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PTZOptics 12X ZCAM
User Manual
Model No: PT12X-ZCAM
V1.4.1
(English)
Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document
Rev 1.4.1 3/21

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  • Page 1 PTZOptics 12X ZCAM User Manual Model No: PT12X-ZCAM V1.4.1 (English) Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document Rev 1.4.1 3/21...
  • 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……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Notes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Features………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Product Specifications…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Back of the Camera………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Serial Communication Control…………………………………………………………………………………………... VISCA Command List…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Menu Settings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Exposure……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Color………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Image……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Focus……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Noise Reduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Setting………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Information…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Restore Default……………………………………………………………………………………………………... Network Connection……………………………………………………………………………………………………... Setting up a Network Video Stream……………………………………………………………………………………… Additional Network Info…………………………………………………………………………………………….

  • 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 ⚫ ⚫ PoE Splitter* ....... 1 ⚫ Quick Start Guide ....1 Notes ⚫ Electrical Safety Installation and operation must be in accordance with national and local electric safety standards.

  • Page 5: Features

    Features • Image Sensor Panasonic 1/2.7” HD CMOS sensor Full HD 1920x1080p resolution up to 60 frames per second (3G-SDI) 2D & 3D noise reduction with our latest “low noise CMOS sensor” 0.05 Lux @ F1.8 AGC ON 72.5° Field of View Dynamic Range Control (DRC) for higher image quality and detail across simultaneously well lit and shadowed scenes •...

  • Page 6: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Model PT12X-ZCAM Type PTZOptics 3G-SDI HD 1080p Color Video Box Camera Features HD: 1080p-60/50/30/25, 1080i-60/50, 720p 60/50 Video System SD: NTSC, PAL (IP Network feed limited to 30 FPS) Sensor Panasonic 1/2.7", CMOS, Total Pixels: 2.12M, Effective Pixels: 2.07M...
  • Page 7 Audio Bit Rate 96Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps Support Protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, DHCP, Multicast, etc. General Specifications Power Connector JEITA type (DC IN 12V) or RJ45 via PoE 802.3af Input Voltage 12VDC (10.8 - 13.0V DC) Current Consumption 0.3A (Max) Operating Temperature 14°F - 104°F [-10°C ~ 40°C] Storage Temperature...

  • Page 8: Back Of The Camera

    Back of the Camera 1. 3G-SDI Video Output 5. Audio Line Input 2. RJ-45 Network Connection 6. Menu Navigation Buttons 3. Phoenix Connector (RS485) 7. DC12V Power Jack 4. Audio Line Output (Not active) 8. Power LED Indicator *Note: For a high quality and reliable SDI signal we recommend utilizing the included PoE Splitter when powering via PoE.

  • Page 9: Serial Communication Control

    Serial Communication Control In default working mode, the camera is able to connect to a VISCA controller with an RS485 serial interface. ➢ RS485 Communication Control The camera can be controlled via RS485, Half-duplex mode, with support for VISCA, Pelco-D or Pelco-P protocol.

  • Page 10: Visca Command List

    PTZOptics VISCA Command List Part 1: Camera Issued Commands ACK/Completion Message Command Function Command Packet Comments z0 4y FF Returned when the command is accepted. (y: Socket No.) ACK/Completion z0 5y FF Messages Returned when the command has been Completion (y: Socket No.) executed.
  • Page 11 Part 2: PTZOptics VISCA Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments 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) 8x 01 04 07 02 FF Wide (Standard) 8x 01 04 07 03 FF CAM_Zoom...
  • Page 12 0x37: 8000K Full Auto 8x 01 04 39 00 FF Automatic Exposure mode 8x 01 04 39 03 FF Manual Manual Control mode CAM_AE Shutter priority 8x 01 04 0B 00 FF Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure mode 8x 01 04 0B 02 FF Iris priority Iris Priority Automatic Exposure mode Bright...
  • Page 13 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 CAM_ColorGain Diret p: Color Gain setting 0h (60%) to Eh (200%) 03 FF 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 03 FF 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 Down 01 FF 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 Left 01 FF 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01...
  • Page 14 01 FF 8x 01 06 01 0E 0E 03 p: Color Hue 0h (−14 degrees) to Eh (+14 CAM_ColorHue Direct 02 FF degrees) 8x 01 06 01 0E 0E 01 Open / Close 03 FF 8x 01 06 01 0E 0E 02 Navigate Up 03 FF OSD_Control...
  • Page 15 y0 50 0A FF Shutter priority y0 50 0B FF Iris priority y0 50 0D FF Bright y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_ShutterPosInq 8x 09 04 4A FF pq: Shutter Position y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_IrisPosInq 8x 09 04 4B FF pq: Iris Position...
  • Page 16 p: Color Hue setting 0h (− 14 degrees) to Eh y0 50 01 FF CAM_ColorHueInq 8x 09 04 4F FF ( +14 degrees y0 50 02 FF y0 50 00 00 00 0p FF High CAM_AWBSensitivityIn y0 50 00 FF 8x 09 04 A9 FF Normal y0 50 01 FF...
  • Page 17 Part 4: PTZOptics VISCA over IP Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments 81 01 04 00 02 FF CAM_Power Power ON/OFF 81 01 04 00 03 FF 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...
  • Page 18 mode Iris priority 81 01 04 39 0B FF Iris Priority Automatic Exposure mode 81 01 04 39 0D FF Bright Bright Mode(Manual control) Reset 81 01 04 0B 00 FF 81 01 04 0B 02 FF Iris Setting CAM_Iris Down 81 01 04 0B 03 FF 81 01 04 4B 00 00 0p 0q FF...
  • Page 19 81 01 06 01 VV WW 02 02 FF DownLeft DownRight 81 01 06 01 VV WW 03 03 FF 81 01 06 02 VV WW 0Y 0Y 0Y Stop 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z FF 81 01 06 03 VV WW 0Y 0Y 0Y AbsolutePosition 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z FF RelativePosition...
  • Page 20 Part 5: PTZOptics VISCA over IP Query Command List Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments y0 50 02 FF y0 50 03 FF CAM_PowerInq 81 09 04 00 FF Off (Standby) y0 50 04 FF Internal power circuit error y0 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF CAM_ZoomPosInq 81 09 04 47 FF...
  • Page 21 y0 50 03 FF CAM_PictureEffectModeI 81 09 04 63 FF y0 50 02 FF B&W y0 50 04 FF CAM_LR_ReverseInq 81 09 04 61 FF y0 50 02 FF y0 50 03 FF CAM_PictureFlipInq 81 09 04 66 FF y0 50 02 FF p: Color Gain setting 0h (60%) to Eh y0 50 03 FF CAM_ColorGainInq...
  • Page 22 Call Preset 0xFF Address 0x00 0x07 0x00 Preset ID Auto Focus 0xFF Address 0x00 0x2B 0x00 0x01 Manual Focus 0xFF Address 0x00 0x2B 0x00 0x02 Query Pan Position 0xFF Address 0x00 0x51 0x00 0x00 Query Pan Position Response 0xFF Address 0x00 0x59 Value High Byte...

  • Page 23: Exposure

    ExpComp: Exposure compensation value, optional On Screen Display Menu items: -7 ~ 7 (Effective only when ExpCompMode is On). Main Menu Backlight: Set the backlight compensation, optional items: On, Off (Effective only in Auto mode). Press the [MENU] button to display the OSD Menu. Bright: Intensity control, optional items: 00 ~ 17 Use the arrow buttons to traverse the OSD menu, the (Effective only in Bright mode).
  • Page 24 (Effective only in Manual mode). [HOME] key to enter the focus page, as shown in the B Gain: Blue gain, optional items: 0~255 following figure. (Effective only in Manual mode). colortemp: Optional items: 2500K ~ 8000K FOCUS (Effective only in VAR mode). D-Zoom Limit RG Tuning: Red gain tuning, optional items: -10 ~ +10.

  • Page 25: Information

    setup page, as shown in the following figure. SETTING Language INFORMATION Protocol VISCA Version 7.2.72 Visca Addr Model 09.HI Baudrate 9600 Date 2018-06-30 Video Format 1080p30 Lens Type2 192.168.111.31 Auto Focus Lock Gateway 192.168.111.1 Select Item Netmask 255.255.255.0 Change Value Select Item [Menu] Back Change Value...

  • Page 26: Network Connection

    Network Connection Operating Environment Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 Network Protocol: TCP/IP Client PC: P4 / 128M RAM / 40GHD / support for scaled graphics card, support for DirectX8.0 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 cross over cable.
  • Page 27 4. The next thing you would want to do is change your cameras IP address to be in the same range as your network. The camera comes with a default IP address of 192.168.100.99. a. See the “Additional Network Info” section to identify your network scheme. 5.

  • Page 28: Additional Network Info

    Additional Network Info Discovering your Network IP range You can discover the IP range of your network by using the Command Prompt for Windows, or the Terminal app for Macs and following the steps below. Windows 1. Type “CMD” into the search bar in the start menu. 2.

  • Page 29: Camera Web Interface

    Camera Web Interface The Web Interface allows you to control the camera, view the video feed, and adjust many of the camera’s settings. Menu The Menu allows you to traverse the Web Interface. By default, the “Live” option is selected Live This tab allows you to view the video feed of the camera.

  • Page 30: Video

    Video Video Format: Supports 50Hz (PAL), 60Hz (NTSC), & OSD formats. Encode Level: Supports baseline, mainprofile, highprofile, & svc-t. NDI Preset: Supports Off, Medium, & Low. Encode Protocol: Supports H.264, H.265, and MJPEG protocols. Resolution: The first stream supports: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 1024x576, 960x540, 640x480, 640x360.

  • Page 31: Image

    Image Brightness: Brightness slider. Default: 7 Saturation: Saturation slider. Default: 3 Contrast: Contrast slider. Default 7 Sharpness: Sharpness slider. Default: 1 Hue: Hue slider. Default: 7 Flip & Mirror: Check the Flip and/or Mirror buttons to rotate the image accordingly. Audio Audio Switch: Enable / Disable audio embedding Audio Type: AAC...

  • Page 32: Network

    Network LAN Settings: The Lan Settings section allows you to adjust the IP parameters of the camera. The default IP address of the camera is 192.168.100.99. You cannot change the MAC address. IP Configuration Type: Fixed IP Address (Static) & Dynamic IP Address (DHCP). IP Address: Camera’s IP address.
  • Page 33 Pelco-D Address: 0 ~ 254 Pelco-P Address: 0 ~ 31 RTMP Settings: The RTMP(S) Settings section allows you to enable or disable the two (2) RTMPS stream’s video and audio sources. First Stream: Enable / Disable Stream 1 Video & Audio (First Stream) MRL: Text field for RTMPS Stream 1’s Media Resource Locator (MRL) Second Stream: Enable / Disable Stream 2 Video &...

  • Page 34: Information

    Information The Information section displays the device information, firmware version, & device friendly name. You can adjust the device friendly name as needed to designate the camera. Language The Language selection dropdown allows you to change the language of the Web Interface. Select either “English”, “Chinese”, or “Russian”.
  • Page 35 [Action]: lock unlock Home Position http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&home PT Reset http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?pan_tiltdrive_reset Preset http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]&[position number] [Action]: posset poscall [Position Number]: Direct Position Recall http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[mode]&[pan speed]&[tilt speed]&[pan position]&[tilt position] [Mode]: (Absolute position), (Relative position) [Pan Speed]: (Slowest) ~ (Fastest) [Tilt Speed]: (Slowest) ~ (Fastest) 0001...
  • Page 36 HTTP-CGI – Image Adjustment Image Settings http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?post_image_value&[mode]&[level] bright saturation contrast sharpness [Mode]: [Level]: Image Orientation http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?post_image_value&[mode]&[state] [Mode]: flip mirror [State]: (flip / mirror), (default) Default Image Settings http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?get_image_default_conf HTTP-CGI – Inquiries Video http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?get_media_video Network Video Configuration Audio http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?get_media_audio Network Audio Configuration...

  • Page 37: Photobooth Functionality

    Photobooth Functionality Your PTZOptics camera can quickly and easily take a series of four (4) still image or video files that are stored on the camera and made accessible with a standard web browser on the same network. Photos You have two (2) options to initiate a series of four (4) still images to be captured… You can enter the following HTTP string into any web browser on the same network as the camera to initiate a series of four (4) still images.
  • Page 38 ⚫ 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.

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