PTZ Cameras

Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras for indoor and outdoor applications. Speed Domes with endless panning. High zoom ratio. Extreme WDR and Low Light.

Overview

PTZ cameras and Speed Domes can turn the lens to any direction and zoom in and out either automatically or by the remote manual control. All these cameras come with built-in true auto focus and event management system. Speed Dome is a special type of PTZ camera that can do 360° endless panning.

For locations requiring more compact PTZ solution, ACTi has developed Outdoor Mini PTZ product line. These models can be surface or flush mounted and come with wider viewing angles.

40x Zoom for Close-Up Views

Clear and detailed view regardless of complexity of traffic.

Speed Dome at the Stadium

Speed Dome installed at the Stadium in France. One camera covers a wide area. Instant preset points with close-up views.

Clear Focus at Night

Several PTZ and Speed Dome models are designed with extremely good low light and WDR capabilities. This video shows the performance at low light - fast preset points, wide area coverage, clear details, clear focus.

Difference between PTZ & Speed Dome

A simple video clip to explain the difference between PTZ and Speed Dome. The main difference is the panning feature - the PTZ has either a fixed range of panning or auto-flip while Speed Domes can pan endlessly.

Features

Market Leading PTZ Technology from ACTi

With the in-house developed ISP, ACTi PTZ cameras and Speed Domes have two major advantages:

Auto Focus at Night

While most PTZ cameras in the industry are having difficulty to auto focus at very low light, ACTi ISP is able to control the auto focus even with minimum illumination.

Instant Preset

Go-to-preset is an important feature of any PTZ camera. While most PTZ cameras would need around 5-8 seconds to automatically move to desired preset point and focus it, ACTi PTZ cameras and Speed Domes can do it usually in 1-2 seconds. It is possible thanks to the advanced ISP that is able to handle all the 4 motors (Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus) at the same time with the quickest possible path and speed. Sometimes it is a matter of a few seconds to be able to capture the intruder's face.

PTZ Auto Tracking

The speed domes feature Auto Tracking technology that automatically detects moving objects (people or vehicles) and locks onto them as they move through the monitored area.

Intelligent fixed camera and speed dome

The fixed camera and speed dome can combines three valuable features €"Overview, Zoom and Tracking" to be able to automatically track any suspicious object over a wide area without any user action required.

Product Matrix

Product Type
Mini PTZ
Speed Dome
Application Environment
Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor
Lens
Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom
Day & Night
Complicated Light + Super Low Light
2MP
B934
A961
A956
B916
I915
I915-K1
I98
I98-K1
Z958
3MP
B911
B923
B915
B915-K1
4MP
Z959
Z952
Z956
Z957
5MP
Z972
B912
B928
8MP
A962
Z953
A952
Z954

Specifications

Mini PTZ

Model
B911
B912
Z972
Photo
Type
Mini PTZ
Mini PTZ
Mini PTZ
In/Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Indoor
Resolution
3MP
5MP
5MP
Maximum fps vs Resolution
30@3MP
30@5MP
30@5MP
Lens
Zoom, f4.7-47mm
Zoom, f4.7-47mm
Zoom, f2.7-13.5mm
Zoom Ratio
10x
10x
5x
IR LED
-
-
Yes
Audio
2-way, Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out
2-way
Analytics
Tampering
Tampering
Yes (People, Vehicle)
WDR
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (120 dB)
Superior WDR (120 dB)

Indoor Speed Dome

Model
B934
B923
Photo
Type
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Resolution
2MP
3MP
Maximum fps vs Resolution
60@2MP
30@3MP
Lens
Zoom, f4.5-135mm
Zoom, f4.5-135mm
Zoom Ratio
30x
30x
IR LED
-
-
Audio
2-way, Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out
Analytics
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Tampering
WDR
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
NDAA
Yes
-

Outdoor Speed Dome


16x-29x

Model
Z958
B916
Z959
Z952
A952
Z954
Photo
Type
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Resolution
2MP
2MP
4MP
4MP
8MP
8MP
IR LED
Yes, 120m
-
Yes, 120m
Yes, 150m
Yes, 250m
Yes, 200m
Lens
Zoom, f5.0-80mm
Zoom, f4.7-94mm
Zoom, f5.5-88mm
Zoom, f4.8-120mm
Zoom, f6.4-138.5mm
Zoom, f6.0-150mm
Zoom Ratio
16x
20x
16x
25x
22x
25x
Maximum fps vs Resolution
30@2MP
60@2MP
30@4MP
30@4MP
30@8MP
30@8MP
WDR
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
Extreme WDR (150 dB)
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
Analytics
Yes (Deep Learning), PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes, PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Tampering
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes (Deep Learning)
Yes (Deep Learning)
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Audio
-
2-way, Mic-in, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
DI/DO
-
4/2
2/1
2/1
4/2
2/1
NDAA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
UL Certified
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Yes

30x-39x

Model
I98
I98-K1
Z956
Z957
I915
I915-K1
B915
B915-K1
B928
A962
Photo
Type
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
In/Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Outdoor
Resolution
2MP
2MP
4MP
4MP
2MP
2MP
3MP
3MP
5MP
8MP
Maximum fps vs Resolution
60@2MP
60@2MP
30@4MP
30@4MP
60@2MP
60@2MP
30@3MP
30@3MP
30@5MP
-
Lens
f4.5-148.5mm
f4.8-148.5mm
f4.5-148.5mm
f4.5-148.5mm
f4.6-165.6mm
f4.6-165.6mm
f4.6-165.6mm
f4.6-165.6mm
f4.6-165.6mm
f6.0-216mm
Zoom Ratio
33x
33x
33x
33x
36x
36x
36x
36x
36x
36x
IR LED
Yes, 200m
Yes, 200m
-
Yes, 250m
Yes, 160m
Yes, 160m
Yes, 150m
Yes, 150m
Yes, 200m
Yes, Up to 300 m
Analytics
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes (Deep Learning)
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes (Deep Learning)
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Yes
PTZ Auto Tracking, and more
Tampering
Tampering
Tampering
Yes (Deep Learning)
Audio
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way, Line-in, Line-out
2-way
Low Light
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Superior
Superior
Superior
Superior
WDR
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (145 dB)
Extreme WDR (120 dB)
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
NDAA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
-
-
-
UL Certified
Yes
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
-
-
-
Anti-Corrosion
Optional
Yes
Optional
Optional
Optional
Yes
Optional
Yes
Optional
-

40x-60x

Model
A956
A961
Z953
Photo
Type
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Speed Dome
Resolution
2MP
2MP
8MP
IR LED
Yes, 250m
-
Yes, 250m
Lens
f4.3-170mm
f6.0-360mm
f5.7-228mm
Zoom Ratio
40x
60x
40x
Maximum fps vs Resolution
60@2MP
30@2MP
30@8MP
Analytics
Yes (Deep Learning)
Yes (Deep Learning)
Tampering
Low Light
Extreme
Superior
Superior
WDR
Extreme WDR (150 dB)
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
Extreme WDR (140 dB)
NDAA
Yes
-
Yes

PTZ Control Definitions

This table helps understand the different PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) control methods and how they are implemented at the hardware and software levels, showing their applicability in various scenarios.
It compares different PTZ control technologies and how they operate through various interfaces like camera UI, API, and VMS to achieve PTZ operations.

PTZ Control Technologies:

  1. Optical PTZ Control Technology: Includes Absolute Positioning and Relative Positioning, which determine how the camera knows its direction or location in the real world.
  2. Digital PTZ Control Technology: Describes fixed position digital PTZ operations, which are carried out through software without any mechanical movement.

PTZ Control Interfaces:

  1. Hardware Control: Describes the use of hardware controls without a user interface, such as keyboard, joystick, and mouse wheel for PTZ control.
  2. Software Control: Describes how to manually control PTZ functions through software interfaces, such as using the mouse on video for panning, tilting, or zooming, and controlling through software buttons.
PTZ Control Definitions Implementation in Camera UI / Camera API / VMS UI
Hardware Control (without UI) Software (Manual control by Mouse on Video) Software (Automatic)
Keyboard to PTZ Joystick to PTZ Mouse Wheel to Zoom Software Arrow Buttons and + - Drag to Pan and Tilt Click to Center Select Box to PTZ Picture-in-picture (PIP) Go-to-preset Tour Scan
The arrows keys or the other keys of the keyboard can control its PTZ. When the video window has been selected, the joystick can control its PTZ. You can zoom in or out by using the mouse wheel. Use the on-screen buttons to adjust PTZ. Usually there is also a speed control. Drag the cursor from the center to any direction. The farther the drag, the faster Pan and Tilt. Clicking anywhere on the image will trigger Pan/Tilt to let that spot become the center. Draw a box on the top of the image to let the camera zoom into that spot. The small overlay image is the full view and the large view is the zoomed-in image. Goes to the pre-defined pan, tilt, zoom and focus position. Switches between preset points with dwell time in-between. Pans left and right certain amount of steps, or endlessly in one direction.
Optical PTZ Control technology Absolute Positioning Camera always knows its absolute (calibrated) direction in relation to the real world. Y Y Y Y
Relative Positioning Camera does not know where it is pointing at. It can just move certain distance from the previous position. Y Y Y Y Y Y
Digital PTZ Control technology Fixed Positioning Only the digital PTZ operations are being made without any mechanical movements. Y

Videos

Fixed camera assisted PTZ auto tracking

Revolutionize Your Security with ACTi PTZ Cameras—See It to Believe It!

Explore how ACTi’s PTZ cameras transform security across industries with unparalleled zoom, 360° endless panning, and AI-driven features, all at 30%-50% lower prices than competitors.

ACTi PTZ Camera Comprehensive Demo

The demo video of the ACTi PTZ camera showcases its upside-down installation with a pendant mount for flexible placement. It also highlights the camera's settings for UDP/TS protocol support and its video flip feature, ensuring proper orientation in all views.

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