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BirdDog P4K | 4K 10-Bit Full NDI PTZ Camera - Black

BirdDog

P4K

4K 10-Bit Full NDI PTZ Camera - Black

Product Code: BDP4K

Suggested Retail Price €8290+VAT

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  • 4K 10-Bit Full NDI PTZ Camera
  • 1” Sony Exmor R CMOS back-lit 4K sensor
  • Supports NDI
  • Dual 6G-SDI ports and HDMI 2.0
  • 12x optical zoom with image stabiliser
  • Wide dynamic range
  • Available in Black or White

Hello Sony 1” Sensor. Meet NDI

P4K is the real deal. A huge 1” Sony Exmor R CMOS back lit Sensor and 14.4 million effective pixels enable P4K to deliver stunning pictures in 4K resolutions with Full Bandwidth NDI. Excellent light sensitivity makes P4K perfect for all broadcast applications, sports, remote studios, newsrooms, house of worship and any shoot where quality matters.

Sony 1” Sensor. Size does matter

The best images come from the best sensors and the P4K is built exclusively around the best sensor in its category. The massive 1” Sony Exmor R CMOS backlit sensor delivers truly stunning pictures in all shoot modes and frame rates whether in HD or 4K.

Full NDI. No compromises

In the world of NDI® there are two flavours, NDI® and NDI|HX. NDI® is a variable bit rate, I-Frame codec that is reaches around 140Mbits at 1080p60 and is visually lossless. NDI|HX is a compressed, long-GOP, H.264 variant that reaches around 12Mbits at 1080p60. P4K is a Full NDI® camera.

More than just a production PTZ. Shoot true cinematic styles

P4K is a PTZ designed for the most demanding live production shoots and supports all the traditional frame rates you would expect including 29.97 but now you can use your PTZ as a camera for TVC’s, drama, and shoot 24p for that wonderful cinematic look.

Advanced Colour Controls

With user selectable gamma settings and black gamma adjustment, fine tuning your shot has never been more flexible in a PTZ. Sony’s legendary sensor technology sets the tone for your next quality production.

Superfine Robotics. Precise control at your fingers

P4K’s robotics are super precise and super sensitive. Wind down the panning and tilting speeds to create super professional shots that are dramatic, or crank up the speeds for high action sports to allow you to follow the movements.

360 degree Tally lights

The front, rear, and side Tally lights combine to create a 360 degree Tally light. Now everyone on the production set can see which camera is live to air.

Full NDI. 6G SDI. HDMI 2.0. Life is all about connections

Full NDI. Two independent 6G SDI outputs and one HDMI 2.0 output, all live all the time to create amazingly flexible workflows.

Adaptive bit rate. Slide your way to glory

Full NDI® is a variable bit rate codec. In normal circumstances BirdDog recommends allowing around 140Mbps in HD, or 6 streams per 1GbE cable with some headroom. In 4K it is recommended to allow around 300Mbps or 3 streams with some headroom to allow for any unforeseen spikes.

With BirdDog’s tools you can select the bit rate to suit your bandwidth and requirements. In both HD you can slide between 80-180Mbps and in 4K you can select the data rate to be anywhere between 60 and 360Mbps.

PTZ Keyboard. Take control

Combine P400 with the BirdDog PTZ Keyboard and you have total control of all functions remotely. PTZ Keyboard is a full featured PTZ Keyboard that can control up to 255 PTZ cameras on a single network so can scale to even the most complex installations. PTZ Keyboard can control P400 over NDI® or by RS422 / RS232 when using in SDI mode.

Free Software Tools

Central Lite

Team up Central Lite with any NDI® source, including all BirdDog hardware capable of creating NDI® sources, you can now drive your NDI® streams to any BirdDog Studio NDI or Mini to decode NDI® back to SDI or HDMI.

Cam Control

Cam Control allows easy access to all settings of all the BirdDog cameras on your network. Get the look you want on the full screen output monitor and then copy across multiple cameras to colour match in seconds.

Comms Lite

Comms Lite is your free Audio Intercom solution. With support for four BirdDog devices, plus a director, Comms Lite is a great way to start using Audio Intercom in your live productions.

Object Distance Generic Wide (degree) Generic Tele (degree)
Model Number of
BirdDog PTZ Camera
Horizontal Angle of View Optical Zoom
Object Size (Wide) Object Size (Tele)
Wide (degree) Tele (degree) Width (m) Height (m) Width (m) Height (m)
PF120 55.8 3.2
P110 60.9 6.4
P120 55.8 3.2
P200 Education Bundle 63.7 2.3
P240 70.2 4.1
Eyes P400 70.2 4.1
P4K 64.6 6.1
A200 GEN 2 63.7 2.3
A300 GEN 2 63.7 2.3
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  BirdDog Eyes P100
Eyes P100
BirdDog Eyes P200
Eyes P200
BirdDog Eyes A200
Eyes A200
BirdDog Eyes A30
Eyes A300
BirdDog Eyes P40
Eyes P400
BirdDog P4K
P4K
Description Indoor HD camera with NDI, HDMI & SDI outputs Super-zoom indoor HD camera with NDI, HDMI & SDI outputs Outdoor HD camera with HD NDI & SDI All-weather HD NDI/SDI camera with 30x zoom 4K PTZ with professional colour management tools 4K NDI PTZ Camera with Professional Level Colour  Broadcast-level 4K PTZ with superb images in all lighting conditions

IMAGING

Image Sensor 1/2.86" CMOS 2.2MP 1/2.8" CMOS 2.13MP 1/2.8" CMOS 2.13MP 1/2.8" CMOS 2.13MP 1/2.5 inch CMOS 8.5MP 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor 14.2MP
Lens 4.7 - 47mm 4.3 - 129mm 4.3 - 129mm 4.3 - 129mm 4.4-88.4mm Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens
9.3 - 111.6mm
Optical Zoom 10x 30x 30x 30x 20x 12X
12x Digital Zoom Yes Yes Yes Yes 30x in 4K, 40x in Full HD 18X zoom at 4K, or 24X zoom at FHD.
Horizontal Angle of View 69.9º(W) - 6.43º(T) 63.7º(W) - 2.3º(T) 63.7º(W) - 2.3º(T) 63.7º(W) - 2.3º(T) 70.2°(W) – 4.1°(T) 64.6°(W) – 6.1°(T)
Aperture F1.6(W) - F3.0(T) F1.6(W) - F4.7(T) F1.6(W) - F4.7(T) F1.6(W) - F4.7(T) F2.0(W) – F3.8(T) F2.8(W) – F4.5(T)
Wide Dynamic Range - - - - Yes Yes
ND Filter - - - - Yes Yes
Image Stabiliser - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Colour Matrix Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gamma - 72 Gamma Positions 72 Gamma Positions 72 Gamma Positions Standard, Straight, 512 pattern
Gamma Level / Black Level - - - - Yes (15 step) / Yes (97 step)

AV INTERFACE

SDI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (6G) Yes (6G, dual 3G)
HDMI output Yes Yes - - Yes Yes
1080i, 1080p & 720p Video Formats Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4K (up-to 30fps) - - - - Yes Yes
3.5mm Audio In | Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dante Support Yes, with optional hardware licence

NETWORK

Full NDI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NDI – discovery, configuration and control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full control via Web/Mobile UI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

ENVIRONMENTAL

Operating Temperature -10 to +50 (ºC) -10 to +50 (ºC) -40 to +60 (ºC) -40 to +60 (ºC) -10 to +40 (°C) -10 to +40 (°C)
IP67, corrosion resistant treated housing - - Yes Yes - -
Wind load durability <up-to60m/s - - - Yes - -

CONTROL INTERFACE

NDI IP PTZ Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2x RJ45: RS232/RS422/RS485 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VISCA / Pelco D Serial Control Protocol Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tally Light - Yes - - Yes Yes (front and back)
Free Cam Control Yes, remote shading and colour matching

POWER & DIMENSIONS

Power Input 12v DC, PoE+
(IEEE 802.3at)
12v DC, PoE+
(IEEE 802.3at)
AC 24v (Option)
PoE 97W Ready (BirdDog PoE 97W Injector needed, optional)
AC 24v (Option)
PoE 97W Ready (BirdDog PoE 97W Injector needed, optional)
12v DC, PoE+
(IEEE 802.3at)
12VDC, PoE+
(IEEE 802.3at)
Dimensions 145x145x154mm 160x178x220mm 210x210x333 180x180x423mm 142x159x217mm 165x196x247mm
Weight 1.0Kg 2.0Kg 5.5Kg 10.2Kg 2.7Kg 3.4kg
BirdDog P4K
P4K

4K 10-Bit Full NDI PTZ Camera

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Wall Mount

Wall Mount for P4K
[BDP4KWM]

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Ceiling Mount

Ceiling Mount for P4K
[BDP4KCM]

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NETGEAR and Holdan Join Hands to Extend Reach in the Professional AV Market

NETGEAR, the leader in networking products for consumer, business and service provider markets, has partnered with broadcast and video specialist Holdan, distributor of BirdDog in Europe.

Holdan 2021 | The Evolution of video throughout the pandemic

March 2020 and as lockdown started it was all about getting better and better web cams. We saw how awful the Zoom interviews on the news looked, all blocky backlit shadows and up-nose shots. A simple LED panel light would make a huge difference, and these flew out of the warehouse. The LEDGO LG-E268C has been on my desk ever since, on a tiny light stand which cost me £5.

BirdDog release their biggest and most colourful update EVER!

BirdDog have announced major updates for Eyes P100, Eyes P200, Eyes P400, P4K and Cam Control. To download the firmware, click here.

BirdDog P4K Firmware 20.11.170

Release notes

BirdDog P4K Firmware 20.11.170 follows on from Firmware 1.6.8 and includes various bug fixes and under the hood performance increases.

Key improvements and feature additions are listed below:
  • Added New Codec Engine
  • Added New Control Engine
  • Tighter integration with BirdDog Cam Control 2.0

BirdDog P400 Firmware 1.6.8

Release notes

BirdDog P400 Firmware 1.6.8 follows on from Firmware 1.6 and includes various bug fixes and under the hood performance increases.

Key improvements and feature additions are listed below:
  • Tally light implemented
  • Fixed the issue with VISCA control not working correctly
  • Improvements in sender and receiver efficiency
  • Stream name correctly set to (CAM)
  • NDI Bitrate defaults to NDI Managed and can be switched to Manual if needed
  • Cosmetic improvements to the Dashboard (WebUI)
  • General stability and performance improvements

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