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.

We purchased both the 20x and 30x cameras for use in our church. Their performance have been rock solid for several months. Picture clarity and color have been a big step up for our livestream services. There are plenty of features via the remote control, including image flip, zoom speeds and up to 10 preset frames. You can control up to 4 separate cameras with the same remote control. We had been planning on purchasing a separate PTZ controller, but the remote works so well that we see no reason to expend the time and money for another device and cabling. Remember to use the remote control from the front quadrant to get clear reception. We may purchase another camera to fill out our coverage. Overall a great value for a great camera!

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.

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.

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.

Perfect set up for livestream and we just bought a 3rd camera from them and it matched. Works great upside down too. Mounts work well. We did POE for all three.