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The VISCA PTZ device controls pan/tilt/zoom cameras over the VISCA protocol, a Sony-originated standard supported by many camera brands — including Sony, PTZOptics, Lumens, Marshall, BirdDog, and Avonic.

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Connection

The agent connects to the camera over the network. Provide the camera’s host, choose the protocol that matches your camera (Sony VISCA over UDP, or raw VISCA over TCP or UDP for PTZOptics-style cameras), and if needed adjust the port (defaults are set per protocol), the status poll interval, and the camera address (almost always 1 for cameras controlled over IP).

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Commands

The VISCA PTZ device supports the core camera operations, including:
  • Pan and tilt — drive in a direction, move to an absolute or relative position, stop, or return home
  • Zoom — drive in or out, or move to an absolute position
  • Focus — drive near or far or set an absolute position (manual focus), toggle auto focus, or trigger a one-push focus
  • Presets — recall, store, or clear a stored position
  • Power the camera on or to standby
  • Adjust exposure, backlight compensation, and white balance
  • Flip or mirror the image, and control the tally lamp (where supported)
  • Send a raw VISCA command for operations not listed above

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State and triggers

The device reports its connection state and raises triggers your rules can react to, including:
  • Connection changes
  • Power on / standby changes
  • A preset being recalled
Trigger data such as the preset number and power state is available for use in rule actions.