can you remotely control zoom and focus and is there a married tilt pan remote plate?
817931
Hello??? why is this camera still on the market? it doesn't shoot HD It's a waste of 2k
224567
There is no lens for the remote sensor unfortunately. You will need a rotary tool and some patience but not out-of-the-box.
165666
because the lens is a medium telephoto, no, and there is no zoom in or out feature I can find. extension cords are available to place the camera farther away.
833518
Yes zoom is handled on the lense itself. Though focus is the bigger concern. This camera will focus automatically, with a touch on the screen or you can also use a manual mode to focus as you would with an older camera. This allows for greater versatility, than "point and shoot" type cameras.
1231602
You can pan and tilt from an iPhone but no zoom storage is on an sd card. Not sure about alarm but you can listen or talk through it with your iPhone. No software for a mac though only windows pc.
1911882
My wife and I do use the pan & tilt feature (not so much with zoom) on a fairly consistent basis. The camera is wall mounted and our little one tends to "drift" while sleeping in her crib. Without the ability to pan/tilt the camera a lot of times we'd be staring at her feet, or if she rotates in the crib, absolutely nothing at all.
1488824
It is really pan and tilt. The camera itself would have to have zoom capabilities. That is unless you are taking pics close up and you could probably use a third servo to move closer or further away.
938547
Yes. You can zoom, but you can't adjust the zoom once you've started recording.
1661332
The remote control can activate it, yes. It's able to adjust a whole lot of features on the device: volume, sharpness, aspect ratio, as well as preset color temperatures, gamma, and 3-D modes, but zoom and focus are left to your own hand.
592292
Not with the included cameras. The NVR's interface shows a capability to control PTZ (pan tilt zoom) cameras, but I don't see SimplyMonitored offering any PTZ cameras. Not sure if you can use off-brand PTZ cameras with this NVR. So, with included cameras, you are limited to digital (not optical) zoom.
1709228
There are set screw on the camera that have to be adjusted manual. For focus and zoom
1563161
I have a plug in wired accessory made by Sony that has controls for record and zoom connected to a mini tripod and colapsable carrying handle. The handle's attachment is plastic and can't handle even a light led light accessory without titlting against the weight, and wouldn't recommend it for the price. Remote or not, this has been a great quality little camcorder if you can find it used or for a good price. Hope you find the solution you are looking for. I am assuming a similar wired remote that has some length has to be out there too, I don't know about a wireless remote option but there could be one.
813802
There is a control panel, but the functions are more limited than when you use the remote. The remote is the best way to control it.
1043557
It has two controls for zoom, and you can use either. One is in front of the shutter release, and the other is on the lens. You change to manual focus in the menus. There are no control rings on the lens.
2054266
For Mac use eCamm's "iGlasses" webcam controller software to zoom (and also to control manual focus, manual exposure on the C920 running on a Mac. ) Logitech's C920 webcam software isn't officially supported for Mac , but iGlasses will do what you need.http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/
674478
As noted by others, the camera comes with a remote which I guess works OK, but not for my purposes. I use a remote zoom which is mounted to my tripod handle and connects via a short cable to the LAN-C jack on the camera. It is variable and gives very good control over the zoom -- much better than the camera's paddles or the remote unit Canon includes with the unit. The one I use is manufactured by Libec.
1319466
Yes, there is only the manual zoom function which is controlled by turning the dial on the lens itself.