or DHCP (dynamic) addressing as selected from the drop down list. The Default the IP address of the camera is 192.168.100.99. The MAC address can be modified but should be left as set by the factory.
  • Page 44 Port Settings While the IP address identifies the device, the camera uses multiple ports. HTTP Port: This is the port for the web application (the default http port: 80) RTSP Port: The camera supports the RTSP streaming protocol. The default port: 554. PTZ Port: Supports camera control via the TCP protocol.
  • Page 45 1.6 Device Information Click “Information” Shows the current device information, as shown below. You may change the device ID as required for your application. Page 44 of 49 Rev 1.0 8/18...
  • Page 46 Network Camera Control Protocol Setup camera for IP (First see “Setting up the Camera’s IP” section above) Control Notes: PTZ over TCP/UDP The camera currently supports various PTZ control methods, including RS232, RS485, IR remote control, web interface, HTTP-CGI and TCP/UDP protocol The camera includes an internal TCP server.
  • Page 47 [Focus Speed]: 0(low speed) – 7(high speed); Preset Position Control URL format as below: http://[Camera IP]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]&[position number] Parameter Descriptions: [Action] Includes: posset, poscall: [Position Number]: 0 – 89, 100 – 254 PTZ on IP Network PTZ / OSD Menu Access Control URL format as below: http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?navigate_mode&[menu] Parameter Descriptions: [Menu] Includes: OSD (On Screen Display Menu), PTZ (Pan, Tilt, &...

  • Page 48: Ndi®|Hx Setup Guide

    NDI®|HX Upgrade Guide This process will walk you through upgrading your non-NDI®|HX PTZOptics camera to an NDI®|HX source. Please read all instructions prior to attempting your NDI®|HX camera upgrade. If you have purchased an NDI® model, not an NDI-Ready model, you will not be required to license the camera as it is already licensed.

  • Page 49: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Maintenance and Troubleshooting Camera Maintenance ⚫ If the camera will not be used for a long time, please turn off the power switch. ⚫ Use a soft cloth or lotion-free tissue to clean the camera body. ⚫ Use a soft dry lint-free cloth to clean the lens. If the camera is very dirty, clean it with a diluted neutral detergent. Do not use any type of solvent or harsh detergent, which may damage the surface.
  • Page 50 VISCA address). Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual, whose copyright belongs to PTZOptics, may not be cloned, copied or translated in any way without the explicit permission of the company. Product specifications and information referred to in this document are for reference only and as such are subject to updating at any time without prior notice.

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