BirdDog Max

BirdDog MAX Black BDMAX-B

BirdDog MAX is a PTZ camera designed to bridge the gap between everyday webcams and production cameras, for video meetings as well as professional broadcasts. It uses a Sony 1/2.8" Ultra HD sensor with a 12x optical zoom and a wide-angle lens (89.5° diagonal) suited to rooms of any size, and AI tracking automatically detects and follows subjects to keep them framed.

HDMI and NDI outputs integrate MAX into any workflow: NDI HX2/HX3 for IP production, SRT and RTMP for remote and CDN streaming, HDMI for traditional AV setups and USB-C UVC to work directly as a webcam in Zoom, Teams and similar apps. An always-on E-Ink label shows information such as the network address even when the camera is off. The body is made from ocean-bound plastics and the camera is powered by the included DC adapter or PoE, with under 13 W consumption.

Key features

• Sony 1/2.8" CMOS Ultra HD sensor, 12x optical zoom
• Wide-angle lens: 80.56° horizontal, 89.51° diagonal
• AI tracking and smart automatic framing
• NDI HX2/HX3, SRT, RTSP and RTMP streaming, H.264/H.265
• HDMI and USB-C UVC 1.1 outputs
• Always-on E-Ink label
• Full colour matrix with 64-level saturation control of 6 colours
• Control via IR remote, BirdDog KBD, VISCA, VISCA-IP, NDI, RS-232, RS-485 and RESTful API 2.0
• NDI Mute for privacy
• Cloud remote management with Iris
• Body made from ocean-bound plastics

In the box

• IR remote
• DC power adapter

Specifications

• Colour: black
• Sensor: Sony 1/2.8" CMOS, 8.29 MP effective
• Lens: f = 3.42 - 40.02 mm, F1.88 - 3.77
• Video formats HDMI: 2160p30/29.97/25, 1080p60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25, 720p60/59.94/50
• Video formats NDI: 2160p30/29.97/25, 1080p30/29.97/25
• Minimum illumination: 0.5 lux
• Pan/tilt: ±175°, -90° to +90°; 255 presets
• Network: 100M Ethernet, PoE IEEE 802.3af
• Power: 12 V DC or PoE, 13 W max
• Operating temperature: 0 to +40 °C
• Dimensions: 171.6 x 192.6 x 171.6 mm
• Weight: 1.43 kg