Question how did u hook it to your laptop?

Out of curiosity, did you purchase a ip controller or use OBS with any of the free plugins? Your setup sounds like what I'm trying to make mine. OBS has a built in dockable Browser where you can connect to the camera's IP address, but there appear to be several dozen plugins that claim to work with any IP Camera setup.

@@mikesb113 Yes, you are right. Ptz camera supports many live broadcast devices, you can use the controller to link many ptz cameras together. I bought a very cheap 30x. Currently in good use.

what the name of the camera please

@@eobemedike4242 SMTAV

You're welcome!

I'd love to see some footage on these cameras

You are welcome! This channel has turned into a very unexpected blessing!

@@Foundery man, I can only imagine. Love your presentation. Very fluid and thorough.

I clicked the Camera link. It’s $899 currently…. Perhaps it’s a different camera? ☹️

Great! Hope it works well for you.

Glad they are working for you. I do have a video on the controller as well, but sounds like you got that figured out :)

I would love to see the video on the controller, thanks.

@@peterswanson490 Setting up a PTZ Controller with ONVIF kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arp_la-cr9LIpJs.html

@@peterswanson490 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arp_la-cr9LIpJs.html

I believe you can but haven’t tried it.

That was too spontaneous.... Enjoyed it too... 😄

Thank you!

Alternative possibility from the "factory made some extra" or "stolen design" explanation of why these cameras are identical/similar to the PTZO units: it's possible PTZO did not design their camera units and just went out and shopped among the many China-based PTZ camera manufacturers to select a unit which they them rebranded under the PTZO and provided software support for. SMTAV could also be doing the same thing, or it could be affiliated with the manufacturer themselves. It's mostly impossible to know what really happened, but it's unlikely that a small US-based company like PTZO would have engineering resources in optics, digital camera design, encoder design, etc. to design this type of unit from the ground up. It's more likely that, at best, they spec'ed the requirements for the camera and had it designed for them, or (more likely) had an existing model modified for their specs, or (most likely) just picked an off-the-shelf model and rebranded it. PTZO may now be large enough to do ground-up engineering, but when they first started, it's very unlikely that they were able to do so and much more likely that they picked an off-the-shelf model already designed by a chinese camera maker. The difference between what you have seen in your automotive industry is that there are primary auto manufacturers creating automobiles (and hence the parts and need for parts) outside of China. In the case of these types of PTZ cameras, the primary companies that do original design and manufacture of these are based in China. Many of the "stolen design" items you refer to on Amazon and eBay are actually Chinese-designed and manufactured units that resellers order a batch of, make up their own brand name, and create an Amazon/eBay listing. I believe PTZO started out with close to this type of business model but have since grown enough to have their own support, software development and perhaps now their own hardware engineering.

@@collinong617 What i think happened in this case is that PTZO moved to NDI versions when these were already produced and since they wouldnt take them, the company found a way to get rid of them, my theory

@@collinong617 exactly that's what most US based companies do, pick a design off the shelf and rebrand..... everything made across the waters is not a knock off lol.

@@AConnect06 except that the SMTAV and other identical cameras also have NDI.

@@AConnect06 there are models with and without NDI.

Thank you for adding this. I missed the setting and wondered how you got it to work so easily and I couldn't get to work at all. I now have the 30x and the "keyboard" and have also setup the camera with presets and PTZ buttons on the Elgato Stream Deck using Companion by telling the software it is a PTZ Optics camera and all worked perfectly.

@@johnjaskolka7465 I still don't get anyone to tell me how to confirm the camera is 30x??????

@@AConnect06 The one I purchased has a sticker on the back that says 30x. On the bottom is a sticker with Model No.: BA30S. I have not seen the other model but would assume the stickers identify it otherwise.

Love hearing that! Thank you!

which camera did you purchase, for what purpose and hows it working, if you dont mind me asking?

Hi , on the description say:"20x" or it's 12?... the men say it's only 12x, I try to buy the set for $1500 (3pcs 20x sdi hdmi ip 1pcs ptz controller) so it's on reality 12x?? Please help

Yes, but it is a common practice in China. HK, a German weapons manufacturer had to take legal steps just to get them to stop printing the HK logo on toy guns that actually had real HK silencers on them. (without the baffles inside) They will copy and sell anything they can, usually made with cheaper components inside.

@@burtpanzer same thing happens in the auto parts industry. Zero respect for contract law. Straight up counterfeit or at best, grey market using stolen engineering and cheaper components

I see there are stocks on Amazon😁

NDI is not a feature listed from the manufacturer but others report it does work as the PTZOptics cameras these are based on does list NDI as an option. We don't use it so I'm sorry I can test it.

@@Foundery We found that after installing PTZOptics firmware on a standard SMTAV unit (20x Gen2 model), the above-mentioned feature became operational.

I do have this one which is a very basic overview of using an AUX send on your soundboard: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbx_epSXt96WZHU.html, is that sorta what you are looking for?

We have a seperate aux send on our soundboard for all sound, so the cameras just provide video. There is an audio in (3.5mm) on the camera if you want to do things that way.

No, no XLR input :( It does have a standard 3.5mm input that you can add audio with. It even has an 3.5 out so you can passthru the audio if you want.

would gladly help if you still have issues with connections

Setting up a PTZ Controller with ONVIF kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arp_la-cr9LIpJs.html

I have an i7 with 16Gb RAM. Input is through a BMD quad HDMI capture card. Video output is through a NVIDIA GT710 quad HDMI output card. The GT710 has an unlocked NVENC chip on it, so all encoding is done here. My CPU usage hovers around 7% with four cameras.

In our setup (5 off the 20x model) we use SDI, via to-HDMI conversion boxes, into Atem Mini Extreme, and use the in-built to-YT streaming encoder. Works a treat and is much simplier to operate week-to-week.

Honestly not sure. They have moving parts so I wouldn’t let them get too dirty or wet. People do use them for sporting events outside so it is done.

2 cameras in the sides and 1 camera in the back to a wide shot.

You can use the camera’s web interface to adjust that and everything else about the camera. There is a plugin for OBS called OBS Lua Control Visca 1.3 by vwout that lets you add a new source to your scene that can load presets. Set the shot up with the web control, save it in one of the presets and use the OBS source to recall that preset in your scene. Works great!

Not so much iris, but you can control the exposure.

This would be from that time (we’ve upgraded since then) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9OCdqx_rrHJg6c.html As for the controller, no, you can’t on the controller. All it does is send a signal to the camera and tell it to move to a certain preset. It’s up to the camera how fast it moves there, if that makes sense.

Sorry, was away for a few weeks. It's pretty straight forward really. Just takes some time. I would look at some of my more recent reviews because the newer cameras are far easier to set up. Big fan of the FoMaKo offerings.

I'm wonder if you can use a stream deck if you create the presets with your remote?

Both must be on the same network segment

Can you kindly share a link where I can watch a sample video? Thanks

Question ow do i set up the camera to facebook Live to live stream worship

@@steffonebass348 have you figured this out yet? I didn't see anyone answer it for you

Maybe I should recommend you to try our PTZ Camera, they are also great

@@steffonebass348 It can be realized by just changing the ip, please pay attention to our ptz camera

I'm surprised this isn't mentioned more in the comments. Way better quality over network than RTMP, and it seems the same brand has options with built in NDI support.

Interesting question. The controller needs to be on the same local network as the cameras. So, I suppose if you could VPN into the church network you could make it work. It's a low quality stream that goes to the controller so it doesn't need much bandwidth.

@@Foundery that makes sense, thank you!

Our first one was here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKpgqd1oq6eWaIk.html

It has a standard 1/4” mounting hole on the bottom like most cameras or camcorders. So any sturdy tripod will do. Ours were from Amazon.

Let me see what I can do. Are you controller and cameras all on the same network with properly configured IP addresses? Or is that part of the issue?

Yes

no

I didn’t think so. Thanks

It's a bug with the controller I think because you can move and zoom at the same time if the camera is already moving, but it's not practical because it stops doing both when the joystick is centred :/ maybe a software update to the controller would fix it. But the camera seems to have the ability to do it. But yeah unfortunate, really annoying

All of the sanctuary shots were done with these cameras. The 30x is probably 40 feet away. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9p1q8qqmdjFZaM.html

@@Foundery Thank you so much. I appreciate it!

Can this camera do PTZ using plug-in on OBS studio without using keyboard controller?

@@leeshiki My understanding is yes.

facebook.com/cccolettiband/videos/494089308590927 Video starts at 49:00.

Yes, they updated the models. I think they added a couple new features as well. Optics are the same. I helped a church install the updated model and it worked as expected.

I use it to do exactly that! I set up my shots beforehand, making sure there are marks on the floor for people to stand on. Works great! Here's a sample, actual show starts at 49:00. The PTZ shots are intermixed with Canon consumer cameras. facebook.com/cccolettiband/videos/494089308590927

Can I get a link to the 4k version please

You have a couple options. If you are using OBS you and use an RTMP stream from the camera if they are on the same network. Or, you can get an HDMI capture device and use the HDMI out on the camera. HDMI will give you better quality for sure but requires a second cable to the camera. This video can help you with the RTMP option: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lalorLaduMnXlI0.html

We use an Atem mini. Or you could use any hdmi capture box. amzn.to/3CwNku3

They have standard 1/4" tripod mounts on the bottom.

@@Foundery thanks for the response, and sorry for not clarifying my question. I'd like to wall mount them, do they come with wall mounts.

@@gregprobyn5980 They don't come with mounts now. We bought some generic ones on Amazon that work fine.

@@Foundery would you happen to share the link for the ones you purchased?

@@gregprobyn5980 We went with this one. Seems to work fine. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Q7WGWS8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You will need some sort of HDMI capture device. That will convert it from HDMI to usb. They are very common and I've used several different ones. This is one I like alot and it's cheap: amzn.to/3SkcD7K

Yes support

One thing I realized after the fact I should have included in my video. If you want to use the controller I recommend there is a setting you need to set in each camera. In the web setup of the camera, under “Network” about half way down the page is a setting for “ONVIFSettings”. That need to be set to ONVIF: On and ONVIF Auth: Off. By default they are both set to off.

@@Foundery Thank you. It is flashing the ip address on and off and will not connect I know I am close.

I get a feed from the mixer, run it through a Focusrite interface and add it as an audio source in the settings/audio tab.

I've been hesitant to try since we use ours a lot. I'd be interested to here if anyone tries it.

@@Foundery I've done it on 5 of these (20x) SMTAV units. The PTZOptics firmware works flawlessly as both these cameras - the SMTAV and PTZOptics unit - come off the same Chinese production line.

Firmware cannot be upgraded to the latest PTZOptics firmware because it is customized