Table of Contents: Safety Guides Packing List and Quick Start Product Highlights and Camera Specs OSD Menu Web Settings VISCA Control VISCA Commands NDI®|HX2 Protocol* Warranty and Support NDI® is a registered trademark of Newtek Inc.* The information within this manual is subject to change at any time without prior notice**...
Safety Guide: 1. Before operation, please read all the instructions in the manual carefully. For your convenience, please keep this manual. 2. Ensure the power supply input is within the recommended rate before powering on. 3. Camera power voltage = 12VDC, with a rated currency to 2A. 4.
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Packing List: Check for the items below when opening the package: Quick Start: 1. Ensure that all cable connections are secure before powering on the camera. 2. Test the video either through HDMI or NDI. The camera will be default resolution of 1080 30p.
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Product Highlights: • Contains a Sony CMOS ISP (1/2.8” progressive CMOS sensor) providing up to 1920x1080 full HD resolution. • Utilizes the newest NDI®|HX2 for the lowest latency, quality and compression video over a single network. • Autodiscover enabled for fast installation over any network. •...
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Camera Specs: Video Interface HDMI (V1.4) | RJ-45 | NDI®|HX2 Sensor 1/2.8” Sony Progressive CMOS Sensor Lens 4mm Default lens (80 degree HFOV) Lens Mount CS Mount (C mount adapter included) Control Port RS485, RJ-45 (VISCA over IP), NDI Network Speed 1000M Video Encode H.264/H.265...
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Camera Specs: (CONTD.) 1920 x 1080 60p/59.94p/50/30p/29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p 1920x1080 HDMI 60i/59.94i/50i 1280x720 60p/59.94p/50p/30p/29.97p/25p Video 1920x1080 Format 3~60 1280x720 IP / NDI|HX 3~60 (frames) 1024x576 3~60 620x360 3~60...
OSD Menu: (CONTD.) 1. To access the OSD menu, please use the OSD controller on the breakout cable. 2. Enter the menu by pressing the OSD control button once. 3. Navigate through the menu by tilting the joystick up, down, left or right to manipulate the menu.
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OSD Menu: (CONTD.) Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Onepush/ Default: WB Mode ATW/Manual/Sodium/Flourescent AUTO Adjust red gain under manual R_Gain Default:52 settings IMAGE Adjust blue gain under manual B_Gain Default:58 settings Allows adjustment against hazy Defog Default: OFF objects Return Return to previous menu When enabled, image noises and 2D NR Default: OFF sharpness are reduced...
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OSD Menu: (CONTD.) DHCP Enable or disable DHCP Default: OFF Default: Address Set the IP address of the camera 192.168.1.188 NETWORK Netmask Set the netmask of the camera 255.255.255.0 Gateway Set the gateway of the camera 192.168.1.001 Return Return to the previous message Default: Cam Reset Reset all Image parameters RESET...
Web Settings: The camera web interface supports most major browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera, etc. The web interface uses flash to see the camera preview. This will change by the end of the year 2020 onto our alternative player. 1.
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Web Settings: (CONTD.) 2. Realtime Preview When logging in the first time, you will see the real-time preview: Note that the preview is trailing around 1-2 seconds in real-time. This should only be used as a preview screen to see what the camera is seeing, perfect for determining if changes need to be done. Clicking the settings tab will lead you to the settings menu of the camera as seen below:...
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Web Settings: (CONTD.) 3. Camera Parameters Clicking on the settings tab on the top right allows you to enter the network and image settings of the camera. The first tab you will encounter is the video encode. Under video encode, you can change the encode mode, resolution, bitrate, framerate, bitrate control, and I- frame interval.
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NDI®. How to stream directly to any RTMP service (Youtube, Facebook, etc) Streaming directly to these sites are easy with the HD-NDI-200’s built in encoder! Here’s how to stream directly with using your camera to any website that utilizes RTMP for streaming: Step 1: Find the RTMP URL for the website.
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Web Settings: (CONTD.) The Audio Settings tab is responsible for the audio embedment settings. Here you can turn on or off the audio. You are also able to change the encode mode, as well as the sample and bitrate. The Image Parameter tab allows you to access the camera settings.
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Web Settings: (CONTD.) The Ethernet tab allows you to change the IP settings of the camera, as well as other settings. We highly recommend not changing anything you don’t know, as it can cause irreversible damage not covered by warranty. The Firmware Upgrade tab allows you to update the firmware of the camera.
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Web Settings: (CONTD.) The Reset to Default tab allows you to reset the image parameter, or factory reset the camera. It also allows for you to remotely reboot the camera. The Account tab allows you to change the username and password of the camera IP address.
VISCA Control: The HD-NDI-200 is able to be controlled via RS485 VISCA or VISCA over IP. To setup RS485, please locate the RS485 terminal block on the breakout cable. To setup VISCA over IP, please use the RJ45 port and connect it to your software or hardware that helps control camera parameters.
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VISCA Protocol: For our VISCA protocol, please head to our download page at aidaimaging.com/download to find the full command packet.
NDI®|HX2 Protocol: What is NDI®? NDI® is NewTek’s innovative Network Device Interface technology, is a royalty ® free standard enabling IP video workflows across Ethernet networks. NDI |HX2 is a bi-directional standard that allows video systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP, and to encode, transmit, and receive multiple streams of broadcast-quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio in real time.
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HDMI repeaters to finish a job. With more reliability and efficient data transfer, we picture future studios running off NDI®, and moving more towards an IP infrastructure. The HD-NDI-200 is also extremely cost-effective, making it possible for studios to capture multiple angles one camera simply can’t.
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