Great video, thanks for taking the time to record an honest review. As you mentioned it all depends on your use-case. I'm teaching online health, fitness, exercise classes and hope to get into nutrition coaching with a whiteboard or flipchart stand etc. - having a pan, tilt and zoom option would make teaching these types of classes much easier, as I don't have to run back to forward to adjust the camera depending on whether I stand, sit or are on an exercise mat. Currently I use a Logitech Brio which works already much better than any other Logitech Camera I used before.
The Logitech PTZ pro 2 was released about 6 years ago. This is the typical duration a company leases their equipment. For this reason at the moment there seem a lot of "refubrisher" selling this cam on eBay - for about 60-75€. This is a tenth of the price at the time of your video. However, this sales do not include any accessories like the PSU, the remote control and the USB-cable. But you can get a 3th party remote control for about 25 bucks, also if you have access to one remote control you should be able to use a 5 bucks ir learning universal remote control from china. The PSU is 12V 300mA. The connector seems a little different from normal, but I am sure an adapter for any old 12V psu shouldn't be a big problem. So yesterday I actually ordered 4 Logitech ptz pro 2 and 1 cloned remote control. While $699 definitly is quite expensive, a used camera with high quality picture for 50-70€ + some tinkering definitly seem quite a catch. Why 4 cameras? Office and 2 Homeoffices. One as spare. I might even buy more, as I am into 3d printing and with cheap cameras you can not see failiures like smal layershifts remotely. One reason many companys replace their PTZ 2 pro simply is them leasing complete conference room setups. The price of the camera isn't the main point for theese companys. Also, while 4k cameras do not be of use on a single persons office PC as the resolution is reduced by teams, skype or zoom anyway, in a conference room 4k allows aditional digital zoom and features like traking people. Still, the "old" high end FullHD cameras might not be 1st choice for a conference room anymore, but they definitly are perfect for personal use. Esp. the better light sensitivity and therefore better picture quality in "normal" office light conditions is definitly a win. By the way: There is a holder to attach on top of the monitor on printables. So you can use the PTZ pro 2 like a normal webcam...
Great video! I Just bought one for my dnd group for because one of our players moved to far for irl play, i haven't gotten it yet but this made me more sure in my purchase 👍
In your honest opinion, how would you rate this camera for a low budget church livestreaming camera? We need a PTZ camera and the options that keep popping up when looking specifically for churches is a $6k. canon ptz that seems to have the same features as this one
My biggest complaint about the logitech c series web cams is that my exposure is always off, and not easiliy adjustable. With my personal laptop at home, mac os, is this ptz easily adjustable with this?
Dude you rock. I bought the Logitech Rally and hooked it up to my living room TV, which is also connected to my stereo for audio. Best family Zoom calls ever! Having optical zoom is killer.
Usually when I'm on calls I'll wear wireless earbuds like AirPods or Samsung Galaxy Buds. The microphones aren't the best but certainly better than my laptops built in microphone
haha....you couldn't contain your laughter in the entire video as you said its an overkill....what would you recommend for a small room 10 feet by 10 feet with 2 or 3 people sitting in it 1) The PTZ pro 2 OR 2) Logitech Brio?
Unless you specifically plan on planning and zooming between participants, the Brio is probably the better option. Especially because a 2x digital zoom will still be 1080p which is higher than video calling services use
@@innoiso Ringlight for the color of my face not looking like zombie, a green screen for a smooth virtual backdrop (my room is messy), a tripod to hold my phone, and a software to make my iPhone work as my webcam, then I started using surface pro x as main computer so the iPhone webcam idea can go to hell because driver doesn't support arm64...
@@innoiso No. It's now my main pc so I wouldn't risk with Dev channel. Beta channel is as much I can do. Also I really don't find arm processor limiting my use case too much.
Quite a nice setup. I even used my private PC with OBS and connected the second monitor out as "webcam" to my office notebook using an hdmi grabber. This way I could use "greenscreening", switching between cameras etc. without installing additional software on the office pc.
Nice Review Thanks
Finally a useful video and an actual review on PTZ PRO 2. You have my appreciation, sir
Glad it was helpful!
What tripod did you use with this? Does it extend to at least 6 feet?
I'm using a Manfrotto Tripod that I use with my digital camera, and its max height is closer to 5 feet
How did you connect this to your laptop/PC? The camera does not have USB connection I guess.
There's a cable that adapts the cable from the camera to a USB and power cable separately
@@innoiso thanks
what is the name of that cable?@@innoiso
D - I can use my mirrorless with awesome Canon fast lens
That's an option, but does it have mechanical tilt pan and zoom functionality?
D. - Use your phone.
i hope you make more videos i looked all over for detailed videos like this thank you SO much
You're very welcome!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to record an honest review. As you mentioned it all depends on your use-case. I'm teaching online health, fitness, exercise classes and hope to get into nutrition coaching with a whiteboard or flipchart stand etc. - having a pan, tilt and zoom option would make teaching these types of classes much easier, as I don't have to run back to forward to adjust the camera depending on whether I stand, sit or are on an exercise mat. Currently I use a Logitech Brio which works already much better than any other Logitech Camera I used before.
That is an excellent use case! While I imagine the Brio works well, I think the PTZ would make it a lot easier. Thank you for watching!
Hi, Can use tracking on the camera ?
The Logitech PTZ pro 2 was released about 6 years ago. This is the typical duration a company leases their equipment. For this reason at the moment there seem a lot of "refubrisher" selling this cam on eBay - for about 60-75€.
This is a tenth of the price at the time of your video.
However, this sales do not include any accessories like the PSU, the remote control and the USB-cable.
But you can get a 3th party remote control for about 25 bucks, also if you have access to one remote control you should be able to use a 5 bucks ir learning universal remote control from china.
The PSU is 12V 300mA. The connector seems a little different from normal, but I am sure an adapter for any old 12V psu shouldn't be a big problem.
So yesterday I actually ordered 4 Logitech ptz pro 2 and 1 cloned remote control.
While $699 definitly is quite expensive, a used camera with high quality picture for 50-70€ + some tinkering definitly seem quite a catch.
Why 4 cameras? Office and 2 Homeoffices. One as spare.
I might even buy more, as I am into 3d printing and with cheap cameras you can not see failiures like smal layershifts remotely.
One reason many companys replace their PTZ 2 pro simply is them leasing complete conference room setups. The price of the camera isn't the main point for theese companys. Also, while 4k cameras do not be of use on a single persons office PC as the resolution is reduced by teams, skype or zoom anyway, in a conference room 4k allows aditional digital zoom and features like traking people.
Still, the "old" high end FullHD cameras might not be 1st choice for a conference room anymore, but they definitly are perfect for personal use. Esp. the better light sensitivity and therefore better picture quality in "normal" office light conditions is definitly a win.
By the way: There is a holder to attach on top of the monitor on printables. So you can use the PTZ pro 2 like a normal webcam...
Excellent video. Very informative. I feel like you answered all my questions.
Great to hear!
Solid presentation with the bagel! Let’s bring it to market.
Hey man, thank you for your introduction to the camera.
Can it be controlled by software to reach the presets (or make even more than 3 presets)?
Not by the default software. Im not sure if there is any 3rd party software able to do so
so just to be clear.... you can only control the camera from the remote? not from the software?
Great video! I Just bought one for my dnd group for because one of our players moved to far for irl play, i haven't gotten it yet but this made me more sure in my purchase 👍
In your honest opinion, how would you rate this camera for a low budget church livestreaming camera? We need a PTZ camera and the options that keep popping up when looking specifically for churches is a $6k. canon ptz that seems to have the same features as this one
My biggest complaint about the logitech c series web cams is that my exposure is always off, and not easiliy adjustable. With my personal laptop at home, mac os, is this ptz easily adjustable with this?
So hard to find useful reviews of conference room hardware, thank you for the great work !
Dude you rock. I bought the Logitech Rally and hooked it up to my living room TV, which is also connected to my stereo for audio. Best family Zoom calls ever! Having optical zoom is killer.
Thanks, and that's an awesome setup!
hi innoise thanks for the great video.
I have the problem that the webcame no longer rotates .do you have any idea what the problem may be?
This has happened to several of these webcams for me. The only solution I could find was reaching out to Logitech to have them replaced
I am interested
How do you deal with the microphone.
Built in laptop or webcam microphone sounds not so clear when I have to teach by standing at front of the class
Usually when I'm on calls I'll wear wireless earbuds like AirPods or Samsung Galaxy Buds. The microphones aren't the best but certainly better than my laptops built in microphone
haha....you couldn't contain your laughter in the entire video as you said its an overkill....what would you recommend for a small room 10 feet by 10 feet with 2 or 3 people sitting in it
1) The PTZ pro 2
OR
2) Logitech Brio?
Unless you specifically plan on planning and zooming between participants, the Brio is probably the better option. Especially because a 2x digital zoom will still be 1080p which is higher than video calling services use
@@innoiso thanks a lot. I think the brio will be a better buy. We won't be zooming in or out very often once we find an correct spot.
Wish you showed an example of its actual video quality
I did, several parts in the video are recorded on the camera
Can I turn the USB output to hdmi to use it on s video switcher?
I'm actually not sure, I don't think so
I already invested too much in zoom meeting and work-from-home gears. I’m gonna be so sad when they cure covid.
What else you got?
@@innoiso Ringlight for the color of my face not looking like zombie, a green screen for a smooth virtual backdrop (my room is messy), a tripod to hold my phone, and a software to make my iPhone work as my webcam, then I started using surface pro x as main computer so the iPhone webcam idea can go to hell because driver doesn't support arm64...
Wow that is quite a setup! Have you signed up for the Surface Pro X developer preview which supports 64-bit apps?
@@innoiso No. It's now my main pc so I wouldn't risk with Dev channel. Beta channel is as much I can do. Also I really don't find arm processor limiting my use case too much.
Quite a nice setup. I even used my private PC with OBS and connected the second monitor out as "webcam" to my office notebook using an hdmi grabber. This way I could use "greenscreening", switching between cameras etc. without installing additional software on the office pc.