Smart Visca
Ceola Roefaro
Datavideo is introducing the 4K50/60p Auto Tracking PTZ camera, PTC-305NDI can be easily controlled via traditional RS-422 serial port, or IP remote control via DVIP (Datavideo proprietary protocol) or Sony VISCA over IP.
PTC-305NDI supports multiple simultaneous video output formats. It can output video in HDMI 2.0 and IP formats at resolutions up to 2160p (50/60 frames per second). Additionally, it offers 3G-SDI output at resolutions up to 1080p (60/50 frames per second). This allows for flexible integration with various production setups and equipment.
In addition to camera controllers, you can also easily enable auto tracking on smart switchers which include KMU-200, SHOWCAST 100, etc as well as complete solution systems like ZR-1 Hybrid Video Production Solution.
If you are filming multiple people, you can designate a person for auto tracking. Once linked to the camera, only the designated person will be tracked, avoiding interferences such as the desks, people coming back and forth, large objects, etc.
The integrated PID algorithm is able to detect the movement speed of the identified object and automatically adjust the camera's corresponding pan, tilt and zoom speeds in such a way that the lens movement will be smooth, avoiding common camera lens movement problems like jerky movements or unpredicted halts.
The positioning of talent depends on the videographer's creativity and intent rather than strict rules. Different positions can convey various emotions, messages, or visual effects. A centered composition provides a sense of stability and balance, suitable for scenes that require highlighting the main subject. Videographers may also place the talent on the left third or right third of the frame, leaving adequate space in the foreground to showcase the talent's sight direction or potential future possibilities.
The camera control app is tailored for the Datavideo PTZ camera series. It can monitor the live streaming video from PTC-140, PTC-280, PTC-285, PTC-300 and PTC-305 series. The app can control up to 4 cameras simultaneously via DVIP, you can intuitively set up and recall the presets, and adjust white balance, focus and IRIS. The app is able to decode the live streaming via RTSP, and SRT. Easily monitor the live streaming video and set up the parameters promptly in one application. Datavideo provides iOS and Android versions, which you can download on Google Play and App Store for free!
The PTC-305NDI supports PoE for easy installation. No need to find local power outlets or hire an electrician to install outlets wherever you want to mount your camera. Simply run a single CAT 6 cable to power your PTC-305NDI.
Datavideo's wide range of encoders, cameras, and hand-carry switchers are fully supported by SRT and dvCloud. Datavideo encoders and dvCloud provide reliable streams over unreliable networks. By using a Datavideo encoder and dvCloud together, you can utilize SRT (instead of RTMP) on the initial problematic connection or "First Mile." After your video stream reaches dvCloud, you can depend on dvCloud's reliable, high-bandwidth network to deliver the stream to your favorite destinations, like Facebook and YouTube.
Experience a seamless live production future with Datavideo's exceptional NDI products. NDI technology enables effortless connectivity over Ethernet. Explore the magic of our NDI cameras - delivering brilliant 4K video and dynamic Auto Tracking with ease. The iCAST 10NDI switcher revolutionizes integration and control. Datavideo's NDI lineup brings the power of effortless connectivity to live production.
Datavideo is a leading innovator in the realm of professional video production, and we offer a diverse range of NDI PTZ Cameras. These cameras integrate seamlessly with NDI technology, revolutionizing the way video content is captured, transmitted, and integrated in modern workflows.
SCAiLX is an IP/AI Edge device platform developed fully in-house that runs initially with Videology Zoom Blocks. It opens opportunities in many applications, combining Edge computing and AI, known as Edge AI in the embedded imaging industry.
The Edge AI device interfacing platform is based on a multicore processor from NXP with an integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Launched in late 2021, the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processors support machine learning, vision, multimedia and industrial IoT applications. The i.MX 8M Plus is a state-of-the-art AI processor that forms a very compact System-on-Module (SoM) with external memory and power management chips. The SoM is a small Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that has all the interfacing towards the outside world to make a very compact vision solution.
Videology has designed a 42x42mm processor board with a dual MIPI CSI-2 video interface port and a 42x42mm board to interface a 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port around NXP i.MX 8M Plus based on SoM that maximizes SWaP. The MIPI CSI-2 interface ports are video ports based on the MIPI alliance specifications that facilitate the interfacing of CMOS image sensors as well as other digital video sources such as LVDS and HDMI with the NXP i.MX 8M processor core. The NXP processor can directly handle the MIPI CSI signals and the NXP chip has a full video pipeline of MIPI CSI-2 receivers, ISPs (Image Signal Processors) and VPUs (Video Processing Units) with H.264 and H.265 compression.
Videology's SCAiLX SoM 42x42mm processing board can be stacked on an Ethernet networking board for appropriate power management, RJ-45 magnetics and optional Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). This stack of boards has the power to turn any Videology imaging solution into a smart camera.
The Linux-based operating system is a special embedded version, built to access the video images received by the NXP hardware and fed into the software modules for Machine Learning using the integrated hardware NPU (Neural Processing Unit). The video images can be streamed in multiple qualities over the network for storage and viewing.
A Videology Zoom Block camera is a small packed camera with a 2MPixel or 8MP (4K) image sensor, a high quality optical auto-focusing lens system that has 10x, 18x, 20x, 30x or 36x autofocus, and a video processing pipeline. The Zoom Block cameras have a set of commands to control various functions of the camera, such as zoom factor, resolution, color settings, etc., via the VISCA serial communication interface. However, a typical Zoom Block camera does not have a MIPI CSI-2 interface port or an Ethernet port. More commonly, they have an LVDS video port.
Videology engineers have designed an interface board to convert the digital video information available on the LVDS video port to MIPI CSI-2 (LVDS-2-MIPI), using a dedicated FPGA for interfacing to the i.MX 8M Plus SoM. With the new SCAiLX Zoom Block cameras, the VISCA control of the Zoom Block camera has become a part of the i.MX8 Plus processor implementation and can now be accessed via the HTTP protocol.
Videology is proud to announce that SCAiLX, the IP/AI Edge device SoM platform now interfaces the Zoom Block cameras via the 42x42mm LVDS-2-MIPI interface board. Videology Zoom Block cameras powered with SCAiLX technology are now smarter with Machine Learning and vision at the Edge. All-new SCAiLX is a first-to-market breakthrough that expands embedded Edge AI to Zoom Block cameras.
Coupled with a cloud-based AI model management software platform, the intelligent SCAiLX Zoom Block cameras can detect, analyze and compare images right on the Edge. AI on the edge drives new outcomes in manufacturing, retail, financial services, transportation, energy, healthcare and more industries.