Under the current specification, stream one scales to 3840 × 2160 at up to 60 fps, and stream two stays at low resolutions for multiview tiles. Two 3.5 mm line-level sockets take care of analogue sound. Plug in a radio-mic receiver and its signal rides the network next to the video; patch the output into a pocket recorder for a safety copy in the room.

Dante is not the only IP route. Current firmware supports NDI 6.3 with NDI HX3 profiles in H.264 or H.265 (High for 1080p50/60, Ultra for 4K50/60), carried over multicast, RUDP, UDP or TCP as the network demands. For long-haul contribution the encoder offers SRT; RTMP/RTMPS pushes straight to YouTube or a CDN, while RTSP hands a pull stream to OBS, vMix or a recorder. PTZOptics documents a typical split: Dante AV-H into the production switcher, RTSP into a recording server and RTMPS to the audience platform, all from one head at once.

Baseband stays on board. HDMI 2.0 carries up to 2160p60 and 3G-SDI sends 1080p60 over BNC to a vision mixer, with embedded audio on both. HDMI and SDI never run together, which belongs in the cable schedule from day one, and a physical selector at the back changes resolution with no computer needed. On USB the head is recognised as a driverless UVC source up to 4K30, so a capture PC, Zoom or Teams takes the picture without extra hardware.

Tracking runs inside the camera. Presenter Lock ignores passers-by and stays with the person you picked. Each detected subject gets a number under Multi-Target Select for quick switching, Auto-Framing opens or closes the shot to suit a group, and Tilt-Lock freezes tilt so a presenter walking the stage stays level in frame. Operators set composition, sensitivity, shot size, start delay and a fallback preset for target loss; recalling preset 150 starts tracking and 151 stops it, handy for older serial joysticks. On a three-camera keynote, the long camera follows the speaker by itself and the operator stays free for graphics and cuts.

Mechanically, pan covers ±170° at 0.7–100°/s and tilt −30° to +90° at up to 69.9°/s, with 255 presets repeating to 0.1°. For control, the head accepts VISCA over IP, plus VISCA or Pelco-D/P over RS-232 (30 m) and RS-485 (1,200 m); the IR remote, PTZOptics joysticks, OBS, Wirecast, vMix and a Q-SYS plugin all drive it too. The Horizon browser interface, now standard, adds point-and-click framing, visual presets and colour tools on a tablet. A tally lamp, automatic image inversion for ceiling brackets and FreeD output (beta) for virtual sets complete the toolset, while HIVE Linked gives a multi-site team cloud access to status and control.

A single PoE+ (802.3at) run powers the head and carries its IP streams and control, with 12 V DC as a backup. Intended for indoor rigs between −10 °C and +40 °C, it is NDAA compliant and carries ONVIF Profile S certification, while authenticated firmware updates and a privacy mode answer IT security questionnaires on university and public-sector tenders. Our team can check switch PoE budgets, Dante routing and mounting options for the 30x body before your order ships.