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USER GUIDE

NDI 5 2022

Summary of Contents for BirdDog PF120

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE NDI 5 2022...

Page 2: ...r Up 7 Computer say hello to PF120 7 Basic Configuration 8 Camera Connections 11 Powering PF120 12 Thermal Management 12 Video Output 13 Audio Output Input 13 Using the Camera Menus 14 Camera Menus 15...

Page 3: ...ntrol 27 FreeD Tab 27 Preset Tab 27 Exposure Tab 28 White Balance Tab 28 Picture Tab 29 Color Matrix Tab 30 Scopes 31 Receiving NDI Video 32 NDI Camera Control 33 IP Connection 33 Controlling Your Cam...

Page 4: ...roducts or procedures described in the manual Best effort has been made to verify the integrity and correctness of the contents in this document but no statement information or recommendation in this...

Page 5: ...f the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can...

Page 6: ...s in your browser or PDF reader to increase the page size when viewing the diagrams to reveal much more detail First Step Firmware Upgrade Before you use your new PF120 it s a good idea to upgrade to...

Page 7: ...eiling mounting with E Flip function Control supports RS 232 control RS 422 485 control Pelco D P VISCA over IP NDI Control Presets store camera directions and image parameters Image parameter setting...

Page 8: ...twork you have the potential for a streamlined interconnected video production environment With the introduction of NDI 5 you can now securely share network sources between remote sites anywhere in th...

Page 9: ...6 What s in the Box NOTE The camera color may be white or black in colour depending on the item purchased 1x BirdDog PF120 1x Camera Power Adaptor...

Page 10: ...ve made the power and Ethernet connections turn on the adapter power When first powered up the camera will perform it s initialization routine by rotating to the left and then centering again When thi...

Page 11: ...ur camera in the source list will display the image from your camera with the default automatic settings The BirdUI BirdDog cameras have a web interface BirdUI that is displayed by your computer browe...

Page 12: ...o the same frame rate NDI Groups NDI supports Grouping which allows you to hide the visibility of video sources to viewers that are not part of the group If disabled the video source is public and vie...

Page 13: ...supplied IP address If you then use the camera in another application without a DHCP server your camera will always default to the known fallover IP address BirdDog Name You can give your camera a me...

Page 14: ...adaptor and cord 4 RS232 Control Port RJ45 5 HDMI Port HDMI 1 4 6 USB Type B 3 0 Port For USB video and firmware updates 7 Audio Output Input Analog 3 5mm audio In Out ports The Audio Out will output...

Page 15: ...pe4 supplied with the unit WARNING Do not attempt to manually move the camera head when the device is powered up Doing so may damage the camera Thermal Management Although the camera is equipped with...

Page 16: ...the camera to a HD monitor TV using HDMI cable 2 Turn on the camera After initialization video will display on the monitor 3 Information of the camera initial setting status will display on the monito...

Page 17: ...the sub menu of a selected item click either the button or the HOME button In the example below we are navigating between two sub menus of the Exposure main menu Sub menus can also be navigated verti...

Page 18: ...m Full Auto or Shutter Priority Mode to Bright Mode the current status will be retained for a short period of time Gain Select the gain from 0dB 3 6 dB 7 1 dB 10 7 dB 14 3 dB 17 8 dB 21 4 dB 25 dB 28...

Page 19: ...White balance 2000K to 10000K allows the camera to adjust the white balance according to the temperature of the light source illuminating the subject User This is a mode that enables you to manually s...

Page 20: ...to 5 Tally Mode Acivate the Tally light System Menu Pelco ID When using RS232 control set Camera ID to the controlled address This value is from 001 255 Display Info When this item is set to ON the c...

Page 21: ...nt software you are using some video software may need to be restarted to obtain the new video format Available video formats are 1080P 60 59 94 50 30 29 97 25 1080I 60 59 94 50 720P 60 59 94 50 30 25...

Page 22: ...tandalone or private networks may not have a DHCP server After 30 seconds of waiting for an automatically assigned IP address the camera will reassign to the designated fallback address the default is...

Page 23: ...ress details timeout fallback ad dress and camera network name as well as NDI specific network settings 3 System System admin functions such as updates password change designation of group access and...

Page 24: ...roma subsample rate 6 System Details a Camera name as set here b Network details as set here c Online status of the camera d MAC address and current firmware version of the camera Network Network Deta...

Page 25: ...o make identification easier when viewing NDI sources on a receiver such as a TriCaster vMix or Studio Monitor Be sure to make the name unique as no two devices on the network should have the same nam...

Page 26: ...tem to create the zero configuration environment for discovery Unless the network is specifically configured to not allow mDNS NDI sources will be discovered The NDI discovery service is designed to r...

Page 27: ...r sharing with other cameras To upload a list 1 Click the CHOOSE FILE button to load your Remote IP List in UTF 8 encoded string format 2 Click the UPDATE button Do not upload a blank list NDI Group L...

Page 28: ...nt for your networking infrastructure lower bandwidth or higher image quality for critical footage The scale allows you to select the range of 60 360 Mbps By setting Bitrate Management to NDI MANAGED...

Page 29: ...ut stream Encoder Screensaver Assign a captured frame black frame or BirdDog logo as a screensaver Capture Screensaver Frame Click the Capture button to capture the current frame for use as a screensa...

Page 30: ...default FreeD Tab Enable or disable FreeD FreeD is a protocol for real time camera PTZ position query Any application that uses FreeD can use this data usually in a virtual environment where a physic...

Page 31: ...tter Speed When video format is set to 720P25 1080P50 1080i50 1080P25 or 720P50 shutter speed can be selected from the following 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 6 1 12 1 25 1 50 1 75 1 100 1 120 1 150 1 215 1 300 1 425...

Page 32: ...Red Blue Gain Sets the intensity of red and blue colors in the image Cam Color Temp Sets the color temperature of the image in degrees Kelvin Picture Tab Sharpness Adjusts the picture sharpness value...

Page 33: ...rated to the camera Color Hue The Color Hue option adjusts the temperature or phase in which any color is represented When looking at the color spectrum beyond the true color points Red Green Blue Cya...

Page 34: ...Waveform or RGB Parade scope the Histogram does not indicate the left to right physical position of the luminance values in the image Waveform The Waveform scope shows the distribution of luminance in...

Page 35: ...F120 a configuration gear icon is displayed on the bottom right hand side of the video display providing shortcut access the PF120 BirdUI NewTek TriCaster Series NewTek TriCaster series devices allow...

Page 36: ...r connect and control your PTZ cameras IP Connection IP Port to Network Switch 1 Connect the camera NDI Ethernet port to a port in a Ethernet switch on your network The switch must provide PoE if you...

Page 37: ...operate zoom with the joystick keyboard In this connection configuration a HDMI cable SDI video cable data cable and network cable is required To obtain these third party components or accessories con...

Page 38: ...0 100 By default Port 52381 Controlling via VISCA over IP 1 Connect the network port on the camera to the network switch 2 Set the IP address and other network information appropriately to communicate...

Page 39: ...ys The camera supports Daisy Chain connection of up to 7 cameras 1 Set the camera Baud Rate to the same setting as the keyboard you are using 2 Set the specific camera address for camera control in th...

Page 40: ...37 Camera Dimensions Unit mm...

Page 41: ...rules formats and address scheme for exchanging datagrams or packets between a source computer or device and a destination computer or device LAN LAN Local Area Network is a network that connects comp...

Page 42: ...Protocol is a network communications protocol UDP UDP User Datagram Protocol is an alternative protocol to TCP that is used when reliable delivery of data packets in not required VISCA VISCA is a came...

Page 43: ...WELCOME TO THE FUTURE...

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