The Thor Maximus4kFly is a 4K ePTZ Camera that has a built in microphone making it ready to operate out of the box.
This minimal design and compact structure has Sony's new generation of 1/2.5-inch 4K Exmor image sensor with built-in ultra-wide-angle 130-degree auto-focus lens. Easy to operate and includes USB3.0 and HDMI dual interface simultaneous video output, the maximum resolution is 4K@30FPS, and 1080P video that has 4X Digital zoom. The built-in high-fidelity microphone has a maximum pickup distance up to 25 feet. Built in features like low illumination, low latency, clear picture quality and delicate video quality means you can be setup and running in no time without fussy software and difficult attachments.
Comes equipped with an adjustable bracket to put on a desktop PC, laptop / notebook, large screen, monitor and other video capture and application. Ideally used in, but not limited to, teleconferencing, telemedicine, education, remote meetings, remote classrooms, live event streaming, church streaming, house of worship, court systems & virtually any live streaming application.
What is ePTZ?
ePTZ uses the technology of digital zoom to provide true PTZ-like features on a fixed (non-PTZ) camera.Digital Zoom works by simply magnifying pixels. When you do this, you are essentially focusing only on a portion of the entire camera image at any given time and magnifying it to fill the entire frame. Since you are only viewing a portion of the image at any given time, you can now move that `area of interest' across the entire camera image to affect a pan and tilt effect (without moving the camera head). So digital zoom not only allows you to `zoom' in on an image but also to move around within that image when zoomed.
However, there are advantages and disadvantages to using digital zoom and ePTZ.
The main disadvantage is that you are magnifying pixels to accomplish digital zoom. This results in reduced resolution. For example, a 4K video camera digitally zoomed in at 3x, results in a final video resolution of only 720p (a loss of total resolution of 88.9%). This is a very significant reduction in resolution and image quality. Therefore, you need to consider your application and its needs before deciding whether ePTZ can work in your application or you should instead invest in a true PTZ camera. One simple example would be if your streaming output or final file resolution is only going to be 720p, then a 4K camera with ePTZ limited to 3x will be sufficient, as the higher resolution is not required in the final product.