BirdDog PF120
BirdDog
Product Highlights
  • Capture up to 1080p60 Resolution Video
  • Full NDI & HDMI Output, 20x Optical Zoom
  • USB Type-B Out with UVC for Webcam Use
  • 49mm Filter Thread, Full-Color Matrix
  • Tally Light, Audio I/O & Dante Support
  • NDI & RS-232 Control, PoE & AC Power
  • 1/4"-20 & 3/8"-16 Mounting Threads
  • Adjustable Color Temperature Settings

  • Overview
  • Tech Specs

Unbox your new NDI® Box Cam.
Introducing PF120, the all new box camera that comes with all the amazing features you have come to expect from BirdDog cameras. Sony Exmor R back illuminated sensor, Full NDI®️, with a 20x optical zoom, and a complete colour matrix all housed in a full metal enclosure that is built for life on the road.

Sony Exmor R Sensor. You deserve the best.
With a Sony Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS image sensor, PF120 delivers beautiful images with significantly enhanced imaging characteristics including enhanced low noise sensitivity.

Full NDI®. No compromises.
PF120 features BirdDog’s unique NDI silicon to produce visually lossless, full bandwidth NDI, which is a variable bit rate, I-Frame codec that is reaches around 140Mbits at 1080p60.

Boss Level Colour Tools.
PF120 has an incredible set of colour tools. With 64 levels of saturation and hue control over red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, and magenta, you can shade and match your PF120 cameras like a total boss.

FREE Cam Control. Paint, Set, and Match.
The Cam Control app is the easiest and most user-friendly way to dial in BirdDog cameras. Simply load on a Windows 10 machine on the same network as your BirdDog cameras and access all functions of the camera through a beautiful interface. Quickly dial in the look you like and copy settings across multiple cameras in seconds. And it’s 100% free with all BirdDog cameras.

USB for Zoom, Teams, Meet. HDMI too.
USB 2.0 UVC output allows for PF120 to connect directly to your favourite video conferencing platform giving even wider flexibility. There’s also a HDMI output which is live at the same time as NDI. With so many options PF120 can be your wingman anytime.

PoE or locking DC.
PF120 can be powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE 802.11af) or from the included power adapter which has a locking connector for maximum reliability.

Tally light that just works.
NDI has tally information built into the metadata so when PF120 is connected to an NDI enabled switcher the large tally light on the front of the unit ensures your on air talent will always know which camera is live. There is no configuration required; it just works.

20x Zoom. Get over here.
The 20x optical zoom brings the shot to you and us perfect for all kinds of applications such as on-stage talks, educational lecture halls, indoor sports, and House of Worship.

CAMERA
IMAGE SENSOR
  • SONY Exmor R CMOS sensors
  • 1 / 2.86 inch CMOS 2.13MP
LENS 5.2-104mm
OPTICAL ZOOM 20x
DIGITAL ZOOM 16x
FIELD OF VIEW 55.8 degree(W)~3.2 degree(T)
APERTURE F1.5 (W) – F3.0 (T)
MIN. ILLUMINATION Color: 0.5 lux
SHUTTER SPEED 1/1 – 1/10000s
FILTER RING Filter 49 mm
FOCUS Auto, Push, Manual
WHITE BALANCE Auto, Indoor, Outdoor, Manual, OPW, ATW
EXPOSURE Auto, Manual, Shutter/Iris Priority
BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION YES
MECHANICAL
TALLY Front
MOUNT
  • 1/4-20″ Tripod mount
  • 3/8″ Tripod mount
PRESET POSITIONS 128
PRESET SPEED 0 – 5 Level adjustable
ENVIRONMENTAL Indoor
OPERATING TEMPERATURE -10 – +50 (°C)
OPERATING HUMIDITY ≤80%
NOISE AT MAX MOVEMENT VELOCITY (ZOOM) Max 41dB at full speed zoom NC35
VIDEO INTERFACE
VIDEO OUTPUT NDI//HDMI/USB2.0
VIDEO FORMATS
  • 1080p 60, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25
  • 1080i 60, 59.94, 50
  • 720p 60, 59.94, 50
AUDIO I/O
  • 3.5mm Audio In (Stereo)
  • 3.5mm Audio Out (Stereo)
  • (NDI, and HDMI only)
VIDEO COMPRESSION
  • Full NDI – i-frame high quality low latency NDI for production
  • USB UVC protocol
CONTROL INTERFACE
IP CONTROL PROTOCOL NDI (auto configuring), VISCA
SERIAL CONTROL PROTOCOL RS232 (VISCA / Pelco D/P)
NETWORK INTERFACE
LAN RJ45X1(1000Mb), NDI/IP video streaming, System upgrade, PoE+(IEEE802.3at)
WEB CONTROL INTERFACE Full control via Web/Mobile UI including Scene presets

POWER INPUT
  • 12v DC, PoE 802.11af

MAX POWER DRAW
  • 10W

DIMENSIONS
  • 158x60x71mm

WEIGHT
  • 325g

PACKAGING
  • 247x225x81mm