the Title says AVKANS NDI PTZ Cameras - 30X Full HD Live Streaming PTZ Camera with SDI/HDMI/IP Outputs. When the camera arrived it did NOT have NDI outputs........Unfortunately, I only discovered this after the return period has passed. UPDATE... the company promptly responded, and understood the issue. They have since sent the correct camera. EXCELLENT AND PROMPT SERVICE .

This is an excellent PTZ camera. The camera immediately connected to my Elgato HD60 Pro HDMI capture card like it was Plug n Play. But there are two things you should know: 1. The manual provided with the camera is the typical 2nd year English student translation from Chinese to English. It is of limited value. Since the camera is essentially a direct clone of the PTZ Optics models PT30X-SDI-GY-G2 and PT30X-SDI-WH-G2 cameras, just go to the PTZ Optics web site and download the manual for these cameras. You will learn much more about the installation and setup process than you will ever learn with the manual that comes with the AVKANS camera. 2. The IR remote control only works if you point it at the FRONT of the camera. Since many users will be located at a position behind the camera you must do this: Buy an IR Extender cable (Amazon Cable Matters Infrared Remote Extender Cable, IR Repeater Cable - 25 Feet, or 10 Feet - whatever you need) so that the camera can be positioned with the front facing front. The IR Extender can then be installed to deliver the IR signal from the remote control to the front of the camera, and it will work fine. People controlling the camera with a serial joystick or an IP connection will not have to worry about this. I highly recommend this camera.

We purchased 3 of these for our church, all configured with static IP and they are working flawlessly on NDI!

After using this camera for five months, I can honestly say that this was one of our best purchases for our church. This camera checked all the boxes for me. I was debating whether to get an HDMI camera or an SDI camera for our church and this camera has both and more. We stream our services globally and we usually get asked what type of camera are you using? Im powering this camera with POE which kills three birds with one stone. (1) power supply requirements (2) NDI to grab video and audio from the network (3) Quick access to the settings by typing in the IP address in a browser. The 30x zoom is the camera to get for churches and this camera works well with our existing Sony Joystick remote. Were using this camera for video only and our audio comes from our sound board so I was glad to see that the camera has an audio in port to embed the sound board audio with our video feed. With this setup we can distribute the HDMI feed to other TVs to share the broadcast throughout the church. I did have an issue not getting any audio out of the HDMI port at first and after a quick email to the seller I was told to go into setup on the camera (using the remote) and then change the DVI Mode to HDMI. This didnt work for me but after powering down the camera for 15 seconds and powering it back up again, the audio and video came in crystal clear through HDMI. Even though the manual is not very in-depth, the Seller is super responsive to emails. I have plans of picking up another camera in the future.

Love the the cameras. Jenny and David were VERY helpful with the setup problems that I had. It turned out to be a firewall issue.

I was in the market for at least 2 PTZ, NDI cameras that we could use with vMix to stream our Sunday church service. I did quite a but of research to see what was available and at what price, since my budget was quite low. Naturally I looked at the PTZ Optics and similar brands but they were out of my reach. I stumbled upon this camera and after reading what was available, I decided to buy 1 camera to tryout before buying a second one. Now Im not one to give a quick review either for or against a product before I have actually tested it properly. Nor am I one to give 5 stars unless Im completely satisfied and can find no fault in the product, for what I was expecting it to do. Furthermore, I have had my colleagues at the church operate the camera and listened to their feedback. After running the camera for 5 services lasting more than 2 hours each time, I can say that the camera performed flawlessly. The default picture quality of 1920x1080 @60fps is crisp and sharp, so we have been using that. There is no sound from the camera motors when it moves. We are connected via NDI to the vMix laptop and this works well. Point to note is that we are not using the built-in vMix PTZ controls nor are we using the controls from the cameras web interface. Surprisingly, PTZ Optics has a free utility on their website for controlling PTZ cameras and this is more powerful and flexible than either vMix or the native camera controls. This utility can control up to 8 PTZ cameras simultaneously and this is working well. After seeing how well the utility worked I decided to have a deeper look at the PTZ Optics camera interface. Lo and behold, it is exactly the same as this AVKANS camera. Im almost tempted to say its a PTZ Optics camera in disguise. So I have tested and used the NDI link and the direct HDMI link and they both work well. I have tested the PoE link and it works fine, however we dont use it since there is a power source near to where the camera is located. I have not tested the RS232 functionality. My final thought is that I would certainly recommend this camera and will definitely move ahead with buying 2 more. For the price and camera functionality, its certainly worth it.

This camera setup very easily within a couple minutes and the picture is wonderful in HD 1920x1080. I had a custom wood housing built for it and secured it with a screw fastener purchased from ACE for $5. This is the second PTZ camera in our church setup and it is controllable with the identical remote control of our other camera. It is an easy setup when using the included remote. I use an HDMI wireless zero latency transmitter that works perfectly to eliminate wires. The HDMI system was $250 but works perfectly with no lag. Altogether the camera and transmitter were less than $1000 and work just PTZ Optics. Awesome value. Streamed our Sunday service the next day and the camera team LOVES it. Our 2-camera PTZ system works awesome.

Overall, the picture quality and zoom capabilities are great! Tech support has been helpful as well, in getting the camera set up on our Mac using NDI and OBS software. The only issue we currently have, is the streaming audio still isnt where we want it to be. That may be the conference system were using but Im not sure, and were still working through that, but tech support has been extremely helpful in this process. The only recommendation I have for the camera, would be to have the remote work from from the side and back, not just the front of the camera, but with NDI software, we can do it from our Mac as well. Overall, very pleased with the camera!

Like other reviews, Ive been shopping for a PTZ camera to use with OBS to livestream our Churchs Worship services. Weve been using three static USB cameras purchased last spring when lockdowns first went into effect. One of the key features ive been looking for is NDI so we can use existing ethernet wiring and not have to invest in SDI cabling and computer inputs to get signals into OBS. I found that PTZ Optics NDI PTZ cameras seemed to be the gold standard, but couldnt justify the price in our small church. While watching many YouTube videos on PTZ cameras and OBS, i stumbled upon a review for this camera, and after a bit more research decided to pull the trigger on it. As other reviewers have noted, i believe this is a PTZ Optics camera in disguise... probably production overrun thats rebadged, but same camera, and thats a good thing! Image quality is excellent, and the camera operates silently while moving and changing views. Ive only used it connected via POE and NDI, and its great to only have one cable to route and connect for everything. Ive been using the open-source PTZ Optics control plug-in for OBS for controlling the camera from within OBS and it works great! Overall, i am considering this a great find! The only area for improvement for this camera would be that the included manual is lacking in detail and clarity, but since this is effectivley a PTZ Optics camera, there are lots of resources on YouTube and OBS forums for guidance and tutorials. In addition, ive received great support from Jenny at the [email protected] support email. Jenny has responded to my questions quickly each time, including sending me a document with all the HTTPS/CGI-BIN commands that this camera is capable of using for scripting control commands. This command capability gives a whole other level of control possibilities and im excited to learn to use them. If youre on the fence about this camera, just go ahead and order it and you will not be disappointed.

I dont write many reviews, but Id like to for this AVKANS PTZ camera. We needed a high quality camera for live streaming about 25 events a year. Our attendees are top marketing executives including those in the TV and Video media. We also needed it to be a bit more affordable than the big-name solutions. It has performed perfectly using both NDI and HDMI mode under challenging lighting conditions. We have only one person doing streaming, slide/video content control and camera control. The camera is easily controllable over ethernet/IP connection with macros or the web-based page. The image quality is superb, autofocus surprisingly fast, even fully zoomed from 75 feet back (real zoom, not digital). We had an error show up during our last show, and AVKANS tech support answered the email immediately, scheduled a remote live diagnosis with me. They identified a problem needing an RMA to resolve. I returned it in a Friday night - talked with a technician on Saturday night, and had the camera back by Tuesday morning with the issue fully resolved. Like I said in the title - amazing support to go with the fully capable product.