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.

Any issue installing was solved fast by the customer support! I will be shopping with them again

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.

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 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.

Great picture quality. Used the cameras for our church streaming system. Tech support was awesome.