Bird Dog X1 Wi-Fi HD and 4K PTZ Cameras User Manual

: June 1, 2024
: Bird Dog

Table of Contents

Bird Dog X1 Wi-Fi HD and 4K PTZ Cameras
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
REMOTE CONTROL
CAMERA MENU
COMMON OPERATIONS
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WEB CONFIGURATION PANEL
CAMERA DIMENSIONS
WARRANTY
References
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Bird Dog X1 Wi-Fi HD and 4K PTZ Cameras

Product Information

Specifications

IMAGING: X1 Ultra
Image Sensor: 1080p @ 60/50/30/25fps, 720p @ 60/50/30/25fps, 2160p @ 30/29.97/25fps
Lens: F1.6 ~ 3.5
Optical Zoom: F1.8 ~ 2.68
Video Format: Auto, Manual
Horizontal angle of view: Auto, Shutter Priority, Iris Priority, Manual
Vertical angle of view: YES
Diagonal angle of view: 2D and 3D Noise Reduction
Aperture: >50dB
Focus: 2.07 MP
Exposure: 8.29 MP

Product Usage Instructions

Remote Control Button Description

Standby/Power Key: In standby, press to power on; After power on, press to enter standby.
CAMERA SELECT Keys: Press to control the camera.
Position: Preset position setup keys, include PRESET and RESET. Set the preset position and reset the preset position.

Common Operations
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Installation Instructions
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Network Setup
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FAQ

Q: How do I reset the camera to factory settings?
A: To reset the camera to factory settings, navigate to the settings menu and look for the reset option. Confirm the action to reset all settings to default.
Q: Can I use the camera with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections simultaneously?
A: Yes, the camera supports both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections simultaneously for flexible networking options.

Wi-Fi HD and 4K PTZ Cameras
USER MANUAL

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NOTICE!
Specific frequencies of electromagnetic field may affect the image of the camera!

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

No.	Name
1	Lens
2	Pan & Tilt
3	Power & Standby indicator
4	IR Panel
5	Display (e-ink)
6	Tally Light
No.	Name
---	---
7	DC 12V
8	RS232
9	USB 3.0
10	HDMI
11	PoE/LAN
12	Wi-Fi Antenna
13	Rear Tally Silicon Number

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Feature	X1	X1 Ultra
IMAGING
Image Sensor	Sony 1/2.8” CMOS • FULL HD	Sony 1/2.8” CMOS • ULTRA HD
Lens	f=5.5mm – 110mm	f=4.1mm – 49.2mm
Optical Zoom	20x	12x
Video Format	1080p @ 60/50/30/25fps

720p @ 60/50/30/25fps

| 2160p @ 30/29.97/25fps

1080p @ 30/29.97/25fps

720p @ 30/29.97/25fps

REMOTE CONTROL

KEY DESCRIPTION

Standby/Power Key:
In standby, press to power on; After power on, press to enter standby.
CAMERA SELECT Keys
Press to control the camera.
Position
Preset position setup keys, include PRESET and RESET. Set the preset position.
Reset the preset position.
Special Keys
AI Tracking.
UP
Camera rotates horiz. in regular installed direction.
DOWN
Camera rotates horiz. in reversed installed direction.
PTZ Control Keys
PTZ move according to the arrow indicates.
Press to move PTZ back to the middle position.
Return/EXIT
Return to previous menu or exit menu.
MENU
Enter or exit OSD Menu after pressed it.
ZOOM Slow Key
Zoom in or out slowly.
ZOOM Fast Key
Zoom in or out quickly.
L/R Set
Support, press this key for 10 Sec.
BACKLIGHT Key
Turn on/off backlight compensation.
PTZ Reset
Resets PTZ position.
FOCUS Keys
Auto/Far/Near/Manual. $Bird-Dog-X1-Wi-Fi-HD-and-4K-PTZ-Cameras- $4$$

Note

Please check whether the indicator corresponding to the camera selection area is ON or not.
If the remote control doesn’t work, please replace batteries.
Make sure the key numbers on the camera selection area are consistent with the remote control address in the menu.

Press【MENU】on the remote control to enter main menu of the ptz camera.

Level 1 Menu – Main Menu

Main Menu

Exposure
Color
Image
Information
Restore Default
Language                       English
[Home]                           Enter
[Menu]                            Back

Language: Support Chinese/English.
Click the Home button on the Remote to enter level 2 sub-menu.
Click the Menu button on the Remote to exit menu.

Level 2, Menu – Exposure

Exposure

Mode| Auto
Backlight| On/Off
ExpComp| 0-15
Flicker| 50/60Hz
[Return]

Mode: Auto/Manual
Backlight Comp. : You can turn On/Off the backlight. When the background of the subject is too bright, or when the subject is too dark, back-light comp. will make the subject appear clearer. Exp. Comp. (exposure compensation): When mode is set to Auto, set this item to ON to enable exp. comp. When you set it to ON, you can select the exp. comp. level from 0 to 15.
Flicker: Support 50Hz/60Hz.

When changing the exposure mode to Manual, the sub-menu is the following

Exposure

Iris: F No. Setting, the value should be
F1.6/F2.0/F2.4/F2.8/F3.4/F4.0/
F4.8/F5.6/F6.8/F8.0/F9.6
Shutter: Shutter value setting, the value is between 1/100000 and 1 Gain, exposure gain setting, optional item is 0 to 99

Level 2 Menu-Color

Color

Brightness: Set image brightness Dynamically. Default 50, optional item 0-99
Contrast: Set image contrast Dynamically. Default 50, optional item 0-99 Hue: Set the relateive brightness of the image. Default 50, optional item 0-99
Saturation: Set image color effect. Default 50, optional item 0-99 Sharpness: Set sharpness level. Default 50, optional item 0-99 WB mode: Auto/Manual/VAR
When the WB mode is Auto, the R-tuning and B-tuining value can be tuning, the range is 0 to 99;

When the WB mode is Manual, the sub menu will be the following:

Color

In manual WB mode, the followings value can be adjusted. The Rgain and Bgain value can be turned, the range is 0 to 99;
When the WB mode is VAR, the sub menu will be the following:

Color

The range for the color temp can be adjusted between 2500K to 9000K.

Level 2 Menu Image

Image

Flip: Enable/disable the picture up/down flip Mirror: Enable/disable the picture left/right flip Video Format: 1080P60/1080P50/1080P30/ 1080P25/720P/60/720P/50
USB Mode: ISOC/BULK
USB mode: Adjust between Isochronous transfers mode and Bulk transfers mode Style Mode: Normal, PC, Bright

Level 2 Menu-Information

Information

Model X1 / X1 ULTRA
Version 1.1.1.1

2024-01-01

[Return]

Model: X1 / X1 ULTRA
Version: 1.1.1.1
Date: 2024-01-01
Notice: The version number here is just an example, the actual parameters shall prevail.

Restore Default

Restore? No/Yes
[Return]

When the WB mode is Manual, the sub menu will be the following:

Communication

Protocol| Pelco-D
Address| 1~255
Baudrate| 9600
RC Address| All/1/2/3/4
[Return]
Communication

Protocol| Pelco-P
Address| 1~32
Baudrate| 9600
RC Address| All/1/2/3/4
[Return]

Procotol: Auto/Visca/Pelco-D/Pelco-P
Baudrate: 2400/4800/9600/38400
RC Address: All/1/2/3/4

Level 2 Menu-Information

Information

Model X1 / X1 ULTRA
Version 1.1.1.1

2024-01-01

[Return]

Model: X1 / X1 ULTRA
Version: 1.1.1.0
Date: 2024-01-01
Notice: The version number here is just an example, the actual parameters shall prevail.

Restore Default

Restore? No/Yes
[Return]

COMMON OPERATIONS

Camera Select

Refer to the dial-up at the bottom of the camera and choose camera address number that you want to control (1-4).

Camera Direction Control

Camera Focusing Mode Control

[AUTO FOCUS]
Switch the focus mode to AUTO
[MANUAL FOCUS]
Switch the focus mode to MANUAL
[FAR] Far focus manually
[NEAR] Near focus manually

Camera Zoom Control

Press any one of the 4 [ZOOM] to make the zoom functioning. These 4 keys are not appli-cable for fixed focus cameras.

Preset Setup, Call, Cancel

Reserve Preset: Press [PRESET], then press one of the numbers (0- 9) to reserve a preset that correspond to the NUMBER.
Note: You can setup 10 presets at most by the remote control.
Call Preset: Press the NUMBER (0-9) directly to call the reserved preset. Note: Itwon’t work ifthere’s no preset reserved in the correspond-ed number.
Remove Preset: Press [ RESET], then press one of the number (0-9) to remove a preset that corresponds to the NUMBER.

Using RS-232 (VISCA)
You can use the RS-232 port to connect to optional controllers, such as a joystick control keyboard, or control PC station, to operate the camera, perform pan, tilt and zoom operations and to use the Preset function using the control buttons.
An application software that supports this unit is needed if you use a PC station.

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RS232 Connection

In order to use a RJ45 to RS232 (VISCA) cable, the controller must be VISCA com-patible.
You can use CAT5/6 cable (T-568B stan-dard pinout) to make an RS232 connection by following the pin definition here on the right side.
You can use RS232 to daisy chain multiple camera connection with a standard RS232 serial port controller as on the right side.

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RS232 Serial port connection on controller side.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Surface Installation
Put the camera on the desk flatly, and make sure the camera is ina horizontal position. Ifyou want to put the camera on an oblique surface, please make sure the angle of inclination is less than 15 degrees to ensure the camera pan and tilt work in normal operation.

Wall Mount Installation

Step 1 : Mounting the wall mount bracket
Mounting the bracket vertically to the wall with screws.
Step 2 : Install the camera $Bird-Dog-X1-Wi-Fi-HD-and-4K-PTZ-Cameras- $15$$

WEB CONFIGURATION PANEL

BirdDog cameras have a web interface (for-merly known as BirdUI) that is displayed by your computer browser and can be used to configure your camera remotely.
In order to access to the dedicated panel, you will need to scan the QR Code present on your camera e-ink screen, or via web browser by inserting the correct address IP as a web link.
An alternative way is through NDI Studio Monitor application:

Click on the gear icon on the bottom right of the Studio Monitor window.
In the displayed window, type the default password ‘birddog’ (all lower case) and click the OK button. The dashboard window is displayed.

The dashboard shows important basic camera settings. For now, check that the displayed Status is Active and take note of the frame rate that is currently output from the camera (displayed under NDI® connection info). This frame rate should be set identically for all cameras according to the requirements of your production.

Note
For more infomation about the BirdUI, please visit BirdDog.tv/downloads, or, BirdDog.tv/birdui-overview

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$Bird-Dog-X1-Wi-Fi-HD-and-4K-PTZ-Cameras- $17$$ Ethernet Network Configuration
Most computer networks provide for both automatic and manual configuration of network devices and the X1 can accommodate both.

Static or DHCP
Here you can set the network configuration to either DHCP (default) or Static. DHCP simplifies the management of IP addresses on networks. No two hosts can have the same IP address, so assigning them manually can potentially lead to errors. If your network is set up for DHCP, this is generally the best configuration to choose.
If you do choose to go with a Static IP address, you’ll need to add the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address information according to the requirements of your network.

DHCP Timeout, Fallback IP address, Fallback Subnet Mask
You can set the timeout period during which the X1 will look for a DHCP IP address. After this period, the camera will default to the designated fallback IP address.

This can be useful if you use your camera in other network environments. For example, if a DHCP server is available in your normal office or studio application, the camera will use the
DHCP supplied IP address. If you then use the camera in another application without a DHCP server, your camera will always default to the known fallover IP address.

BirdDog Name
You can give your camera a meaningful name to make identification easier when viewing NDI® sources on a receiver such as a TriCaster, vMix or Studio Monitor. Be sure to make the name unique, as no two devices on the net-work should have the same name. The name can be any combination of ‘a-z, 0-9, and –‘.
After renaming your camera, navigate back to the Dashboard and click REBOOT DEVICE. The camera will re- initialize and you’ll be good to go.

Note
Your computer will need to have ‘Bonjour’ services loaded in order to access the unit via it’s user defined name. Apple devices come pre-installed with Bonjour, while Windows devices need a plugin.

Wi-Fi Network Configuration

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From the dedicated tab

Click the Wi-Fi On button to enable Wi-Fi operation.
Select your network.
Complete the rest of the Wi-Fi configuration as for Ethernet Network Configuration above.
Click the Apply button to save your changes.

CAMERA DIMENSIONS

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WARRANTY

5 Year Warranty
BirdDog P-series and X-series cameras feature a 5 year, global warranty. BirdDog prides itself on delivering the best possible products to customers, but if something was to go wrong, you can rest assured knowing that no matter where in the world you are, BirdDog has your back.
Read more at birddog.tv/warranty-terms

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