BirdDog Eyes P400
BirdDog

BirdDog Eyes P400

10-Bit NDI® in 4K with professional level colour tools
Product Highlights
  • 10-bit NDI in stunning 4K resolution and allows chroma subsampling in your choice of 4:2:0 or 4:2:2
  • Custom NDI® silicon chip, a 4K Sony CMOS Backlit sensor, and a true Sony Image Module
  • Includes professional-level colour tools including Colour Matrix control, Black level, Gamma including 512 pre-set gamma positions

  • Overview
  • Tech Specs

10-Bit 4:2:2 4K. NUMBERS MATTER.
P400 debuts the world’s first 4K 10-bit NDI in full I-Frame chroma subsampling at 4:2:2 which can be decoded natively in hardware by BirdDog’s 4K Family of NDI Encoders and Decoders. If decoding with an 8-bit 4:2:0 receiver the stream will automatically serve 8-bit 4:2:0 and this is what will be decoded. Think of it as an automatic and virtual handshake.

BirdDog Cam Control. Shade like a pro, bro.
BirdDog Cam Control allows full access to the entire colour matrix, black levels, and even the gamma to be able to shade your P400’s like a total pro. Right click to view camera full screen on a secondary monitor to really dial in the look you want and then copy the settings to colour match cameras in seconds. Yes that’s right. Colour match cameras in seconds.

Incredible low light performance
In low light conditions the camera automatically switches from day to night mode, removing the IR-cut filter to boost sensitivity for clear pictures in near-darkness.

Triple output. NDI®, 6G-SDI and HDMI.
With NDI®, 6G-SDI, and HDMI simultaneous outputs, the P400 is ready to go live with your full NDI® workflow today or if you are still in an old school SDI workflow you can use as an SDI camera and ease your way into the world of NDI® when you are ready. We’ll be here to welcome you into the future with open arms.

Genlock. Let that sync in.

With Genlock you can now synchronise multiple cameras using the Genlock input. Now all your cameras can be hitting your NDI® enabled vision mixer at the same time and lets you eliminate the need to add frame buffers.

Superfine Robotics.
Precise control at your fingers.

P400’s robotics are super precise and super sensitive. Wind down the panning and tilting speeds to create super professional shots that are dramatic, or crank up the speeds for high action sports to allow you to follow the movements.

20x Optical Zoom. Fast and Crisp.
The 20x optical zoom offers a bright F2.0 aperture with a super smooth and fast zoom. Transition from wide to tele and recall pre-set positions quickly and with super fine precision.
The incredible optical zoom function makes P400 perfect for sports such as football, baseball, hockey, ski fields, basketball, soccer, and more.

Tally light that just works.
NDI has tally information built into the metadata so when P400 is connected to an NDI enabled switcher the tally light on the front of the unit to ensure your on air talent will always know which camera is live. There is no configuration required; it just works.

PoE or DC. You have the power.
P400 can be powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE++) for single cable operation that can carry Video, Audio, Power, Tally, and Intercom or you can choose to use the included power adapter.

CAMERA
IMAGE SENSOR 1 / 2.5 inch CMOS 8.5MP
LENS 4.4-88.4mm
OPTICAL ZOOM 20x
SRZ (Super Revolution Zoom) 30x in 4K, 40x in Full HD
HORIZONTAL ANGLE OF VIEW 70.2° (W) – 4.1° (T)
APERTURE F2.0 (W) – F3.8 (T)
MIN. ILLUMINATION Color: 0.4lux (1/30s, 50%, High Sensitivity mode On), 1.6lux (1/30s, 50%, High Sensitivity mode Off), 0.06lux(1/4s(1/3s),50%, High Sensitivity mode On)
SHUTTER SPEED 1/1 – 1/10000s
FEATURES Defog (Auto, 3 levels), Visibility enhancer, Black & White, E-Flip, Mirror, Colour enhancement, Black level, gamma, Sat/Hue Adjust, HLC, Colour Bar
WDR YES (130dB) – ND Filter: YES
IMAGE STABILIZER YES
COLOR GAIN Yes (16 step)
COLOR HUE Yes (16 step)
GAMMA Standard, Straight, 512 pattern
GAMMA LEVEL Yes (72 step)
BLACK LEVEL Yes (97 step) – Flicker Cancel: Yes
NOISE REDUCTION On/Off (level 5 to 1/Off, 6 steps), 2D/3D
S/N RATIO ≥50db
FOCUS Auto Focus (Trigger/Interval), Manual Focus (Variable Speed), One Push Trigger, Near Limit
WHITE BALANCE AUTO, ATW, Indoor, Outdoor, One Push WB, Manual WB, Outdoor Auto, Sodium Vapor Lamp 9Fix/Auto/Outdoor Auto
EXPOSURE Full Auto, Gain, Gain Limit, Shutter Priority, Iris Priority, Manual, Bright, Slow Shutter, Max/Min Shutter Limit, Slow AE
BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION YES
MECHANICAL
PAN MOVEMENT Horizontal: ±175 degrees continuous pan (Zoom Adaptive Speed Range: 0.05°〜100°/S)
TILT MOVEMENT Vertical: +90 degrees to -30 degrees (Zoom Adaptive Speed Range: 0.05°〜50°/S)
PRESET POSITIONS 128 Speed adjustable: Up to 150°/S, 6 presets on remote controller)
ENVIRONMENTAL Indoor
OPERATING TEMPERATURE -10 – +40 (°C)
OPERATING HUMIDITY ≤80%
VIDEO INTERFACE
VIDEO OUTPUT NDI /HDMI /6G-SDI
4K VIDEO FORMATS 4Kp 30, 29.97, 25, 23.98, 24
HD VIDEO FORMATS 1080p 60, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 1080i 60, 59.94, 50 • 720p 60, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25
AUDIO I/O 3.5mm Audio In (Stereo)
3.5mm Audio Out (Stereo)
CONTROL INTERFACE
IP PTZ CONTROL NDI Control (auto configuring), VISCA Over IP
SERIAL PTZ CONTROL 2x RJ45: RS232 / RS422 / RS485 Connectors
SERIAL CONTROL PROTOCOL VISCA / Pelco D
NETWORK
VIDEO COMPRESSION Full NDI – i-frame high quality low latency NDI for production
NETWORK PROTOCOL NDI – Discovery, configuration and control
WEB CONTROL INTERFACE Full control via Web/Mobile UI including Scene presets
OPTIONAL MOUNTS Ceiling mount, Wall mount

POWER & DIMENSIONS
  • POWER INPUT: 12v DC, PoE++ (IEEE 802.3bt)
  • DIMENSIONS: 142x159x217mm
  • WEIGHT: 2.7KgKg