April 02, 2025

A New Guide to PTZ Camera - Why It's All Changed

Technical Guides PTZ Camera NDI

It's over three years since we wrote our popular Beginner’s Guide to PTZ Cameras. At the time, we reflected on how these cameras were a breakthrough in remote production, in discreet positioning, and on reducing operational costs, with little or no compromise in image quality.

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August 11, 2023

【Breakthrough】A Guide to Automating Cameras

Technical Guides Introduction

A PTZ camera is an amazing piece of technology which can move to follow the action, whether that's in a concert hall, lecture room, conference space, worship service, TV studio or meeting room. The PTZ revolutionized video production: a single person could now control many PTZs – a huge saving in time, resources, and cost.

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May 17, 2022

【Solution】Lumens & Pixotope - Building a virtual studio

AV Solutions Solution Lumens

Dynamically moving the camera position within a 3D virtual space requires the exact synchronization of the PTZ camera with the virtual production system. Lumens cameras transmit exact positioning data with extremely low latency into Pixotope.

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January 14, 2022

【ProAV Lab】introNDI#02 - Beyond the Network: NDI over the Internet and WAN

Technical Guides NDI Camera PTZ Camera

Producing, sharing, and streaming video over wide area networks and the Internet. Why would organizations and production companies want to connect cameras in one location to a switcher in another? Remote production (REMI or Remote Integration Model) has many advantages. 

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December 13, 2021

【ProAV Lab】introNDI#01 - Lumens' Guide to NDI

Technical Guides NDI PTZ Camera

NDI uses standard IT networking technology (including already installed routers, switchers, and Cat5/6 Ethernet cabling) to transport HD and 4K video signals. This holds out the promise of low-cost infrastructures, cost-effective cabling, and plug and play rollout of new hardware whenever required.

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September 24, 2021

【ProAV Lab】A Beginner's Guide to PTZ Camera

PTZ Camera Introduction Technical Guides

PTZ is an acronym for a 'pan tilt zoom' camera. They are cameras with a built-in mechanism that allows them to swivel left and right, tilt up and down, and zoom in and out

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