PTZ Cameras: What They Are, And When & How to Use Them

Doug shares a brief overview of PTZ (or pan, tilt and zoom) cameras and how you can incorporate them into your video production.

0:00 Introduction
0:43 What Is A PTZ Camera?
2:06 PTZ Camera Setup
4:26 How to Add a PTZ Camera to Your Production
7:29 Final Thoughts

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[JogBird]

if video quality isnt that important (e.g. gov't proceedings), you could use a 4k or 8k camera with a wide lens and crop "zoom" in as needed...

[LFBTB]

Would love to see a more detailed video on sensor size, bit rate and how those and other characteristics effect quality of say live action events (sports, stage arts, etc), vs mostly stationary subjects (podium speaking)

[CaesarDarias]

That’s a lot of hardware and connections. These companies need to create detailed step-by-step instructional videos for the set-up and how to actually run/direct/switch a live production.

[PoxyBear]

Ethernet cables, ethernet ports. "NDI" is nothing more than an Ethernet Adapter for SDI and HDMI. You can plug an ethernet cable into the camera then directly into the Network Switch such as a Cisco, TP-Link, or Netgear.
People are getting confused thinking that if equipment doesn't say "NDI" then they can't use an Ethernet cable when in fact they do. If it says Ethernet, LAN or the three computer symbol, that is a Ethernet port.

[giannimaisonet]

They would have does kinds of PTZ Cameras for Surveillance.

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