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Software control for Sony PTZ Camera


stevefez

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Hi all,

 

Long time, no see. It's been awhile since I've needed your help, but I'm back!

The church I help out has acquired a Sony SRG 300H PTZ camera. Quite rightly during this time they are eliminating all contact with congregation members by streaming services. But, being a church, haven't completely thought through controlling it...

The camera has an HDMI out, which is fortunate, so I don't have to deal with IP video streams and will minimize the delay. From what I can tell, the camera responds to Visca and Visca over IP. I'm aware there are any number of expensive-looking hardware controllers, but has anyone got any experience, or at least know, of any super budget-friendly control options? Software would be fine, using IP would be preferable due to my inability to solder serial cables...

 

thanks guys!

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I think those cameras have a config web page - put its IP address into a browser - which allows basic control of the camera.

Alternatively there's various software free and paid which will do Visca over IP, VMix being one.

 

You legend! Thanks Tim, I'll try both out tonight.

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As an FYI Tim, this particular camera doesn't have a web GUI.

 

Sauce: https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/camcorders/is-there-a-webgui-on-srg-300h/td-p/2650790

Confirmed by myself.

 

I had a lot of drama even finding the camera on the network last night but eventually managed to get the IP changed to something our network liked.

 

You mentioned there was some software available, but I haven't managed to find anything Visca-over-IP specific. Did you have something in mind? As far as I can tell, Vmix requires the 4K $700 paid version for PTZ control.

 

Otherwise, it's going to have to be a mail-order for some DIN plugs and get my soldering iron out. :-)

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Will this one do visca over ip?

https://www.serialporttool.com/sptblog/?p=2768

I shortlisted it when looking for a controller for some rs485 cameras years ago

 

Thanks David, I believe it's one of the many I tried last night. However, if I can't manage to find an IP solution, it's one of my first choices for visca/RS485

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I would use rs422 and get a rs232 to rs422 converter or usb to rs422. RS422 can be run with a long cable I have controlled one that was about 50m or 150 foot way from me over rs422.

 

If you go rs422 route there is no cables to solder up and also you can use cat 5 or cat 6 cable

 

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I would use rs422 and get a rs232 to rs422 converter or usb to rs422. RS422 can be run with a long cable I have controlled one that was about 50m or 150 foot way from me over rs422.

 

If you go rs422 route there is no cables to solder up and also you can use cat 5 or cat 6 cable

 

That's not a bad shout, thanks Tony

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Sorry for the misinformation... must say that Visca over IP is a new one on me. Our church has Panasonic cameras which use an HTTP protocol (I assume Panasonic's own, but well documented) for control.

No worries - I believe the Visca over IP on this particular model is only really useful for situations where a Sony controller is being used. As Tony suggests, I'll dig around in the RS422 for a while, hopefully get it all working.

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Stevefez,

If you use rs422 you can go from one camera to the next and it will auto address itself ie camera 1 is ID 1 and camera 2 is ID 2 and so on up to 7, Thats on my sony controller for the cameras. which is very handy. I will dig out box I put together for when I run cat5 to the cameras and take some pic of it. Its very handy for when using more than one camera and the cameras are in different parts of the room.

 

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Stevefez,

If you use rs422 you can go from one camera to the next and it will auto address itself ie camera 1 is ID 1 and camera 2 is ID 2 and so on up to 7, Thats on my sony controller for the cameras. which is very handy. I will dig out box I put together for when I run cat5 to the cameras and take some pic of it. Its very handy for when using more than one camera and the cameras are in different parts of the room.

Thanks Tony,

 

For the moment it is just a single camera so I think we'll be fine. However, a look at your box would be great should we wish to branch out in the future!

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Steve,

Sorry for the delay,

 

This is a cat wall plate mounted on a plastic surface box with a gland for the cat5 which plugs in to my Sony controller. The one with no marks was just put in as I just found it.

 

http://mcgcs.net/ptz/1.jpg

 

Plug that goes into the controller.

http://mcgcs.net/ptz/2.jpg

Inside the box. I go to the camera on the blue and brown pairs and come back from the cameras on the orange and green pairs. The orange and green pairs are then link to the blue and brown pairs of the next rj45 socket and so on.

http://mcgcs.net/ptz/3.jpg

 

I have one of each of these for the cameras. I can extend them by using a rj45 back to back and any length of cat5 cable then

http://mcgcs.net/ptz/5.jpg

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