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Introducing the BirdDog P400 (Black)

The BirdDog P400 (Black) is a PTZ camera that offers stunning 4K 10-bit Full NDI resolution and supports 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 chroma subsampling. It is the world’s first 4K NDI camera with 4:2:2 chroma subsampling that can be natively decoded in hardware by BirdDog’s 4K family of NDI encoders and decoders. When decoding with a 4:2:0 receiver, the stream will automatically be output in 4:2:0, and that is what will be decoded.

The camera combines BirdDog’s custom NDI® silicon chip, a 4K back-illuminated Sony CMOS sensor, and a genuine Sony image module. The P400 includes professional-grade color tools, including color matrix control, black level, and gamma, with 512 preset gamma positions.

BirdDog Cam Control provides full access to the entire color matrix, black levels, and even gamma, allowing you to shade your P400 like a pro. Right-click to view the camera in full screen on a secondary monitor to truly define your desired look, then copy the settings to color-match cameras in seconds.

In low light conditions, the camera automatically switches from day mode to night mode, removing the IR filter to increase sensitivity for clear images in near darkness.

With simultaneous NDI®, 6G-SDI and HDMI outputs, the P400 is ready to be put into service with your full NDI® workflow today, or if you are still in an old-fashioned SDI workflow, you can use it as an SDI camera.

With Genlock, you can now synchronize multiple cameras using the Genlock input. Now, all your cameras can reach your NDI®-compatible vision mixer simultaneously, eliminating the need to add image buffers.

The P400’s robotics are incredibly precise and sensitive. Reduce pan and tilt speeds to create spectacular, professional-looking shots, or increase speeds for large-scale action sports to keep up with the action.

The 20x optical zoom offers a bright F2 aperture with ultra-smooth and fast zooming. Switch from wide to telephoto and recall preset positions quickly, with ultra-fine precision. The incredible optical zoom function makes the P400 perfect for sports such as football, baseball, hockey, skiing, basketball, and more

NDI has tally information embedded in the metadata. Therefore, when the P400 is connected to an NDI-compatible switch, the indicator light on the front of the unit lets you know which camera is live. No configuration is required.

The P400 can be powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE++) for single-cable operation that can support video, audio, power, signaling and intercom, or you can choose to use the included power adapter.

Combine the P400 with the BirdDog PTZ keypad and you have complete remote control of all functions. The PTZ keypad is a full-featured PTZ keypad that can control up to 255 PTZ cameras on a single network to accommodate even the most complex installations. The PTZ keypad can control the P400 via NDI® or RS422/RS232 when used in SDI mode.

Download the free BirdDog RESTful API and program your own automation for all BirdDog hardware endpoints, including cameras.

Key features of the BirdDog P400 (Black)

• Stunning 4K 10-Bit Full NDI resolution
• Chrominance subsampling to 4:2:0 or 4:2:2
• Low light conditions management
• NDI®, 6G-SDI and HDMI outputs
• Genlock
• 20x optical zoom
• Tally
• Powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE++)