SKAARHOJ PTZ Extreme robotic and PTZ camera controller

SKAARHOJ PTZ Extreme

SKAARHOJ PTZ Extreme is a premium tactile controller for PTZ cameras and robotic systems from many brands, including Panasonic, Sony, Canon, BirdDog, JVC, PTZOptics, Lumens, Bolin, AIDA and Vizrt. With the SKAARHOJ Blue Pill operating system it controls multiple cameras, pan-tilt heads, motorised sliders and other robotic devices from different manufacturers at the same time.

It combines an ultra-precise 3-axis Hall Effect joystick, a custom aluminium zoom rocker, a stepless friction-balanced focus wheel and a large iris knob. Cameras are selected from a dedicated row of buttons, while presets, image parameters, traces and lens control are on multi-function buttons, encoders and OLED screens.

The built-in Blue Pill server integrates the panel with the rest of the production: tally forwarding between the live production system and the cameras, signal routing management (for example bringing the controlled camera to an auxiliary monitor, preview or programme) and cross-protocol communication. Default configurations give plug-and-play operation, and any parameter can be assigned to any button or knob, including part of the panel for vision mixing. PTZ Extreme can be expanded with Frame Shot Pro, Frame Shot Plus, Frame Shot Uno, XC7 and other SKAARHOJ panels.

Key features

• 3-axis precision Hall Effect joystick for PTZ movement
• Custom-designed aluminium zoom rocker
• Stepless, friction-balanced focus wheel
• Large assignable iris knob for exposure control
• 3 rows of buttons for camera selection, preset recall and menu navigation
• 8 backlit encoders for parameter adjustments
• Widescreen OLED displays for each button and knob
• Tally forwarding, routing management and cross-protocol communication via Blue Pill
• User customisation with the Reactor web UI
• 1G Ethernet with PoE
• Designed and made in Denmark

Compatibility

• PTZ cameras and robotics from Panasonic, Sony, Canon, BirdDog, JVC, PTZOptics, Lumens, Bolin, AIDA, Vizrt and more
• Vision mixers, video routers and live production systems supported by SKAARHOJ
• SKAARHOJ Frame Shot Pro, Frame Shot Plus, Frame Shot Uno and XC7

Notes

• Ethernet cable not included: SKAARHOJ recommends Cat 6 S/FTP or better.

In the box

• Controller
• 12V power supply (PHIHONG PSA15R-120P, 12V/1.25A, 1.5 m cable, EU/GB/US/AU plug depending on the destination country)
• Getting Started Guide

Specifications

• Buttons: 36 x elastomer four-way button with display, joystick top button
• Encoders: 8 x encoder, 1 x large encoder (iris), focus roller
• Joystick: 3-axis Hall Effect (left-right, up-down, rotate)
• Zoom: large aluminium zoom rocker
• Power consumption: typ. 3.4 W, max 6.9 W (excluding USB-A)
• Networking: 1G Ethernet with Power over Ethernet (PoE IEEE802.3af/t)
• Power: 12V DC jack (5.5 x 2.1 x 10 mm, centre positive) or PoE IEEE802.3af/t
• Service port: Micro USB for setting a manual IP address
• Peripherals: USB-A 2.0 (500 mA) for Stream Deck, X-keys, additional network adapters, frame grabbers etc.
• Platform: Blue Pill (Reactor, Device Cores, skaarOS Linux), full Reactor and Device Core licenses included
• Weight: 1868 g
• Dimensions (technical drawing): 398 mm wide, 178 mm deep, height 46 to 72 mm
• Country of origin: Denmark