Canon Remote PTZ System Firmware update and Add-on applications.
PTZ Camera Firmware Updates
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Available in the new Firmware is the updated Auto Tracking Application RA-AT001: the full version available via a paid-for licence. Functional updates are listed below.
This firmware update introduces the following new features:
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Multi-Person Framing
Frame neatly for more than one speaker with the useful feature that ensures natural composition for talk shows, interview panels or visual podcasts, for example.
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Face Direction Framing
The camera provides free space in front of the speaker, based on the direction they look, improving composition.
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Sit/Stand Framing
When a speaker sits down, the camera zooms in to frame more closely, and zooms out for a mid-shot when the speaker stands.
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Multi-Person Framing
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PTZ Multi-camera control
Simultaneously control up to 4 professional video cameras with a compatible iOS device (iPhone or iPad) via Wi-Fi by taking advantage of Canon’s XC protocol built-in to numerous Cinema EOS, PTZ and XF cameras.
Access live view monitoring, as well as manage various camera settings such as exposure, focus, zoom, record trigger, waveform monitor and much more.
Compatible with the EOS C70, C80, C300 Mark III, C400, C500 Mark II, XF605, CR-N100, CR-N300, CR-N500, CR-N700 and CR-X300. -
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Standard Communication (Serial) connection support
Connect and control indoor PTZ cameras with the RC-IP1000 Controller using a serial interface (RS-422), adding to the flexibility of the PTZ cameras.
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Preset registration
Register a preset on the RC-IP1000’s touch screen with a long press, like using a physical button.
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Preset thumbnails
View preset positions with a larger thumbnail for extra clarity with a new 3x3 grid in addition to existing layouts.
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Standard Communication (Serial) connection support
PTZ Applications
Camera Colour Matching Application
Canon's free Camera Colour Matching Application quickly matches colours between the CR-N700 Remote PTZ camera and third-party broadcast cameras.
Remote Camera Control Application
Free to download Canon software to control and adjust settings on up to 20 PTZ cameras from your PC or tablet.
Multi-Camera Management Application
A PC application that allows multiple cameras and controllers to be set up, monitored, and managed from a single software application.
Auto Tracking Application
Free with latest firmware, take advantage of Auto Tracking App RA-AT001(Lite) to follow a subject automatically. A paid version (RA-AT001) unlocks extra versatility.
Auto Loop
Programme repeated camera pan, tilt and zoom movements on a loop via an additional paid application
PTZ Case Studies
PTZ cameras help Finnish live events company switch to hybrid
AV production company SVV are used to producing huge events, from international summits to large-scale trade exhibitions. Find out how Canon CR-N500 PTZ cameras have helped reinvent their business offering in a new hybrid form.
Instilling Confidence in Financial markets with Canon
Raiffeisen Bank International needed to upgrade the quality and the quantity of their in-house production; Canon’s professional video solutions met their needs
How Canon is helping Middlesex University film students prepare for professional life
“We shape and educate future creatives, and in turn Canon does too.”
How Canon PTZ Cameras and projectors showcase the beauty of biodiversity
From T-rex bones to out-of-this-world meteorites, find out how Naturalis Biodiversity Center uses Canon PTZ cameras and projectors to get closer than ever to the beauty of nature.
From lecture halls to cow sheds: how PTZ cameras are upgrading online education
Integrating PTZ cameras into the modern classroom. Find out how Canon helped Häme University of Applied Sciences develop teaching solutions fit for the 21st century.