BirdDog
About BirdDog
Founded in Melbourne, Australia - BirdDog is dedicated to making live television production easier, more cost effective and achievable in more places by more people. By enabling live video to travel over standard computer networks present in all modern building with no compromise we truly believe its time to move live video production to the Internet age.
BirdDog operates a global sales and support channel to ensure you are able to get hold and get exceptional support for our solutions no matter where you are located.
The BirdDog NDI Advantage
BirdDog was the first company in the world to develop a custom silicon chip to do NDI® encoding and decoding. This custom development has put BirdDog as far and away standout leaders in NDI® technology with a long list of world firsts including first NDI® hardware encoder, first NDI® hardware decoder first NDI® cameras, first NDI® Tally hardware, first NDI® audio intercom solution, first NDI® routing software, first NDI® video scopes, first NDI® auto-tracking for PTZ Cameras, and many more.
Sony Exmor R Image Sensor.
Beautiful images begin with the sensor. BirdDog uses Sony Exmor R Back-Illuminated Image Sensors across the entire camera range to deliver true broadcast quality images. Expect excellent light sensitivity, very low noise, beautiful colour reproduction, and a world-class Wide Dynamic Range.
Superior Robotics.
Pan and Tilt simultaneously.
All BirdDog PTZ cameras feature industry-leading smooth robotics that can pan and tilt at the same time, with no stepping. Not all PTZ’s are built the same; the superior BirdDog robotics means you can work on a diagonal path without jerky movements.
Glass matters.
BirdDog cameras all use super high quality, broadcast grade lenses, with P200, P240, P4K, A200 and A300, all featuring genuine Sony Image Blocks with Sony glass to deliver lightening-fast auto-focus and super smooth zoom.
Technologies
BirdDog Cloud
Connect any number of NDI or SDI sources anywhere across the globe.
BirdDog Cloud 3.0, the next generation of BirdDog’s globally connected advanced media platform, is the fastest and easiest way to expand outside your local network to distribute your content anywhere in the world.
At its core Cloud 3.0 harnesses BirdDog’s specialised transport engine, a highly reliable and scalable media pipeline, delivering all the benefits and security of SRT, augmented with deep control layers for PTZ and metadata, and multi-camera synchronisation support.
BirdDog X120
The most connected PTZ on the planet.
With 5 connection options, X120 is the most connected PTZ on the planet. Features Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity, SDI and HDMI for hardwired baseband video workflows, NDI over Ethernet with PoE for hardwired IP, and USB UVC to connect to your favourite conferencing app.
X120 is fully compatible with NDI HX3 so you can rest easy.
