REVIEW of the NewTek NDI HX-PTZ1 : The simple solution for video transmission
By Jim Bask
The NewTek NDI HX-PTZ1 is no ordinary pan tilt zoom camera. Sure, it can shoot 1080 60p and has a 20 times optical zoom, but this PTZ camera also has NDI built in — and that’s it secret. With just one ethernet cable, you can transmit video from the camera and also control the pan, tilt and zoom along with focus and exposure. That single Ethernet cable will even provide power to the camera.
If you are not familiar with NDI, you should be. NDI is a protocol that allows for two way communication to a camera. It can send and receive high-quality video with low latency for frame-accurate switching. The NDI HX-PTZ1 also has 3G-SDI and HDMI output, but NDI makes these redundant. There’s no need for communication cables to and from the camera nor for a power source. These can all be replaced by a single ethernet cable, giving you more options when it comes to where the camera can be installed and used. Anywhere a remotely controlled PTZ camera can be used, an NDI PTZ1 would do the same job more simply. Churches, public broadcast channels and internet streaming can offer a multi-camera live cast with a few NDI PTZ1’s and a switcher that is NDI compliant…Read More