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PTZ Controller

Browser-based control for Panasonic AW-series PTZ cameras — drive pan, tilt, zoom, presets and paint from any device on your network.

Overview

PTZ Controller runs a small local server on your Mac or Windows machine and serves a control surface to any browser on the same network. Add your Panasonic AW-series cameras once, then operate them from a laptop, tablet or second machine — no per-seat install. Each camera gets a live preview, a full pan/tilt/zoom pad, recallable presets and paint (iris, gain, white balance) controls, with online status shown per camera.

Features

  • Browser-based control surface — operate cameras from any device on the network, no extra installs
  • Live MJPEG preview with selectable resolution and real-time online / offline status
  • Pan / tilt / zoom joystick pad with variable speed and keyboard shortcuts (W/A/S/D to move, I/O to zoom)
  • Zoom Tele / Wide and focus Far / Near with one-touch auto-focus
  • Up to 100 presets in banks — store and recall camera positions with per-preset speed
  • Full colour / exposure paint — iris, gain, pedestal, shutter, white balance, red / blue gain, detail and saturation
  • Scene modes for quick recall of camera setups
  • Multi-camera tabs with quick switching and connection status dots
  • LAN access — bind to all interfaces so operators on other machines can connect
  • Auto-reconnect — keeps the last-known camera list and recovers when the server returns
  • Works with Panasonic AW-series cameras over their published HTTP protocol

Download

Available for Mac and Windows. Free to download and use.