I purchased a total of six of these cameras. I had two which were missing the NDI software. Tech support was very attentive on making sure the issue was solved. Even did it on their own time to make sure it was taken care of quickly. All six cameras are running NDI and working great. I would recommend and purchase again.

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.

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The Camera gives a solid performance. We use RTMP to stream to Facebook or YouTube but we also tested the NDI and had no trouble seeing the stream. Jenny was great at helping me get setup correctly. I would buy this camera again.

My church chose this camera to produce service broadcasts, and I was given the task of integrating the camera in with our network and OBS set up. I am not very tech savvy, but I did my best, and of course I screwed it up pretty bad (learn from my mistakes, do NOT update the firmware without consulting the AVKANS tech support first…I did this using the wrong firmware update from a different company and the camera no longer had an NDI license). It took the tech team quite some time to fix my mistakes, but they were very diligent and determined to get my system running properly. The tech support rep Jenny and the tech engineer Joe worked with me until we finally got everything working. The camera itself is very impressive. I and very happy with the image quality, the zoom capacity, and the NDI function of this camera. Just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not be like me and try to integrate this camera into your existing OBS setup unless you really know what you’re doing. The tech team is so very helpful, just contact them and let them walk you through it. You’ll save yourself a ton of headaches. Trust me, I learned the hard way!

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.

Awesome product for the money...

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

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!

The best PTZ camera, It helps me a lot in projects with little staff, very good customer service, i am very happy with the purchase. I recommend it!!!!