{"id":662511,"date":"2026-10-31T08:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T08:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662511\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T08:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T08:08:09","slug":"hollyland-astra-p1-ptz-camera-controller-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662511\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyland Astra P1 PTZ Camera Controller Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hollyland has released a comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1974243-REG\/hollyland_astra_p1_uhd_4k.html\/BI\/7759\/KBID\/8285\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Astra P1 PTZ Camera <\/a>Controller tutorial that goes into detail about how to set up, connect, and operate professional PTZ cameras for multi-camera workflows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a comprehensive explanation of the controller\u2019s back interfaces (power, Ethernet\/PoE) and front-panel buttons, including camera selection, focus, exposure, white balance, and OSD menu controls. They also provide instructions for adding cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add additional cameras beyond the default setup, the tutorial outlines both IP Connection and Serial Control methods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With IP Connection, you connect the controller and camera to the same subnet, press \u201cSetup,\u201d select \u201cAdd New Device,\u201d choose a protocol (e.g., VISCA over IP or ONVIF), and input the IP address and port. ONVIF connections also require the camera credentials (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hnw76KhHTdQ&amp;t=144s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2:24<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serial Control allows connection via physical RS232, RS422, or RS485 lines. Users can select serial protocols like VISCA, Pelco-D, or Pelco-P and configure the target camera ID address and baud rate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the tutorial goes into detail about camera operations and PTZ control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also cover advanced network and system settings such as IP assigment and joystick customization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, there is a section about the web interface, calibration, and how to do configuration export.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are not familiar with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1974243-REG\/hollyland_astra_p1_uhd_4k.html\/BI\/7759\/KBID\/8285\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Astra P1 PTZ Camera, <\/a>it is equipped with a built-in 1\/1.8\u2033 high-quality 8.42MP CMOS sensor and HDMI and 3G-SDI connectivity for flexible compatibility, the Astra P1 is ideal for houses of worship and other presentation halls. It offers 30x optical and 16x digital zoom, supports AI auto-tracking, intelligent face detection AE, and NDI HX3, and boasts capture resolutions up to UHD 4K at 60 fps. You can store up to 255 positions with an accuracy of 0.1\u00b0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"14\" height=\"15\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-2.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"image 2\" class=\"wp-image-328773\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollyland has released a comprehensive Astra P1 PTZ Camera Controller tutorial that goes into detail about how to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[298305,85,46,298306,125],"class_list":["post-662511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-hollyland-astra-p1-ptz-camera","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-ptz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}