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PTZOptics EPTZ NDI
®
|HX ZCAM G2
User Manual
Model No: PTEPTZ-NDI-ZCAM-G2
V1.3
(English)
Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document
Rev 1.3 10/20

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  • Page 1 PTZOptics EPTZ NDI ® |HX ZCAM G2 User Manual Model No: PTEPTZ-NDI-ZCAM-G2 V1.3 (English) Please check PTZOPTICS.com for the most up to date version of this document Rev 1.3 10/20...
  • Page 2 Rev 1.3 10/20...
  • Page 3 Preface Thank you for purchasing a PTZOptics camera. This manual introduces the function, installation and operation of the 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 4: 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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Noise Reduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Setting……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Information…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Restore Default……………………………………………………………………………………………………... Network Connection…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Setting up a Network Video Stream……………………………………………………………………………………… Additional Network Info……………………………………………………………………………………………...

  • Page 5: 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. Do not use any power supply other than the one originally supplied with this camera.

  • Page 6: Features

    ® ® Allows for NDI |HX control through NDI approved platform PTZOptics VISCA over IP RS485 remote camera control interface Web-based IP remote camera control Button controls on back of camera ▪ Hold left on Menu Navigation button for 5+ seconds to toggle Dynamic or Static IP addressing ▪...
  • Page 7 Technical Specifications Model PTEPTZ-NDI-ZCAM-G2 ® Type PTZOptics NDI |HX & 3G-SDI HD 1080p Camera Features Video System 1080p-30/25, 720p-30/25 Sensor Panasonic 1/2.5", CMOS, Effective Pixels: 8.51M Scanning Mode Progressive Lens F=2.8mm F1.8 - F2.8 Minimal Illumination 0.5 Lux (@F1.8, AGC ON)
  • Page 8 ® Video Compression |HX / H.265 / H.264 / M-JPEG Video Stream Three (3) IP Video Output Streams Available First Stream Resolution 1920x1080, 1280x720, 1024x576, 960x540, 640x480, 640x360 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 1280x720, 1024x576, 720x576 (50Hz), 720x480 (60Hz), 720x408, Second Stream Resolution 640x360, 480x270, 320x240, 320x180 1024x576, 960x540, 720x576 (50Hz), 720x480 (60Hz), 720x408, 640x360, 480x270, Third Stream Resolution...

  • Page 9: Back Of The Camera

    Back of the Camera ® 1. DC12V Power Jack 5. RJ45 Network/NDI |HX Connection 2. USB 2.0 connection (Future use) 6. Power LED Indicator 3. Phoenix Connector (RS485 & audio) 7. 3G-SDI Video Output 2 (EPTZ View) 4. Menu Navigation Buttons 8.

  • Page 10: 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 11: Visca Command List

    Socket No. Inquiry Executable focus manually are received during auto command: 0) focus. z = Camera Address + 8 Part 2: PTZOptics VISCA Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_Power 8x 01 04 00 02 FF Power ON/OFF Rev 1.3 10/20...
  • Page 12 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 Tele (Variable) 8x 01 04 07 2p FF p = 0(low) - 7(high) Wide (Variable) 8x 01 04 07 3p FF 8x 01 04 47 0p 0q 0r 0s...
  • Page 13 8x 01 04 04 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 04 03 FF 8x 01 04 44 00 00 0p 0q Direct pq: B Gain Reset 8x 01 04 20 00 FF Default ColorTemperature setting 8x 01 04 20 02 FF CAM_ColorTemp Down 8x 01 04 20 03 FF...
  • Page 14 Down 8x 01 04 0E 03 FF 8x 01 04 4E 00 00 0p 0q Direct pq: ExpComp Position 8x 01 04 33 02 FF CAM_BackLight Back Light Compensation On/Off 8x 01 04 33 03 FF p: Flicker Settings (0: Off, 1: 50Hz, 2: CAM_Flicker 8x 01 04 23 0p FF 60Hz)
  • Page 15 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 03 Stop 8x 01 06 02 VV WW 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z AbsolutePosition 8x 01 06 03 VV WW RelativePosition 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z Home 8x 01 06 04 FF 8x 01 06 05 FF Reset...
  • Page 16 8x 0A 11 14 pq FF pq: speed stage Limit CAM_UACStatus Toggle USB Audio 8x 2A 02 A0 04 0p FF p=2: On, p=3: Off Part 3: PTZOptics VISCA Query Command List Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments y0 50 02 FF...
  • Page 17 y0 50 03 FF OnePush mode y0 50 05 FF Manual y0 50 20 FF ColorTemperature Mode 8x 09 04 43 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_RGainInq pq: R Gain 8x 09 04 44 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_BGainInq pq: B Gain y0 50 00 FF...
  • Page 18 y0 50 03 FF y0 50 02 FF 8x 09 04 66 FF CAM_PictureFlipInq y0 50 03 FF p: Color Gain setting 0h (60%) to Eh 8x 09 04 49 FF y0 50 00 00 00 0p FF CAM_ColorGainInq (200%) y0 50 0w 0w 0w 0w wwww: Pan Position 8x 09 06 12 FF...
  • Page 19 Flip(0: Off, 1:Flip-H, 2:Flip-V, 3:Flip- 0s 0t 0u FF t.bit2~0: NR2D Level u: Gain Limit Note: The [x] in the above table is the camera address, [y] = [x + 8]. Part 4: PTZOptics VISCA over IP Command List Command Function Command Packet Comments...
  • Page 20 Far (Variable) 81 01 04 08 2p FF p = 0(low) - 7(high) Near (Variable) 81 01 04 08 3p FF 81 01 04 48 0p 0q 0r 0s Direct pqrs: Focus Position Auto Focus 81 01 04 38 02 FF 81 01 04 38 03 FF Manual Focus AF On/Off...
  • Page 21 Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure 81 01 04 39 0A FF Shutter priority 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...
  • Page 22 Recall 81 01 04 3F 02 pp FF p: speed grade, the values are Preset Recall Speed Preset Speed 81 01 06 01 p FF (0x01~0x18) 81 01 04 61 02 FF CAM_LR_Reverse Image Flip Horizontal On/Off 81 01 04 61 03 FF 81 01 04 66 02 FF CAM_PictureFlip Image Flip Vertical On/Off...
  • Page 23 81 01 06 07 00 0W 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z LimitSet W: 1 UpRight 0: DownLeft Pan_tiltLimitSet YYYY: Pan Limit Position 81 01 06 07 01 0W ZZZZ: Tilt Position LimitClear 07 0F 0F 0F 07 0F 0F 0F 81 01 04 A1 00 00 0p 0q CAM_Brightness Direct...
  • Page 24 81 0A 11 14 pq FF pq: speed stage CAM_UACStatus Toggle USB Audio 81 2A 02 A0 04 0p FF p=2: On, p=3: Off Part 5: PTZOptics VISCA over IP Query Command List Inquiry Command List Command Command packed Inquiry Packet Comments...
  • Page 25 81 09 04 4A FF 90 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_ShutterPosInq pq: Shutter Position 81 09 04 4B FF 90 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_IrisPosInq pq: Iris Position 81 09 04 4D FF 90 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_BrightPosInq pq: Bright Position 90 50 02 FF...
  • Page 26 81 09 04 A1 FF 90 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_BrightnessInq pq: Brightness Position 81 09 04 A2 FF 90 50 00 00 0p 0q FF CAM_ContrastInq pq: Contrast Position 90 50 00 FF 90 50 01 FF Flip-H 81 09 04 A4 FF CAM_FlipInq...
  • Page 27 0xFF Address 0x00 0x2B 0x00 0x02 Manual Focus 0xFF Address 0x00 0x51 0x00 0x00 Query Pan Position 0xFF Address 0x00 0x59 Value High Byte Value Low Byte Query Pan Position Response 0xFF Address 0x00 0x53 0x00 0x00 Query Tilt Position 0xFF Address 0x00...

  • Page 28: Exposure

    On Screen Display Menu Backlight: Backlight Compensation mode Options include: On, Off (Only available in Auto mode) Main Menu Bright: Brightness Intensity. Options include: 0 ~ 17 There are many ways to adjust the camera’s On (Only available in Bright mode) Screen Display (OSD) Menu.

  • Page 29: Image

    RG: Red Gain value. Luminance: Brightness value. Options include: 0 ~ 255 Options include: 0 ~ 14 (Only available in Manual mode) Contrast: Contrast value. BG: Blue Gain value. Options include: 0 ~ 14 Options include: 0 ~ 255 Sharpness: Sharpness value. (Only available in Manual mode) Options include: Auto, 0 ~ 15 ColorTemp: Color Temperature (Kelvin)

  • Page 30: Setting

    Communication Setup page, as shown in the figure SETTING below. Language COMMUNICATION SETUP Protocol VISCA Version 7.2.50 V_AddrFix Model 09.HI Visca Addr Date 2018-06-30 EPTZ 192.168.111.31 Zoom Limit 1x – 3x Gateway 192.168.111.1 Video Format 1080p30 Netmask 255.255.255.0 AutoFraming Off OSD TimeOut2.5min Select Item Restore Default...

  • Page 31: Network Connection

    Network Connection 1. Operating Environment Operating System: Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8.1 / 10, Mac Catalina and later Network Protocol: TCP/IP Client PC: P4 / 128M RAM / 40GHD / support for scaled graphics card, support for DirectX8.0 or more advanced version.
  • Page 32 From the Web Interface, you have two (2) ways to view the video feed. a. Set the secondary stream to MJPEG. b. Install the PTZOptics ActiveX Plugin and use Internet Explorder. i. For more detail, go to help.ptzoptics.com. 7. From the Web Interface, you can control the camera using the arrows on the left side. You can also adjust many of your camera’s settings via this IP interface.

  • Page 33: Additional Network Info

    8. You can now receive an RTSP stream from your camera. To view the RTSP stream, type in “rtsp://[Camera IP address]:554/1” for the first (HD) stream, and “rtsp://[Camera IP address]:554/2” for the second (SD) stream. 9. You can test the RTSP streaming in VLC Media Player. Once VLC is installed and launched, click the “Media” drop down menu and select “Open Network Stream”...

  • Page 34: 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 35: Video

    VENC Enable: Enable / Disable Network Video Encoding HDVLC: Enable / Disable High-Level Data Link Control Video Format: Supports 50Hz (PAL), 60Hz (NTSC), & OSD formats. Encode Level: Supports baseline, mainprofile, highprofile, & svc-t. EPTZ: Enable / Disable Electronic Pan / Tilt / Zoom NDI Preset: Supports Off, Medium, &...

  • Page 36: 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 37: 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 38 Apply & Cancel Buttons: Apply or cancel the changes made to the LAN Settings section. Port Settings: The Port Settings section allows you to adjust the network ports of the camera. HTTP Port: This port is used for HTTP-CGI control, and for the web application. Default: 80. RTSP Port: This port is used for the RTSP streaming protocol.

  • Page 39: Information

    Server Address: Text field for NTP server. Time Interval: Adjust the Time Interval in minutes. Default: 1440 Main Time Show: Enable / Disable Main Time Position: Main Time position Sub Time Show: Enable / Disable Sub Time Position: Sub Time position Apply &...
  • Page 40 http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/ptzctrl.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]&[focus speed] focusin focusout focusstop [Action]: [Focus Speed]: (Slowest) ~ (Fastest) Focus Lock http://[camera ip]/cgi-bin/param.cgi?ptzcmd&[action]_mfocus [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)
  • Page 41 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 42: 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…...

  • Page 43: Ndi ® | Hx Connection

    Upgrading the NDI | HX ® If you have a PTZOptics non-NDI camera, you can upgrade it by following the four (4) steps below. 1. Purchase a PTZOptics NDI License. Visit https://ptzoptics.com/where-to-buy/ for more information 2.

  • Page 44: 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.
  • Page 45 (e.g. 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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